Scottish and Welsh Referendum Studies, 1997

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish and Welsh Referendum Studies were conducted immediately after the 1997 referendums on devolution. The objectives were to: understand the sources of support for constitutional change in Scotland and Wales and the influences on voting behaviour in the referendums; to explore the expectations which the electorates had of their parliament/ assembly; to assess how voters are likely to behave at future elections to the parliament/assembly; to assess the possible impact the parliament/assembly may have on future constitutional change; comparative analysis of Scotland and WalesMain Topics:The questionnaires cover political attitudes and behaviour, national identity and social and economic attitudes and beliefs, as well as a comprehensive classification section. Standard measures Left-right scale made up of self-completion questions 1a,1b,1e,1f,1g and 2a. Libertarian-authoritarian scale made up of self-completion questions 1c,1d and 2b-e

British Election Study Ethnic Minority Survey, 2010

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.&nbsp;British Election Study Ethnic Minority Survey, 2010 is a distinct survey with a separate sample and fieldwork to that of the main BES. While the main BES survey is a source of robust data at the national level, it cannot provide substantial interview numbers for some subgroups. In particular it has not been possible to conduct a thorough investigation of the political views and behaviours of Britain's ethnic minority populations through the main survey alone. A boost of ethnic minority respondents was carried out as part of the 1997 BES (SN 3891) but nothing since that point. As a result of this the ESRC agreed to fund a survey of ethnic minorities to be conducted immediately after the 2010 general election. The primary focus was on the five main ethnic minority groups - people of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Black Caribbean and Black African background. However, the research was intended to be complementary to the main BES and a large number of items are shared between the two surveys to enable comparative analysis. Further information may be found on the ESRC British Election Study Ethnic Minority Survey award webpage. Main Topics:The main topics include attitudes towards political issues in the election; ethnic and religious identity and group consciousness; attitudes to integration, integration policies and multiculturalism; voting; war in Afghanistan; traditional dress; discrimination, prejudice and social distance; ethnic social capital and mobilisation.<br

Welsh Assembly Election Study, 1999

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This survey was a post-election study of the first election to the Welsh National Assembly in 1999. It was designed in the tradition of British General Election Studies and in close conjunction with the 1999 'Scottish Social Attitudes/Scottish Parliamentary Election Study' (held under SN:4346). The questionnaire covers mainly political behaviour and attitudes, together with a thorough classification section. A separate module of questions dealing with the new electoral systems was fielded in a self-completion booklet to face-to-face respondents. The survey incorporated a methodological experiment to assess the feasibility of conducting election studies on the telephone in Britain. The sample is therefore made up of three sample types: Sample A: a clustered sample, selected from the Postcode Address File (PAF) and interviewed face-to-face using laptop computers. Sample B: selected using Random Digit Dialling (RDD) and interviewed over the telephone. Sample C: a clustered sample selected from PAF and interviewed over the telephone. Later Welsh election/Assembly election studies were conducted in 2001 and 2003 under the Wales Life and Times survey series programme (see under study numbers 4546 and 5052). An earlier study of the 1979 general election in Wales is held under SN:1591.Main Topics:The file contains data from 1,256 respondents of which 522 were interviewed face-to-face and 734 on the telephone. Of those interviewed on the telephone, 399 were selected via PAF, 330 via RDD, and 5 were interviewed in Welsh. Standard measures Left-right scale: FairShar, RichLaw, TUNtNeed, PrivEnt, PublcOwn, GovResp1. Libertarian-authoritarian scale: TradVals, Censor, PubMeet, GaySex, Tolerant, BanParty. Welsh nationalism scale: SWLearn, SWLiv, SWAshmd, SWCrit, SWProud