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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 369 Survey on Scottish Attitudes to Devolution and the Government's White Paper, 1975 36910.5255/UKDA-SN-369-1 Opinion Research Centre No information recorded Scotsman (Newspaper)International Television News UK Data Service 01 January 1974 AGEATTITUDESBALANCE OF PAYMENTSBRITISH POLITICAL PARTIESBROADCASTINGCIVIL DISTURBANCESCOST OF LIVINGCRIME AND SECURITYDEFENCEECONOMIC CONDITIONSEDUCATIONELDERLYEMPLOYMENTEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITYEUROPEAN UNIONAIDGENDERHOUSINGHOUSING NEEDSINDUSTRIAL POLICYLABOUR RELATIONSLOCAL GOVERNMENTNATIONALIZATIONOIL RESOURCESPOLICE SERVICESPOLITICAL ALLEGIANCEPOLLUTIONPOVERTYPUBLIC TRANSPORTRACE RELATIONSRATESREFERENDUMSREGIONAL GOVERNMENTSOCIAL CLASSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESTAXATIONTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPUNEMPLOYMENTUNIVERSITIESVOTING INTENTIONWAGES Political behaviour and attitudes Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to investigate Scottish attitudes to devolution and the Government's white paper. To ascertain what effect the white paper had on political opinion and support and to discover how much responsibility Scottish people felt their assembly should hold in relation to the Westminster Parliament. Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Most important problems for the Government, political support and voting intention. Preference for responsibility of decision-making in Scotland. Opinion on the way Scotland should be governed. Respondents asked to agree/disagree with a number of statements about self-government in Scotland and oil in the North Sea. Whether referendum on Government's plans for a Scottish Assembly was a good/bad idea, opinion of government's plans for giving Scotland greater control over her own affairs (strength of opinion), whether the Scottish Assembly or Parliament at Westminster should have final say in decisions. Effect of plans on amount of power held by the Secretary of State for Scotland (whether good or bad). Respondents asked to say which areas of Government policy should be the responsibility of the Scottish Assembly/Westminster Parliament. Whether Government's new plans will alter political party support (which party, whether respondent votes for same party in Scottish Assembly elections as for general elections at Westminster). Background Variables Age, sex, class, occupation, employment status, place of residence, trade union membership. 06 December 1975 - 07 December 197506 December 197507 December 1975 Scotland IndividualsNationalElectors Civilian population aged 18 plus, resident in Scotland Cross-sectional (one-time) study Two-stage 1. Systematic: 60 out of 71 parliamentary contituencies: stratified by political complexion, conurbation/urban/rural, and size of electorate 2. Quota: equal-sized quota sample of individuals aged 18-plus resident in each constituency. Quota controls (4 age and 4 social class groups within sex) were based on the most recent census and IPA National Readership Survey data available Face-to-face interview The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.Additional conditions of use apply:I agree to the following condition of use:Not to criticise, disparage or make defamatory statements regarding the ORC data supplied to me in pursuant to this agreement except with the prior written consent of Opinion Research Limited, of Legal Department, Westgate, London, W5 1UA. See <restrctn> https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 369 2024-11-28T07:23:37Z ddi:codebook:2_5