Centre for Social Investigation Brexit Panel, 2017-2019

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The dataset consists of eight waves of survey data which were collected online by Kantar Public between July 2017 and August 2019, with one wave approximately every three months. There were 5300 respondents in wave 1, 3600 in wave 2, and around 3000 in each thereafter. After the first, each wave consists of a mix of return respondents from previous wave(s) and fresh 'top up' respondents. The aim was for each wave to be a representative sample of the UK, and as such efforts were made to recruit top-up respondents from groups with higher attrition rates (e.g. young Londoners). A cross-sectional weighting variable is provided for each wave. Respondents were selected from the 'Lightspeed panel'. On response to the invitation, respondents read about the aims of the study before actively opting in.&nbsp; The eight surveys consist of a set of core questions on the topics of the Brexit negotiations, national identity, Brexit identity, political party identity interest in politics, most important issue, and political efficacy. There is a set of rotating topics including attitudes to immigration (various aspects), values, and social status. One-off topics include nostalgia, political knowledge, cultural capital, art preferences, experts, motivation for referendum vote, and more. Socio-demographic information was collected the first time the respondent took part in the study. We asked questions in every round including job status and subjective income, and asked about social class to all respondents in wave 5. There is one file for each wave of data, but in addition, the data are provided in a single combined file in 'long format', where each respondent has a row of data for each wave in which they participated. Identifier and wave variables are provided.Main Topics:Public attitudes towards Brexit, the negotiations, and associated issues such as immigration, sovereignty, and knowledge of the EU. The data also include socio-demographic variables, and many other relevant topics such as cultural capital, nostalgia, trust, political efficacy, and national and party identity.&nbsp;</p

Socio-Economic Position and Political Support of Black and Ethnic Minority Groups in the United Kingdom, 1972-2005

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of the project were to conduct a systematic research on the labour market position of the minority ethnic groups in the United Kingdom; to compare the inter- and intra-generational experience of the minority ethnic groups in the British labour market both amongst themselves and between these groups and the white British population; to assess the extent and the nature of 'ethnic penalty', particularly as experienced by 'second generation' minority ethnic citizens; and to provide evidence for the debate between human capital and social capital theories on ethnic disadvantages and for policy-making. The project utilised data from the General Household Survey (GHS) and Labour Force Survey (LFS) series (held at the UK Data Archive under GNs 33090 and 33246 respectively). Key variables were standardised over time, using the GHS from 1972 and the LFS from 1983, and variables covering ethnicity, generation status, age, marital status, educational qualifications, employment status, class, earnings from the labour market, number of children in family unit, and hours of work were used. A set of 18 derived variables were produced, which are included in this dataset. For further details of methodology, see documentation. For the second edition (June 2008), an updated version of the data file was deposited. The new file includes GHS 2005 data and two new variables covering source (LFS/GHS), and age respondent left full-time education. The documentation is unchanged. Main Topics:The 18 derived variables in the dataset cover year, age, gender, marital status, economic status, social class, education, ethnic groups, periods of unemployment, children, working time, pay, length of time resident in the United Kingdom, data source (LFS/GHS) and age left full-time education. <br

Social Mobility Inquiry, 1972

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to enquire into patterns of social mobility in England and Wales.Main Topics:Variables Detailed information was collected on (i) the occupations held by respondents at various stages in their working lives and their associated employment status and industry; (ii) their education and all forms of occupationally relevant training; (iii) their formal qualifications; and (iv) to a more limited extent, the occupations, training, and qualifications of various of their kin. Questions were also included on respondents' areas of residence, current income, friendship patterns, political affiliations, etc. In order to construct a data set which would permit the investigation of trends in social mobility between 1972 and 1983, an extensive recoding excercise was undertaken. This involved the recoding of data for approximately one in six (N=1522) of respondents to the 1972 survey for whom information on both their present and their fathers' occupation was available. This information, which was originally coded to the 1970 OPCS system of occupational classification was recoded to the 1980 OPCS system. These data have now been merged with the main survey (although they can be supplied as a separate file). Occupational data from the British Election Study, 1983 (SN:2005) were recoded so as to become comparable with these data. It was hoped that the 'splicing' of the two studies would enable researchers to gain a clear idea of how mobility rates and patterns have changed in Britain over recent decades

British General Election Study, 1997 : Ethnic Minority Survey

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.&nbsp;British General Election Study, 1997 : Ethnic Minority Survey The aims of the Ethnic Minority Survey are: to evaluate the extent to which ethnic minority voters are integrated into the electoral process; to evaluate whether, after taking into account their social background, members of the main ethnic minorities vote differently from each other and from their white counterparts; to examine whether the political attitudes of ethnic minority voters are significantly different from that of white voters; to examine whether members of ethnic minorities are influenced by different considerations than their white counterparts in deciding how to vote and to evaluate in particular, the importance of issues of race and immigration in voting behaviour of ethnic minority and white voters.Main Topics:The file contains data for 705 respondents from: an hour and ten minutes long face-to-face interview; a self-completion questionnaire; geographic information derived from the census; turn-out and electoral registration information derived from a check against the marked-up Electoral Registers. The respondents are partly a subset of the British General Election Study Cross-section Survey and partly an ethnic boost generated by a random screening survey. Standard Measures Self-completion Q3a,b,e,f,g,Q4a make up a standard BGES left-right scale; self-completion Q3c,d,Q4b-e make up a standard BGES libertarian-authoritarian scale

British Election Panel Study, 1992-1997

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.&nbsp;&lt;i&gt;British Election Panel Study 1992-1997&lt;/i&gt; The aim of the British Election Panel Study 1992-1997 (BEPS1) is to analyse the interaction between long-term structural trends, medium-term economic and other influences, and short-term political factors and the way in which they determine the outcome of elections. The use of a panel enables the analysis of individual-level change in attitudes and behaviour over time. This study was previously held as an 'interim version' at the UK Data Archive. Following notification from the depositor, National Centre for Social Research (Natcen), in August 2001, that work has been completed, the current dataset is now confirmed as the final version of the study. No changes have been made to the dataset as a result of Natcen's work, and no further updates to the study are currently expected

British Election Panel Study, 1997-2001; Waves 1 to 8

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.&nbsp;The British Election Panel Studies are designed to analyse political change - to discover when and why voters change their political allegiances during an electoral cycle, and in response to what events. They examine voting or abstentions in local government and European elections as well as fluctuations in party support during the lead-up to general elections. The British General Election Panel Study 1997-2001 followed respondents to the 1997 British General Election Study and re-interviewed them at intervals until the 2001 election. Face-to-face rounds took place each spring/summer after the local and/or European elections, with the final wave coming after the 2001 general election. Three telephone/postal rounds were conducted in autumn 1997, autumn 2000 and in May 2001, during the 2001 general election campaign. The dataset includes all eight waves. The study follows a similar panel conducted over the period 1992-1997 (the British Election Panel Study 1992-1997, held under SN:3888). The main aim of this study is to analyse political change within the electorate over the period between two panels.Main Topics:The file (beps9701.por) contains data from all eight waves of the panel: Wave 1: 1997: 3,615 respondents to the 1997 British General Election Study; Wave 2: 1997: 2,989 respondents to the autumn 1997 telephone/postal wave; Wave 3: 1998: 2,807 respondents to the spring/summer 1998 face-to-face wave; Wave 4: 1999: 2,570 respondents to the spring/summer 1999 face-to-face wave. Wave 5: 2000: 2,400 respondents to the spring/summer 2000 face-to-face wave. Wave 6: 2000: 2,293 respondents to the autumn 2000 telephone/postal wave. Wave 7: 2001: 2,300 respondents to the spring 2001 telephone/postal wave. Wave 8: 2001: 2.300 respondents to the spring/summer 2001 face-to-face final wave. The sample includes a Scottish boost. The topics covered include: Newspaper readership and campaigns, electoral registration, media exposure, party preference, local elections, party images, leader images, assessment of Conservative government, European Union, Northern Ireland, nuclear weapons, nationalism, ethnic minorities, women's rights, abortion, trade unions, political trust, economic evaluations, political knowledge, class identity/constitutional issues, unemployment and inflation, taxation, government services, nationalisation, privatisation, redistribution of income. Demographic information was also gathered. Standard Measures BGES Left-Right scale: wave 1 self-completion questions 3a, b, e, f, g, 4a; wave 3 questions T181-T186; wave 5 questions V249-254: wave 8 self-completion questions 1a, b, c, d, e, f. BGES Libertarian-Authoritarian scale: wave 1 self-completion questions 3c, 3d and 4b-e: wave 8 self-completion questions 2a, b, c, d, e, f

British General Election Study, 1983; Cross-Section Survey

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.&nbsp;From 1983, the British Election Study series continued under a slightly changed name, British General Election Study, directed by Anthony Heath, Roger Jowell and John Curtice, and conducted jointly by Social and Community Planning Research (SCPR - now NatCen Social Research) and Nuffield College Oxford.Main Topics:Variables Interest and participation in election campaign; perception of party system; vote; second choice party; reason for voting; 1979 vote; party identification; negative partisanship; attitudes towards party leaders; images of political parties; wide variety of questions on political attitudes and perceptions of where parties stand on political attitudes; importance of issues in influencing vote; mother and father's vote; father's respondent's and spouse's occupation (1970 and 1980 classifications) including Goldthorpe class schema; self-assigned class; trade union membership; car ownership; use of private medicine and education; perception of trends in household income; receipt of state benefit; education and qualifications; religion; ethnic origin; gender; housing tenure; party membership; region; parliamentary constituency; 1981 Census ward code. Measures used replicate some of those used in Butler and Stokes' Political Change in Britain, 1963-70 (SN:33099), British Election Studies, 1974-79 (SN:33066), European Communities Study, 1970 (SN:33050) and the British Social Attitudes Survey, 1983 (SN:1935). A &lt;i&gt;Continuity Guide&lt;/i&gt;, obtainable from the Archive, documents these. Occupational data from the British Election Study, 1983 were recoded so as to become comparable with data from the Social Mobility Inquiry, 1972 (SN: 1097). It was hoped that the `splicing ' of the two studies would enable researchers to gain a clear idea of how mobility rates and patterns have changed in Britain over recent decades

British Election Panel Study, 1983, 1986 and 1987

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.&nbsp;The aim of the &lt;i&gt;British Election Panel Study 1983, 1986 and 1987&lt;/i&gt; was to investigate the relationship between social and political change in the period between 1983 and 1987. Particular topics which were the focus of attention included the impact of council house purchase, and purchase of shares in the newly privatised companies, on political preference. Full reports of these analyses are contained in the publication by A.F. Heath et al, &lt;i&gt;Understanding Political Change&lt;/i&gt; (see 'Reports by Principal Investigators' section for full bibliographic details). The study was also designed to investigate attitude stability and change and vote switching.Main Topics:The study consists of a follow-up to the 1983 British General Election Study, Cross Section Survey (held at the Archive under SN:2005). Respondents were re-interviewed in the autumn of 1986 and again after the 1987 general election in the summer of 1987. Data file 01 contains the 1983 and 1986 responses of panel members who completed the 1986 round of interviews. Data file 012 contains the 1983, 1986 and 1987 responses of panel members who completed all three rounds of interview. The content of the 1986 and 1987 questionnaires largely consists of identical questions to those asked in the 1983 British Election Study (BES), thus making it possible to compare responses over time. The files also contain a split-half experiment on the question-order of party identification and vote (see Heath and Pierce, 1992 - full bibliographic details in 'Reports by Principal Investigators' section). Standard Measures The dataset contains standard measures of the Goldthorpe class schema

British General Election Study, 1987; Cross-Section Survey

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.&nbsp;Main Topics:Variables Vote in 1987. Social and political attitudes (Numerous questions are replications from previous BES and BSA surveys) Measurement Scales Likert scales (question 21 in the self-completion questionnaire

British General Election Study, 1992; Cross-Section Survey

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.&nbsp;Main Topics:Vote in 1992. Political and social attitudes. Numerous questions are replications from previous BES and British Social Attitudes surveys. Measurement Scales used: Likert scales. The `international' scales in the cross-section face-to-face interview questionnaire were taken from previous American National Election Studies. Some questions also appear in Lovenduski and Norris' study of Parliamentary Candidates