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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 173 Attitudes towards Devolution, 1970 17310.5255/UKDA-SN-173-2 Social and Community Planning Research No information recorded Office of Population Censuses and Surveys UK Data Service 01 January 1974 AGEASSOCIATIONSATTITUDESBRITISH POLITICAL PARTIESBUILDING MAINTENANCECENTRAL GOVERNMENTCHILDRENCIVIL SERVANTSCIVIL SERVICECOUNCILLORSCULTURAL IDENTITYDECENTRALIZED GOVERNMENTDEMOCRACYECONOMIC ACTIVITYEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEDUCATIONAL FACILITIESELECTIONSELECTORSELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRYEMPLOYEESEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENVIRONMENTAL PLANNINGENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYETHNIC GROUPSGAS INDUSTRYGENDERGOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTSHEADS OF GOVERNMENTHEALTH SERVICESHOUSEHOLD HEAD'S ECONOMIC ACTIVITYHOUSEHOLD HEAD'S OCCUPATIONHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGHOUSING TENUREHUMAN SETTLEMENTINDUSTRIESINFORMATIONINTERNAL POLITICSLAW ENFORCEMENTLOCAL COMMUNITY FACILITIESLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICESMARITAL STATUSMEMBERS OF PARLIAMENTMEMBERSHIPMOTOR VEHICLESOCCUPATIONSORGANIZATIONSPARTICIPATIONPLACE OF BIRTHPLAID CYMRUPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPOLITICAL POWERPOLITICIANSPOPULATION MIGRATIONPOSTAL SERVICESPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRIVATE SECTORPUBLIC ENTERPRISESPUBLIC TRANSPORTRAILWAY TRANSPORTRATESRECREATIONAL FACILITIESREGIONAL GEOGRAPHYREGIONAL GOVERNMENTRELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONRENTSRESIDENTIAL MOBILITYROAD TRAFFICSATISFACTIONSCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTYSMALL BUSINESSESSOCIAL JUSTICESOCIAL PROBLEMSSOCIAL WELFARESOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUSSTATE CONTROLTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPVOTINGVOTING BEHAVIOURWAGESWELSH (LANGUAGE)WORKERS PARTICIPATION Political behaviour and attitudes Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to study public opinion and attitudes in the subject area of 'Participation', 'Nationalism' and 'Devolution'. The survey was carried out on behalf of the Royal Commission on the Constitution (Kilbrandon Commission). For the second edition (September 2014), data and documentation have been enhanced with the creation of the Region variable from the Ward information in the documentation. The research paper containing the findings for the study is now available and contains the map indicating regions shown to informants. The data cover England Wales and Scotland; using the Region variable sub-sets of the Scottish and Welsh data can now also be created. Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Interest in, opinion of and knowledge of local/national government; contact with councillors, members of Parliament and/or large organisations (e.g. British Railways, National Health Service, large firms) for information or to lodge a complaint; opinion or degree of control the government should exercise, political efficacy; length of residence in area, perception of the region (home and other), satisfaction with services (compared with other parts of Britain); attitudes towards devolution i.e. how much autonomy should be given to regions/services; membership of clubs and/organisations Questions asked only of Scottish respondents Knowledge of Scottish Office, Scottish National Party, opinion of efficiency and degree of power. Questions asked only of Welsh respondents Knowledge of Welsh Office, Welsh National Party; opinion of efficiency and degree of power; respondents asked if they (and/or their children) spoke or understood Welsh; attitudes to teaching Welsh language were explored and opinion on use of Welsh for official notices, road signs etc. Background Variables Household classification; that is, information gathered for all members of household: tenure, age, sex, household status, employment status, occupation, qualifications/skills, industry. Asked only of respondent and/or head of household: marital status, age finished full-time education, religion, car ownership. June 197001 June 1970 Great Britain IndividualsNationalElectors The adult population within Economic Planning Regions of Britain during 1970 Cross-sectional (one-time) study Multi-stage stratified random samplerandom selection of constituencies from regions. Random starting point for systematically selected addresses from electoral register 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. See <restrctn> Williams, J. (1973) Devolution and other aspects of government: an attitude survey [Research report], (Research Papers submitted to The Royal Commission on the Constitution), London: HMSO. Devolution and other aspects of government https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 173 2024-11-28T07:21:15Z ddi:codebook:2_5