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Data for Undergraduate Political Science Courses: British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Title details

SN: 6313
Title: Data for Undergraduate Political Science Courses: British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Persistent identifier: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-6313-1
Series: Data for Undergraduate Political Science Courses, 2005-
Depositor(s): Carey, S., University of Sheffield. Department of Politics
Principal investigator(s): Carey, S., University of Sheffield. Department of Politics
Adeney, K., University of Sheffield. Department of Politics
Original data producer(s): National Centre for Social Research
Sponsor(s): Economic and Social Research Council
Grant number: RES-043-25-0004

Subject Categories

Political behaviour and attitudes - Politics
Teaching packages and test datasets - Reference and instructional resources
Social attitudes and behaviour - Society and culture

Abstract

The Data for Undergraduate Political Science Courses datasets have been derived from three major public opinion studies: Eurobarometer 64.2: the European Constitution, Globalization, Energy Resources, and Agricultural Policy, October - November, 2005 (held at the UKDA under SN 5505); British Election Study, 2005 (BES) (held under SNs 5494-5496); and the British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005 (BSA) (held under SN 5618), for the purpose of teaching data analysis to undergraduates in political science. The datasets have been 'cleaned' in order to aid students using data for the first time. Some variables have been removed, many variable names have been changed to enable more substantive meaning to be taken from them, and new codebooks have been created for each of the three derived datasets.

Further information may be found on the Development of Undergraduate Curricula in Quantitative Methods project web site, and the ESRC award web page.
Main Topics:
The study includes variables on British political attitudes and some basic demographic variables.

Coverage, universe, methodology

Dates of fieldwork: June 2005, September 2005
Country: Great Britain
Spatial units: Government Office Regions
Observation units: Individuals
Kind of data: Numeric
Universe: National
Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal)
Time dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
The main BSA survey is a repeated cross-sectional survey series, conducted annually. This study includes variables from 2005 BSA.
Sampling procedures: Multi-stage stratified random sample
Number of units: 4,268 cases
Method of data collection: Face-to-face interview
Weighting: No weighting used
Data sources: The study contains data from the British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005 (held under SN 5618). Users are advised to consult the documentation of this study for further information.

Keywords

AGEBRITISH POLITICAL PARTIESDEMONSTRATIONS (PROTESTS)
DONATIONS TO CHARITYEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATES
ELECTORAL SYSTEMSETHNIC GROUPSEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS
EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIPGENDERGREAT BRITAIN
HOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSING TENUREMARITAL STATUS
MONARCHYMORAL VALUESNEWSPAPER READERSHIP
NEWSPAPERSPEACEPOLITICAL ALLEGIANCE
POLITICAL ATTITUDESPOLITICAL INTERESTPOLITICAL SYSTEMS
POLITICSRELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONSINGLE EUROPEAN CURRENCY
SOCIAL ATTITUDESSOCIAL CLASSTEACHING PACKAGES
TERRORIST THREATSVOTING BEHAVIOUR

Administrative and access information

Date of release:
First edition: 26 October 2009
Copyright: Copyright S. Carey. Copyright of the British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005 data remains with the National Centre for Social Research
Access conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required. Available to all registered users. The depositor may be informed about usage.
Availability: UK Data Service
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Documentation

TitleFile NameSize (KB)
Codebook 6313codebook.pdf 157
Study information and citation UKDA_Study_6313_Information.htm 18
READ File read6313.htm 10

Related studies:

Data for Undergraduate Political Science Courses: Eurobarometer 64.2, 2005 (SN 6298)
Data for Undergraduate Political Science Courses: British Election Study, 2005 (SN 6312)
British Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey (SN 5494)
British Election Study, 2005: Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (SN 5495)
British Election Study, 2005: Internet Rolling Campaign Panel Data and British Parliamentary Constituency Database (SN 5496)
Eurobarometer 64.2: the European Constitution, Globalization, Energy Resources, and Agricultural Policy, October - November, 2005 (SN 5505)
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005 (SN 5618)

Variables

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