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SN:	2955
Title:	British Social Attitudes Survey, 1983-1991
Alternative title:	BSA
Persistent identifier:	10.5255/UKDA-SN-2955-1
Series:	British Social Attitudes Survey, 1983-
Depositor(s):	Social and Community Planning Research
Principal investigator(s):	Social and Community Planning Research
Sponsor(s):	Economic and Social Research Council
Grant number:	R000233230

Subject Categories

British and Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Surveys - Major studies
Social indicators and quality of life - Society and culture
Social attitudes and behaviour - Society and culture

Abstract

The British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983, and has been conducted every year since, except in 1988 and 1992 when core funding was devoted to conducting post-election studies in the British Election Study (BES) series (held at the Archive under GN 33066). However, for reasons of continuity, in 1997 a scaled-down BSA was also fielded in addition to the BES. Core funding for BSA is supplemented by financial support from a number of sources (including government departments, the ESRC and other research foundations), but final responsibility for the coverage and wording of the annual questionnaires rests with the NatCen Social Research (formerly known as the National Centre for Social Research and before that, Social and Community Planning Research).

The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements which will complement large-scale government surveys such as the General Lifestyle Survey and the Labour Force Survey (held under GN 33090 and GN 33246 respectively), which deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, as well as the data on party political attitudes produced by the polls. One of its main purposes is to allow the monitoring of patterns of continuity and change, and the examination of the relative rates at which attitudes, in respect of a range of social issues, change over time. Some questions are asked regularly, others less often. Many were also included in the Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey (NISA) series which ran from 1989-1996 (held under GN 33235). NISA has been succeeded by the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) series (held under GN 33312), and the corresponding Young Life and Times Survey (YLT) series (held aunder GN 33313), which surveys young people aged 12-17 living in the households of adults interviewed for NILT. Both series began in 1998.

Additional studies
A combined BSA dataset is available (SN 2824) which includes data from 1983-1989 as well as an information retrieval program and a data extraction program. Also, in 1994, 1998 and 2003, the BSA survey was accompanied by the Young People's Social Attitudes Survey (YPSA) (held under GN 33338), which was designed to explore the attitudes and values of children and young people, and where possible to make comparisons with those held by adults. The sample for YPSA was drawn from young people aged 12-19 years living in the households of adults interviewed for the BSA survey. in addition, a compilation of BSA data and documentation, including interactive descriptive statistics, is available via the Britsocat web site, maintained by the Centre for Comparative European Survey Data.

Further information about the series and links to publications may be found on the NatCen Social Research British Social Attitudes web page.

Main Topics:
The BSA questionnaire normally comprises two parts, one administered and one for self-completion. Each year the interview questionnaire contains a number of 'core' questions, which are repeated in most years. In addition, a wide range of background and classificatory questions is included. The remainder of the questionnaire is devoted to a series of questions (modules) on a range of social, economic, political and moral issues - some asked regularly, others less often. Cross-indexes of those questions asked more than once appear in the reports.

In 1985, an international survey series initiative funded by the Nuffield Foundation, known as the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) (held under GN 33213) commenced. The BSA series contributes data each year for the ISSP, and so some questionnaire modules now allow cross-national comparisons. The ISSP modules are always contained in the self-completion part of the questionnaire.

Coverage, universe, methodology

Time period:	01 January 1983 - 01 January 1991
Country:	Great Britain
Spatial units:	Council Areas Counties Health Authority Regions Local Authority Districts Postcode (Sector) Standard Statistical Regions Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies
Observation units:	Individuals
Universe:	National Adults Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).
Time dimensions:	Repeated cross-sectional study The BSA survey is conducted annually.
Sampling procedures:	Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details.
Method of data collection:	Face-to-face interview; Self-completion The interview is conducted by Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI).
Weighting:	No information recorded

Keywords

ABILITY	ABORTION (INDUCED)	ACCESS TO COUNTRYSIDE
ACCESS TO EDUCATION	ACCOUNTABILITY	ACID RAIN
ADOLESCENTS	ADOPTION	ADVERTISING
ADVICE	AGE	AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION	AGRICULTURE	AIDS (DISEASE)
AIR POLLUTION	AIR TRAFFIC NOISE	ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
ALLIANCE (LIBERAL/SDP) (GREAT BRITAIN)	ANIMAL PRODUCTS	APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT
ARMED FORCES	ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION	ARTS
ASIANS	ASPIRATION	ASSAULT
ASSOCIATIONS	ASTROLOGY	ATTITUDE CHANGE
ATTITUDES	AUSTRALIA	AUTOMATION
BANKS	BLACK PEOPLE	BLOOD SPORTS
BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS	BONUS PAYMENTS	BRAZIL
BRITISH POLITICAL PARTIES	BROADCASTING	BROKEN FAMILIES
BUILDING MAINTENANCE	BURGLARY	BUSINESS ECONOMICS
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	BUSINESSES	CANADA
CAPITALISM	CARE OF DEPENDANTS	CARE OF THE DISABLED
CARE OF THE ELDERLY	CAREER DEVELOPMENT	CATHOLICISM
CENSORSHIP	CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE	CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CEREAL PRODUCTS	CHANGING SOCIETY	CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
CHEMICALS	CHILD BENEFITS	CHILD CARE
CHILD DAY CARE	CHILD WELFARE	CHILDHOOD
CHILD-MINDERS	CHILDREN	CHINA
CHOICE	CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS	CIVIL DISTURBANCES
CIVIL SERVANTS	CIVIL SERVICE	CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS
CLASS DIFFERENTIATION	CLEANING	CLEANING AGENTS
CLUBS	COASTS	COHABITATION
COMMUNICATION CONTROL	COMMUNITY CHARGE	COMMUNITY IDENTIFICATION
COMPANY CARS	COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS	COMPUTERS
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT	CONFECTIONERY	CONSERVATION OF NATURE
CONSERVATIVE PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)	CONSUMER PROTECTION	CONSUMPTION TAX
CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES	COOKING	CORRUPTION
COST OF LIVING	COUNCILLORS	COUNTRYSIDE
COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION	COURT CASES	CREDIT
CRIME	CRIME PREVENTION	CRIME VICTIMS
CRIMINAL DAMAGE	CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION	CRIMINALS
CULTURAL EXPENDITURE	CULTURAL FINANCE	CULTURAL IDENTITY
CULTURAL INTEGRATION	CULTURAL PLURALISM	CURRENCY DEVALUATION
CURRICULUM	DAIRY PRODUCTS	DANGEROUS MATERIALS
DAY NURSERIES	DEATH PENALTY	DECENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT
DECISION MAKING	DEFENCE	DELIVERY (PREGNANCY)
DEMOCRACY	DENOMINATIONAL SCHOOLS	DENTAL TREATMENT
DENTISTS	DEPRESSED AREAS	DETENTION
DIET AND NUTRITION	DISABLED PERSONS	DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DISARMAMENT	DISCIPLINE	DISCRIMINATION
DISTANCE MEASUREMENT	DIVORCE	DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES
DOMESTIC TRADE	DRIVING	DRUG ABUSE
EARLY RETIREMENT	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY	ECONOMIC AID
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS	ECONOMIC POLICY	ECONOMIC POWER
EDIBLE FATS	EDUCATION	EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND	EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
EDUCATIONAL FINANCE	EDUCATIONAL GRANTS	EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS	EDUCATIONAL INTEGRATION	EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATIONAL POLICY	EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES	EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS	EDUCATIONAL TESTS	EGGS (AS FOOD)
ELDERLY	ELECTIONS	ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION	ELECTRIC POWER STATIONS	EMIGRATION
EMPLOYEES	EMPLOYERS	EMPLOYER-SPONSORED TRAINING
EMPLOYMENT	EMPLOYMENT HISTORY	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT POLICY	EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES	EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
ENERGY CONSERVATION	ENERGY SHORTAGES	ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION	ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION	ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY	EPIDEMIOLOGY	EQUAL EDUCATION
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY	EQUAL PAY	EQUAL RIGHTS OF MEN AND WOMEN
EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW	EQUESTRIAN SPORTS	ETHICS
ETHNIC GROUPS	EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY	EUROPEAN UNION
EUTHANASIA	EXAMINATIONS	EXERCISE
EXPECTATION	EXPENDITURE	EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
FAMILIES	FAMILY DISORGANIZATION	FAMILY ENVIRONMENT
FAMILY LIFE	FAMILY MEMBERS	FAMILY ROLES
FAMILY SIZE	FARMERS	FARMING SYSTEMS
FATHERS	FATHER'S OCCUPATION	FEAR OF CRIME
FERTILIZERS	FIELDS OF STUDY	FINANCE
FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS	FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKETS	FINANCIAL RESOURCES	FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCING	FINES	FISH (AS FOOD)
FISHING (SPORT)	FOOD	FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOTPATHS	FORECASTING	FOREIGN RELATIONS
FOREST MANAGEMENT	FORTUNE-TELLING	FRANCE
FRAUD	FREE WILL	FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
FREEDOM OF SPEECH	FREEDOM OF THE PRESS	FRIENDS
FRINGE BENEFITS	FRUIT	FUEL RESOURCES
FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT	FUMES	FUND-RAISING
FUTURE	FUTURE SOCIETY	GENDER
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS	GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC
GIFTS	GOVERNMENT	GOVERNMENT POLICY
GRANTS	GREAT BRITAIN	GREEN BELT AREAS
GREEN PARTY (UNITED KINGDOM)	GUNS	HEALTH
HEALTH CONSULTATIONS	HEALTH FOODS	HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
HEALTH SERVICES	HEALTH VISITORS	HEART DISEASES
HEDGES	HIGHER EDUCATION	HIKING
HOME BUYING	HOME OWNERSHIP	HOME-BASED WORK
HOMICIDE	HOMOSEXUALITY	HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES
HOSPITAL SERVICES	HOSPITAL VISITING	HOSPITALIZATION
HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS	HOUSEHOLDS	HOUSES
HOUSEWORK	HOUSING	HOUSING ECONOMICS
HOUSING FINANCE	HOUSING TENURE	HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN SETTLEMENT	IDENTITY	IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION	IMMORTALITY	IMMUNIZATION
IMPORT CONTROLS	INCOME	INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME TAX	INDIA	INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT	INDUSTRIAL POLICY	INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
INDUSTRIES	INFIDELITY	INFLATION
INFORMAL ECONOMY	INFORMATION	IN-SERVICE TRAINING
INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATION	INTEREST (FINANCE)	INTERNAL POLITICAL CONFLICT
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE	INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL	INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION	INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCE
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS	INVESTMENT	IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION
ISRAEL	JAPAN	JOB CHANGING
JOB DESCRIPTION	JOB HUNTING	JOB LOSSES
JOB REQUIREMENTS	JOB SATISFACTION	JOB SHARING
JOB VACANCIES	JOURNALISTS	JUDGMENTS (LEGAL)
JUSTICE	JUVENILE DELINQUENCY	LABORATORY ANIMALS
LABOUR DISPUTES	LABOUR MIGRATION	LABOUR MOBILITY
LABOUR PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)	LABOUR RELATIONS	LAND AMELIORATION
LAND USE	LANDLORDS	LAW
LAW ENFORCEMENT	LAWFUL OPPOSITION	LEGAL SYSTEMS
LEGISLATION	LEGISLATURE	LEISURE TIME
LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES	LIBERAL DEMOCRATS (GREAT BRITAIN)	LIBERAL PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)
LOANS	LOCAL FINANCE	LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES	MAINTENANCE	MANAGEMENT
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES	MARITAL STATUS	MARRIAGE
MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION	MARRIED WOMEN WORKERS	MASS MEDIA
MATERNITY LEAVE	MEAT	MEDICAL CARE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES	MEDICAL INSURANCE	MEDICAL RESEARCH
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT	MEMBERSHIP	MEN
MILITARY EXPENDITURE	MILK	MIXED MARRIAGES
MONARCHY	MORAL BEHAVIOUR	MORAL CONCEPTS
MORAL VALUES	MORTGAGES	MOTHER TONGUE
MOTHERS	MOTOR VEHICLES	NARCOTIC DRUGS
NATIONAL CULTURES	NATIONAL ECONOMY	NATIONAL IDENTITY
NATIONALITY	NATIONALIZATION	NATO
NEIGHBOURHOODS	NEPOTISM	NETHERLANDS
NEWS ITEMS	NEWSPAPER PRESS	NEWSPAPER READERSHIP
NIGERIA	NOISE POLLUTION	NORTHERN IRELAND
NUCLEAR BASES	NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT MOVEMENTS	NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS
NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY	NUCLEAR WARFARE	NUCLEAR WEAPONS
NURSES	NURSING CARE	NUTRIENTS
OBLIGATIONS	OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS	OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY	OCCUPATIONAL STATUS	OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING
OCCUPATIONS	OFFENCES	OFFICE EQUIPMENT
OMBUDSMEN	ONE-PARENT FAMILIES	OUTDOOR PURSUITS
OVERTIME	PARENT PARTICIPATION	PARENT RESPONSIBILITY
PARENTAL DEPRIVATION	PARENTAL ROLE	PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
PARENTS	PARENT-SCHOOL RELATIONSHIP	PARENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIP
PARTICIPATION	PARTNERSHIPS (BUSINESS)	PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT
PATERNITY LEAVE	PATIENTS	PEACE
PERFORMANCE	PERSONAL EFFICACY	PERSONAL FASHION GOODS
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS	PESTICIDES	PETROL
PETROLEUM	PHYSICIANS	PICKETING
PICNICKING	PLACE OF RESIDENCE	PLAID CYMRU
PLANNED ECONOMY	PLANT RESOURCES	POLICE ACTIVITIES
POLICE CORRUPTION	POLICE POWER	POLICE SERVICES
POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP	POLICY	POLITICAL ACTION
POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE	POLITICAL ATTITUDES	POLITICAL AWARENESS
POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR	POLITICAL CHANGE	POLITICAL COALITIONS
POLITICAL CORRUPTION	POLITICAL DOCTRINES	POLITICAL EXTREMISM
POLITICAL INTEREST	POLITICAL OPPOSITION	POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
POLITICAL POWER	POLITICAL REPRESENTATION	POLITICAL UNIFICATION
POLITICIANS	POLITICS	POLLUTANTS
POLLUTION	POLLUTION CONTROL	POOR PERSONS
POPULATION INCREASE	PORNOGRAPHY	POULTRY
POVERTY	PRAYER	PREDESTINATION
PREJUDICE	PREMARITAL SEX	PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOLS	PRESCHOOL CHILDREN	PRESS
PRICE CONTROL	PRICE POLICY	PRICES
PRIMARY EDUCATION	PRIMARY SCHOOLS	PRISON SENTENCES
PRISONERS	PRISONS	PRIVATE EDUCATION
PRIVATE SCHOOLS	PRIVATE SECTOR	PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT	PRODUCTIVITY	PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS
PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS	PROFIT SHARING	PROFITS
PROMOTION (JOB)	PROTECTIONISM	PROTEST MOVEMENTS
PROTESTANTISM	PUBLIC ENQUIRIES	PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE	PUBLIC INFORMATION	PUBLIC POLITICAL INFLUENCE
PUBLIC RELATIONS	PUBLIC SECTOR	PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC TRANSPORT	PUBLISHING INDUSTRY	PUNISHMENT
PURCHASING	QUALIFICATIONS	QUALITY
QUALITY OF EDUCATION	QUALITY OF LIFE	RACE RELATIONS
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION	RACIAL PREJUDICE	RACISM
RADIOACTIVE WASTES	RATES	REBATES
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES	RECRUITMENT	REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES
REDUNDANCY	REFUSE	REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION	RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE	RELIGIOUS BEHAVIOUR
RELIGIOUS CONFLICT	RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION	RELIGIOUS DOCTRINES
RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE	RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS	RELIGIOUS LEADERS
RELIGIOUS PRACTICE	RELIGIOUS SEGREGATION	RENTED ACCOMMODATION
RENTS	REPUBLIC OF IRELAND	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
RESEARCH FINANCE	RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY	RESOURCES CONSERVATION
RESPONSIBILITY	RESTRICTION ON MOVEMENT (PUNISHMENT)	RETAIL TRADE
RETIREMENT	RETRAINING	REVOLUTIONARY ACTION
RIGHT TO CONFIDENTIALITY	RIGHT TO DIE	RIGHT TO INFORMATION
RIGHT TO NON-DISCRIMINATION	RIGHT TO POLITICAL ASYLUM	RIGHT TO PRIVACY
RIGHTS OF ACCUSED	RIGHTS OF PRISONERS	RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
ROAD TRAFFIC	ROADS	ROBBERY
ROLES	RURAL AREAS	RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SALT	SATISFACTION	SAUDI ARABIA
SAVINGS	SCHOOL DISCIPLINE	SCHOOL PRAYERS
SCHOOL TEACHERS	SCHOOLCHILDREN	SCHOOL-LEAVING AGE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT	SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY
SCRIPTURES	SECONDARY EDUCATION	SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM
SECONDARY SCHOOLS	SELECTIVE SCHOOLS	SELF-EMPLOYED
SELF-GOVERNMENT	SEWAGE DISPOSAL AND HANDLING	SEX DISCRIMINATION
SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR	SHARES	SHOPPING
SIBLINGS	SICK LEAVE	SICK PERSONS
SLIMMING DIETS	SMOKING	SOCIAL ATTITUDES
SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR	SOCIAL CHANGE	SOCIAL CLASS
SOCIAL CONFLICT	SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)	SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT	SOCIAL HOUSING	SOCIAL INEQUALITY
SOCIAL INFLUENCE	SOCIAL LIFE	SOCIAL MOBILITY
SOCIAL ORIGIN	SOCIAL PARTICIPATION	SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOCIAL PROTEST	SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY	SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS	SOCIAL SERVICES	SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
SOCIAL SUPPORT	SOCIAL VALUES	SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIAL WORKERS	SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS	SOUTH AFRICA
SPECIAL EDUCATION	SPEED LIMITS	SPIRITUAL HEALING
SPOUSES	SPOUSE'S ECONOMIC ACTIVITY	SPOUSE'S EMPLOYMENT
SPOUSE'S OCCUPATION	STANDARD OF LIVING	STATE RETIREMENT PENSIONS
STATE AID	STATE CONTROL	STATE EDUCATION
STATE RESPONSIBILITY	STRESS (PSYCHOLOGICAL)	STRIKES
STUDENT LOANS	STUDENTS	STUDY
SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENT	SUBSIDIES	SUGAR
SUPERSTITION	SUPERVISION	SUPERVISORS
SURROGATE MOTHERS	TAX AVOIDANCE	TAX RELIEF
TAXATION	TEACHER ATTITUDE	TEACHER AUTHORITY
TEACHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT	TEACHER SALARIES	TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP
TEACHING PROFESSION	TECHNICAL EDUCATION	TECHNICAL TRAINING
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE	TELEPHONES	TELEVISION
TELEVISION PROGRAMMES	TENANTS' HOME PURCHASING	TERMINATION OF SERVICE
TERRORISM	TOBACCO	TOP MANAGEMENT
TOURISM	TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP	TRADE UNION OFFICIALS
TRADE UNION RIGHTS	TRADE UNIONS	TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC NOISE	TRAFFIC OFFENCES	TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
TRAINING	TRAINING COURSES	TRANSMISSION OF DISEASE
TRANSPORT	TRAVEL	TROPICAL FORESTS
TRUST	UNEMPLOYED	UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS	UNITED KINGDOM	UPPER HOUSE
URBAN AREAS	URBAN DEVELOPMENT	URBAN EXPANSION
USA	USSR	VAGRANTS
VEGETABLES	VEGETARIANISM	VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
VIRTUES AND VICES	VISITORS	VISITS (PERSONAL)
VISITS TO RECREATIONAL FACILITIES	VIVISECTION	VOTING BEHAVIOUR
VOTING INTENTION	WAGE DETERMINATION	WAGE INCREASES
WAGES	WAGES POLICY	WASTE DISPOSAL AND HANDLING
WASTES	WATER POLLUTION	WATER PROPERTIES
WEALTHY PERSONS	WESTERN EUROPE	WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE PROTECTION	WOMEN	WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT
WOMEN'S RIGHTS	WORK ATTITUDE	WORKERS
WORKERS PARTICIPATION	WORKING CLASS	WORKING CONDITIONS
WORKING MOTHERS	WORKING TIME	WORKING WOMEN
WORKPLACE	WORKPLACE RELATIONS	WORLD WAR
YOUTH

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Publications

Links to publications may be found on the NatCen Social Research British Social Attitudes web page.

Social and Community Planning Research (1983-1988) British Social Attitudes technical report, London: SCPR, annual.

Social and Community Planning Research (1989-1995) British Social Attitudes and Northern Ireland Social Attitudes: technical report, London: SCPR.

McGrath, K. and Waterton, J. (1986) British Social Attitudes: 1983-1986 panel survey technical report, London: SCPR.

Brook, L. et al. (compilers) (1992) British Social Attitudes cumulative sourcebook: the first six surveys, Aldershot: Gower. ISBN 0566058294.

Social and Community Planning Research (1996) British Social Attitudes, Young People's Social Attitudes and Northern Ireland Social Attitudes: technical report, London: SCPR.

Social and Community Planning Research (1997) British Social Attitudes and Northern Ireland Social Attitudes: 1995 surveys: technical report, London: SCPR.

Lilley, S. et al. (1998) British Social Attitudes and Northern Ireland Social Attitudes: 1996 surveys: technical report, London: SCPR.

Bromley, C. et al. (1999) British Social Attitudes 1997 survey: technical report, London: National Centre for Social Research.

Thomson, K. et al. (2001) British Social Attitudes 1999 survey: technical report, London: National Centre for Social Research.

Jowell, R. and Airey, C. (eds.) (1984) British Social Attitudes: the 1984 report, Aldershot: Gower. ISBN 0566007371.

Jowell, R. and Witherspoon, S. (eds.) (1985) British Social Attitudes: the 1985 report, Aldershot: Gower. ISBN 0566007517.

Jowell, R. Witherspoon, S. and Brook, L. (eds.) (1986) British Social Attitudes: the 1986 report, Aldershot: Gower. ISBN 0566007525.

Jowell, R. Witherspoon, S. and Brook, L. (eds.) (1987) British Social Attitudes: the 1987 report, Aldershot: Gower. ISBN 0566007533.

Jowell, R., Witherspoon, S. and Brook, L. (eds.) (1988) British Social Attitudes: the 5th report, Aldershot: Dartmouth Publishing. ISBN 0566057719.

Jowell, R., Witherspoon, S. and Brook, L. (eds.) (1990) British Social Attitudes: the 7th report, Aldershot: Dartmouth Publishing. ISBN 0566058405.

Jowell, R., Brook, L. and Taylor, B. (eds.) (1991) British Social Attitudes: the 8th report, Aldershot: Dartmouth Publishing. ISBN 1855212587.

Jowell, R. et al. (eds.) (1994) British Social Attitudes: the 11th report, Aldershot: Dartmouth Publishing. ISBN 1855216124.

Jowell, R. et al. (eds.) (1995) British Social Attitudes: the 12th report, Aldershot: Dartmouth Publishing.

Jowell, R. et al. (eds.) (1996) British Social Attitudes: the 13th report, Aldershot: Dartmouth Publishing. ISBN 1855216078.

Jowell, R. et al. (eds.) (1997) British Social Attitudes: the 14th report: the end of conservative values, Aldershot: Ashgate.

Jowell, R. et al. (eds.) (1998) British - and European - Social Attitudes: the 15th report - how Britain differs, Aldershot: Ashgate.

Jowell, R. et al. (eds.) (1999) British Social Attitudes: the 16th report: who shares New Labour values?, Aldershot: Ashgate.

Jowell, R. et al. (eds.) (2000) British Social Attitudes: the 17th report - focusing on diversity, London: Sage.

Park, A. et al. (eds.) British Social Attitudes: the 18th report: public policy, social ties, London: Sage.

Brook, L. (1998) 'What drives support for higher public spending' in P.F. Taylor-Gooby (ed) Choice and Public Policy, London: Macmillan.

Bryson, C. and Jarvis, L. (2000) Trends in attitudes to health care 1983-1998: report based on results from the British Social Attitudes surveys, London: National Centre for Social Research. ISBN 0904607550.

Park, A. et al. (eds.) (2004) British Social Attitudes: the 21st report, London: Sage.

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