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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 916 Voting Behaviour in Britain : an Attitudinal Analysis; General Election October 1974 91610.5255/UKDA-SN-916-1 Imperial College of Science and Technology, Industrial Sociology Unit Fishbein, M., University of Illinois Social Science Research Council, Survey Unit Thomas, K., Imperial College of Science and Technology, Industrial Sociology Unit Jaccard, J. J., Purdue University (West Lafayette) No information recorded Social Science Research Council, Survey Unit UK Data Service 01 January 1977 AGEASSOCIATIONSATTITUDESBRITISH POLITICAL PARTIESCOMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLSEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDELECTORSEMPLOYMENTEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITYEUROPEAN UNIONFARMERSFOODGENDERHOSPITAL BED PROVISIONHOUSINGHOUSING NEEDSIMMIGRATIONINCOMEINFLATIONLAND RESOURCESLAW ENFORCEMENTMARITAL STATUSMEMBERSHIPMORTGAGESNATIONALIZATIONNEWSPAPER READERSHIPSOCIAL POLICYPOLITICAL ALLEGIANCEPOLITICAL AWARENESSPOLITICAL COALITIONSPOLITICAL LEADERSPOLITICSPRIVATE SECTORPUBLIC OWNERSHIPPOLITICAL INFLUENCESOCIAL CLASSSTANDARD OF LIVINGSUBSIDIESTAXATIONTENANTS' HOME PURCHASINGTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPTRADE UNIONSUNEMPLOYMENTVOTINGWAGES POLICY Elections Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To test the applicability of an expectancy-value attitude model to the predicion of voting intentions and behaviour.Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Stage 1. (Pre-election) Knowledge of candidates, attitude to possible outcomes (listed) of election and to issues (listed) such as: selling council houses to tenants; nationalisation; wealth tax. Assessment of attitude of each candidate/party/party leader to same issues, evaluation of each candidate/party/party leader, attitude to voting in general for three main parties, implication/efficacy of vote, candidate other people would like respondent to vote for and likelihood of compliance, expected outcome of election (nationally and in own constituency). Stage 2. (Post-election) Satisfaction/dissatisfaction with result, recollection of voting intention at previous interview/on entering polling booth, actual voting behaviour, reservations about chosen candidate, likelihood of voting/not voting for other two candidates if chosen candidate had not run. Background Variables Occupation of respondent/chief wage earner, degree of political interest, party affiliation, length of residence in neighbourhood, past vote, total household/personal income, sex, marital status, age (all members of household), membership of trade union, staff or professional association (all members of household), educational status, employment status, type of accommodation, tenure, perceived social status, perceived standard of living, newspaper readership. October 197401 October 1974 England North of England IndividualsSubnationalElectors Four constituencies in Northern England (2 x 2 safe/marginal, Labour/Conservative) Longitudinal/panel/cohorttwo waves One-stage stratified or systematic random sample(male/female; self-identified supporters of Labour/Conservative/Liberal parties) Stage 1: Oral and self completion questionnares during 5 days preceding election; Stage 2: Postal and oral questionnaires during first week following election 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. See <restrctn> Jaccard, J., Fishbein, M. and Thomas, K. (0001) Voting behaviour in Britain: an attitudinal analysis, [Working paper].: SSRC Survey Unit. Voting behaviour in Britain https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 916 2024-11-28T07:34:34Z ddi:codebook:2_5