Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2012: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Teaching Dataset

The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2012: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Teaching Dataset is part of a suite of teaching and learning resources created as part of a Higher Education Academy (HEA) strategic project focusing on teaching research methods. The project Learning by numbers: new open educational resources for teaching quantitative methods ( (https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/disciplines/Soc_Sci/TRM_ProjectReports_2012-13-1) involved the creation of new teaching datasets from two major surveys focusing on Northern Ireland, with accompanying 'student-friendly' documentation and teaching guidelines. Specifically, two teaching datasets were created using NILT 2012 (see also SN 7547, which covers politics and good relations) as well as a time-series teaching dataset drawing on the 2003-2012 Young Life and Times (YLT) surveys (see SN 7548). Documentation combining an edited technical report and codebook accompanies the teaching datasets. This documentation includes details of all the variables included in the teaching datasets as well as a summary technical report, with the main issues outlines in accessible language, for example, research design, sampling and response rates. Teaching guidelines drawing upon the particular variables included in the datasets are also available. This dataset focuses on public attitudes to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) issues in Northern Ireland. It is based on NILT 2012, and adapted for the purposes of this project. Some variables have been constructed and/or simplified for this teaching dataset – notes are provided in the codebook. While the teaching datasets contains the same total number of respondents, they are intended for teaching purposes only; it is advisable to use the original NILT 2012 study (see SN 7408) for research. Further information about the teaching datasets may be found on the ARK Teaching datasets: Learning by numbers webpage, http://www.ark.ac.uk/teaching/teachqm.htm

Membership Survey of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2000-2001

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The <i>Third Tradition(s)</i> project examined the role of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, posing the following main research questions: To what extent does Alliance offer a distinctive third political tradition, separate from unionism and nationalism? What is the religious balance of the party and what effect does a religious imbalance have upon party policy and the self-ascribed identity of members? What reservations do party members have in respect of the Good Friday Agreement and which aspects particularly enthuse party members? Would Alliance party members be prepared to support the tactical redesignation of the party as unionist to support the Good Friday Agreement? What role as a centre pillar do party members envisage Alliance performing in a post-Good Friday Agreement dispensation? An earlier study by the same Principal Investigator, which surveyed the Social and Liberal Democratic Party (SDLP) of Northern Ireland, is held at UKDA under SN:4113.Main Topics:The dataset comprises the responses of Alliance Party members to a wide-ranging questionnaire. The first section of the dataset covers: mode of membership application, year of joining, area of residence, various demographic details, national identity and religion. Subsequent sections cover perceptions of the Alliance Party and its vision, constitutional questions, attitudes to the Good Friday Agreement and devolution, alternatives to the Good Friday Agreement and views on aspects of its micro-agenda, attitudes to social and economic issues and views on relationships with other political parties. Standard Measures Left-Right scale Likert attitudinal scale

Northern Ireland General Election Survey, 2015

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The study builds on a series of post general elections surveys conducted in Northern Ireland. In 2010 a similar survey was conducted, the (held under SN 6553), also known as the Westminster Election in Northern Ireland Survey. Essentially the 2015 study provides an opportunity to monitor electoral trends as well as elicit public opinion on a range of contemporary social and political issues relevant to Northern Ireland. The objectives of the 2015 study were to assess the following:how the electorate voted in Northern Ireland; voting behaviour and party choices;voting patterns within a sectarian divide;voting and 'normal' political concerns (e.g. health, etc.);perception of political parties and political leaders;views on devolving powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive;Views on post-conflict issues; andviews on 'dissident' groups.The dataset contains the views of a representative sample of 1,810 electors across Northern Ireland's 18 parliamentary constituencies on a wide range of electoral, political and religious attitudes, based upon interviews with these electors conducted within the six weeks immediately following the 2015 General Election. Further information about the study can be found on the Research Councils UK Gateway to Research The 2015 Northern Ireland general election survey: measuring political change in a power-sharing polity award webpage. <br

Ireland as a case study of the uneven impact of famine

This dataset contains all data needed to replicate results from Flaherty, E. (2014). 'Assessing the distribution of social-ecological resilience and risk, Ireland as a case study of the uneven impact of famine' Ecological Complexity (19): 35-45 See the linked paper for full details of data sources and methodology

Longitudinal Analysis (Time Series) Teaching Dataset

This dataset contains a range of time series data from module SOC9052 'Longitudinal Analysis'. The set contains UK data on a range of economic and social indicators

Northern Ireland General Election Attitudes Survey, 2010

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 2010 General Election represented the first opportunity for Northern Ireland's (NI) voters to express their political preferences in a non-European election since the formation of a power-sharing devolved government in 2007, headed by the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein. The Northern Ireland General Election Attitudes Survey, 2010 examines the NI electorate's views of the 2010 election and explores different possible scenarios, such as:thawing of the sectarian divide between Protestant-British Unionists and Catholic-Irish nationalistsmovement away from the main ethnic blocs by voters who may support cross-community parties such as Alliance or the Greensthe utility of the joint 'Ulster Unionist-Conservative Party' label of Unionism's second largest partythe impact of Sinn Fein's new political approach, with the party supporting the Police Service of Northern Ireland since 2007The survey provides vital evidence on the demographics of party support, the perceptions of parties and the views of the performance of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive. The survey also tests the electorate’s perception of the threat posed by 'dissident' republicans. Further information can be found on the 2010 Northern Ireland General Election ESRC award web page. Users are advised that the UK Data Archive holds the British Election Study series (available under GN 33066) which explores electoral behaviour in Great Britain.Main Topics:The main areas of study are: level of interest in the General Electionperceived key issue on which they votedparties perceived as best able to address these issuesNI party perceived as closest to respondents views on this issuevoting patterns and reasons for choice of party/candidate in this election and in previous electionsreasons for not votingattitudes to parties and leadersattitudes to the economy and the parties best able to address economic issuesattitudes to Europeattitudes to the status of NIimportance of selected issues to the NI electoratesatisfaction with the performance of the Governmentlevel of contact with parties prior to the election</ul

The most influential books in Australian sociology (MIBAS), 1963-2003

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Australian Sociological Association (TASA), a survey on the Most Influential Books in Australian Sociology (MIBAS) was conducted. In this article we discuss the MIBAS process, its findings, and provide some reflections on the top 10 most influential books. We also situate the MIBAS survey among other attempts to compile lists of the most influential books in the discipline of sociology, and discuss the benefits and limits of such endeavours. We argue that the MIBAS exercise was useful not only as a commemorative device, but as an opportunity to reflect on the breadth and influence of Australian sociological scholarship