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Britain and the Seventies, 1973

Title details

SN: 117
Title: Britain and the Seventies, 1973
Persistent identifier: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-117-1
Depositor(s): Social and Community Planning Research
Principal investigator(s): Social and Community Planning Research
Centre for Sample Surveys Ltd
Data collector(s): Centre for Sample Surveys Ltd
Sponsor(s): European Educational Research Trust
Other acknowledgements: P ; 0340

Subject Categories

Political behaviour and attitudes - Politics

Abstract

The aim of the survey was to monitor changes in attitudes of the British public towards the EEC since 1971 and to analyse the factors behind such changes.
Main Topics:
Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Attitudes to the Common Market and Britain's relationship with other EEC countries:
1) Economic factors (prices, wages, employment, competition, prosperity, growth and progress).
2) Sovereignty (influence in the world, independence, autonomy, links with other nations or blocs, Commonwealth).
3) Perceived knowledge of the EEC, its influence and its work, interest in it, overall attitude to Britain's future relationship with the EEC.
Interest in politics, evaluation of importance of devolution (Scottish and Welsh), trade union power and inflation. Trade union membership, religion, television ownership and viewing habits, daily/Sunday newspapers read.
Background Variables
Age, sex, marital status, household status, house size and tenure, occupation (qualifications, responsibility), age finished full-time education, income, driving licence, language spoken, visiting abroad.

Coverage, universe, methodology

Dates of fieldwork: 5 June 1973, 5 September 1973
Country: Great Britain
Observation units: Individuals
Universe: National
Electors
Three samples of electors, to represent the total electorates of England, Scotland (south of the Caledonian Canal) and Wales
Time dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling procedures: One-stage stratified or systematic random sample
100 parliamentary constituencies were drawn in each of England (65 constituencies), Scotland (20 constituencies) and Wales (15 constituencies), stratified by region; in each urban constituency, one ward was selected and within it two polling districts in which ten electors' names were drawn from the electoral register; in rural constituencies one parish was selected and 20 names drawn from the electoral register
Number of units: 2000 (target) 1319 (obtained)
Method of data collection: Face-to-face interview
Weighting: No information recorded

Keywords

AGEATTITUDESBUSINESS ECONOMICS
CIVIL DISTURBANCESCOMMONWEALTHCONSERVATIVE PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)
COST OF LIVINGCUSTOMS AND TRADITIONSECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ELECTIONSEMPLOYMENTEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
EUROPEAN UNIONEUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATESFEDERATION
FOODFOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES EDUCATIONGENDER
GOVERNMENTGREAT BRITAINHEADS OF HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGHOUSING TENURE
IMMIGRATIONINCOMEINFLATION
INFORMATIONINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSINTERNATIONAL TRAVELLABOUR PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)
LIBERAL PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENTMEMBERSHIP
MOTOR VEHICLESNATIONAL ECONOMYNATIONAL IDENTITY
NATIONAL INCOMENEWSPAPER READERSHIPNEWSPAPERS
NORTHERN IRELANDOCCUPATIONSPARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS
PEACEPENSIONSPLAID CYMRU
POLITICAL ALLEGIANCEPOLITICAL UNIFICATIONPOLITICS
PRICESPRODUCTIVITYRACE RELATIONS
REFERENDUMSREGIONAL GOVERNMENTRELIGIOUS AFFILIATION
RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCESCHOOL-LEAVING AGESCOTLAND
SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTYSECOND LANGUAGESSOCIAL SECURITY
STANDARD OF LIVINGTELEVISIONTELEVISION VIEWING
TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPTRADE UNIONSUNEMPLOYMENT
UNITED KINGDOMUSAUSSR
WALESWESTERN EUROPE

Administrative and access information

Date of release:
First edition: 01 January 1975
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Documentation

TitleFile NameSize (KB)
User guide 117userguide.pdf 2043
Study information and citation UKDA_Study_117_Information.htm 16

Related studies:

Britain in the Seventies, 1971 (SN 84)

Publications

Hedges, B. and Jowell, R., Britain and the EEC (London: Social and Community Planning Research, 1971)

  • Jowell, R. and Spence, J., 'The grudging Europeans: a study of British attitudes towards the EEC', New European January 1974
  • Jowell, R. and Spence, J., 'The grudging Europeans: a study of British attitudes towards the EEC' (London: Social and Community Planning Research, 1974)
  • Jowell, R. and Hoinville, G. (eds.), Britain into Europe: public opinion and the EEC 1961-1975 (Croom Helm, 1976)

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