Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Small Fortunes Survey is the first ever nationally representative survey of the lifestyles and living standards of British children. Taking the child as the unit of analysis, its main aims were : to establish household expenditure on children and to investigate variation by income, age and gender of child and by family size and status; to estimate certain of the indirect costs imposed by child rearing; to determine the nature and extent of extra household support for children; to specify and compare, the minimum direct costs of children according to budget standard, consensual, self-assessment and behavioural definitions; to examine the nature and degree of poverty in childhood according to those definitions given above; to investigate the 'economics of parenting': the extent to which children's aspirations are met at the expense of the living standards of parents; parent/child interactions on finance; parents' economic aspirations for their children; to explore childhood living standards from children's own perspectives, investigating their experience of money and its management; knowledge and understanding of the family's financial circumstances in the context of the immediate neighbourhood and wider society. Main Topics: The dataset includes the following files : 'adult1' : data from the first interview with the main carer of the child, covering household composition, occupation of adults in household, childcare for selected child, baby-sitting for selected child, housing tenure and size, attitudes to parenting, parental sacrifice, parental aspirations, index of childhood deprivation, access to facilities, parent-child interactions on finance and grouped household income. 'adult2' : data from second interview with main carer of the child, including educational background of adults in family, household ownership of consumer durables, household income, opportunity costs for main carer associated with the selected child, index of adult deprivation, household savings, housing costs, insurance, other household bills, car ownership and cost, household debts, loans and credit, parent assessed cost of all children in household, parent-assessed measures of deprivation, family relationships and health. 'babgear' : data from self-completion inventory of equipment, clothes and toys for selected child under two years old. 'clthposs' : data from self-completion inventory of equipment, clothes and toys for selected child over two years old. 'prescexp' : data from self-completion diary of expenditure on food, activities and other purchases for selected child not in full-time school. 'schexp' : data from self-completion diary of expenditure on food, school activities, out-of-school activities, phone calls, other purchases and pocket money for selected child in full-time school. 'selfcomp' : data from self-completion questionnaire on outings and holidays, birthdays, savings and earnings for selected child. 'xmas' : data from self-completion questionnaire on Christmas expenditure for selected child. 'child' : data from interview with selected child, covering pocket money, earnings from employment, items child aspires to own, attitudes to area, knowledge of family income and expenditure, child/parent interactions on finance, career aspirations. Multi-stage stratified random sample full details of sampling procedure may be found in the codebook Face-to-face interview Self-completion Diaries CAPI was used for the interviews 1995 ADOPTED CHILDREN ADULTS AGE ALCOHOL USE ATTITUDES AUDIO EQUIPMENT BANK ACCOUNTS BATHROOMS BED COVERINGS BEDROOMS BICYCLES BOOKS BUILDING SOCIETY AC... CALCULATORS CAMERAS CAMPING SITES CARE OF DEPENDANTS CARPETS CHARITABLE ORGANIZA... CHIEF INCOME EARNERS CHILD CARE CHILD MINDERS CHILD MINDING CHILD WORKERS CHILDREN CINEMA ATTENDANCE CLOTHING COHABITATION COMMUTING COMPACT DISC PLAYERS COMPANIES COMPANY CARS COMPUTERS CONFECTIONERY CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMPTION COOKING FACILITIES COSTS COUNCIL TAX CULTURAL GOODS CULTURAL PARTICIPATION CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS Children Consumption and con... DANCE DEBTS DECISION MAKING DIGITAL GAMES DISC RECORDINGS DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DIVORCE DOMESTIC APPLIANCES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC VALUE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL GRANTS EDUCATIONAL INSTITU... EDUCATIONAL VISITS ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ETHNIC GROUPS EXPENDITURE FAMILIES FAMILY INFLUENCE FAMILY MEMBERS FATHER S EDUCATIONA... FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOOD FOSTER CHILDREN FRIENDS FRINGE BENEFITS FURNITURE FURTHER EDUCATION Family life and mar... GARAGES GAS SUPPLY GENDER GIFTS GRANDPARENTS Great Britain HANDICRAFTS HEATING SYSTEMS HIGHER EDUCATION IN... HIRE PURCHASE HOBBIES HOLIDAY CAMPS HOLIDAYS HOLIDAYS ABROAD HOME OWNERSHIP HOTELS HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLD PETS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING TENURE INCOME INDOOR SPORTS INDUSTRIES INFANTS INSURANCE INSURANCE PREMIUMS INTERPERSONAL INFLU... INVESTMENT RETURN JOB DESCRIPTION JOB HUNTING KITCHENS KNOWLEDGE AWARENESS LANDLORDS LAVATORIES LEISURE TIME ACTIVI... LIFE STYLES LOANS MANAGERS MARITAL HISTORY MARITAL STATUS MEALS MOBILE HOMES MORTGAGES MOTHER AND TODDLER ... MOTHER S EDUCATIONA... MOTHER S OCCUPATION MOTOR VEHICLES MUSEUMS MUSIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NATIONAL VOCATIONAL... NEIGHBOURHOODS NURSERY SCHOOLS OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONS ONE PARENT FAMILIES OVERTIME PARENT ATTITUDE PARENT CHILD RELATI... PARENT RESPONSIBILITY PARENTAL CENSORSHIP PARENTAL ENCOURAGEMENT PARENTAL ROLE PARENTAL SUPERVISION PARENTS PARKS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS BUSINESS PEER GROUP RELATION... PENSIONS PERIODICALS PERSONAL DEBT REPAY... PERSONAL FASHION GOODS PICTURES PLAY PLAY GROUPS POCKET MONEY POVERTY PREGNANCY PRICES PRIVATE GARDENS PRIVATE PENSIONS PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PROFITS PUBLIC SECTOR PURCHASING QUALIFICATIONS RADIO RECEIVERS RATES REBATES RECREATIONAL FACILI... RENTED ACCOMMODATION RENTS RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RESTAURANTS ROOM SHARING ROOMS SAVINGS SAVOURY SNACKS SCHOOL UNIFORM SCHOOLS SECONDHAND GOODS SELF EMPLOYED SHOPPING SIBLINGS SMALL BUSINESSES SMOKING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES L... SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOUND RECORDINGS SPORT SPORT SPECTATORSHIP SPORTS CLUBS SPORTS EQUIPMENT SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING SUPERVISORS TAPE RECORDERS TELEPHONES TELEVISION RECEIVERS TERMINATION OF SERVICE TEXTILE PRODUCTS TIED HOUSING TIME TOBACCO TOP MANAGEMENT TOURIST ACCOMMODATION TOYS AND GAMES TRANSPORT TRAVEL UNEARNED INCOME UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSITIES VIDEO RECORDERS VIDEO RECORDINGS VISITS PERSONAL VISITS TO RECREATIO... VOLUNTARY ORGANIZAT... WAGES WATER RECREATIONAL ... WEALTH WIDOWED WOMEN S ROLE WORKING MOTHERS WRITING MATERIALS YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS

Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Attention to newspapers and television, degree of political interest, attitude towards election, perceived differences between political parties. Opinion of Liberal and Scottish National Party campaigns, opinion on the various political parties. Knowledge, perception of party position/record on, and own opinion on: prices, strikes, unemployment, pensions, housing, North Sea Oil, Common Market, nationalisation, social services, wage controls. Party identification and strength of support, frequency of discussion about politics. Party preferences, opinion on best government (in general and in October 1974). Respondents were asked to give marks out of ten to political parties and personalities. Party membership, degree of political activity. Attitude to power held by unions/big business. Prediction for incomes, prices, unemployment and Britain's economy. Comparison of Britain's government and industry with that of Europe. Attitude to politicians, personal financial status, change/getting ahead, political parties, life in general, today's standards, local government, own occupation, the government's achievements. Likes and dislikes of the Conservative, Liberal, Labour and Scottish National parties. Whether respondents felt the following had 'gone too far': sex and race equality, police handling of demonstrations, law breakers, pornography, modern teaching methods, abortion, welfare benefits, military cuts. Whether respondents agree/disagree with the suggestion that government should: establish comprehensives, increase cash to health service, repatriate immigrants, control land, increase foreign aid, toughen on crime, control pollution, give workers more say, curb Communists, spend on poverty, redistribute wealth, decentralise power, preserve countryside. Most/least important government aims. Assessment of chances of Liberals, Nationalists. Opinion on best type of government (in general and in October 1974). Expected October 1974 result. Background Variables Age, sex, marital status, place of residence during childhood, subjective class, forced subjective class, family class. Tenure, type and length of residence. Employment status, degree of responsibility in and training for job (for respondent and spouse). Experience of unemployment in household, income. Trade union membership (respondent and spouse) socio-economic group. Multi-stage, self-weighting, stratified probability sample designed to represent the eligible British electorate in 1974 Face-to-face interview 1974 ABORTION ACHIEVEMENT AGE AID ATTITUDES AUTHORITY BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESSES CENSORSHIP CHILDHOOD CHILDREN CIVIL AND POLITICAL... CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS COMMUNISM COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... COST OF LIVING COUNTRYSIDE CONSERV... CRIME AND SECURITY DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ELDERLY ELECTION CAMPAIGNS ELECTIONS ELECTORAL ISSUES EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PLANN... EQUALITY BETWEEN TH... EUROPEAN ECONOMIC C... EUROPEAN UNION FAMILIES FATHER S OCCUPATION FATHER S OCCUPATION... FATHERS FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FORECASTING GENDER GOVERNMENT Great Britain HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER EDUCATION HOME OWNERSHIP HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEWIVES HOUSING HOUSING TENURE HUMAN SETTLEMENT INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIES INFLATION JOB SATISFACTION LABOUR DISPUTES LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LAND USE LAW ENFORCEMENT LIBERAL PARTY GREAT... LOCAL GOVERNMENT MARITAL STATUS MEMBERSHIP MILITARY POWER MORTGAGES NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONALIZATION NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OCCUPATIONS OIL RESOURCES PERIODICALS READERSHIP PERSONAL EFFICACY PETROLEUM INDUSTRY PLAID CYMRU POLICING POLITICAL ACTION POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL AWARENESS POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR POLITICAL COALITIONS POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTICIPA... POLITICAL POWER POLITICIANS POLLUTION CONTROL POPULATION MIGRATION PORNOGRAPHY POVERTY PRESERVATION OF MON... PRICES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROFITS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY OF LIFE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION REGIONAL GOVERNMENT RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS BEHAVIOUR RENTED ACCOMMODATION REPATRIATION RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY SATISFACTION SCOTTISH NATIONAL P... SELF EMPLOYED SEX DISCRIMINATION SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL CONFORMITY SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL ORIGIN SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL VALUES SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSE S OCCUPATION... SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE CONTROL STATE RETIREMENT PE... STRIKES STUDENTS TAXATION TEACHING METHODS TELEVISION TELEVISION VIEWING TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNIONS TRUST UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT VOTING BEHAVIOUR VOTING INTENTION WAGE DETERMINATION WAGES WAGES POLICY WELFARE POLICY WORKERS PARTICIPATION

Sampling Procedure Comment: Probability Sample: Stratified Sample

The International Social Justice Project (ISJP) is an international research project involving social scientists from twelve countries. The aim of the project is to compare attitudes to social justice and social inequality among populations. The focus of the study is on the political, economic, social and moral aspects and conditions of perceived distributive justice, and thus on the legitimation of social inequality in the societies studied. The survey was conducted in thirteen countries in 1991, in six countries in 1996, only in East and West Germany in 2000, and in six countries in 2006. The data set described here contains the data from the 2006 survey in Germany.

Topics: Estimated percentage of poor people in the country; expected development of the percentage of poor people; reasons for poverty; estimated percentage of rich people in the country; expected development of the percentage of rich people; reasons for wealth; experience of injustice: experience of discrimination due to religion, sex, social background, age, region, political beliefs, race or ethnic group, too little money, appearance, or other reasons; opinion on different statements on income differences; factors that should have influence in determining the level of pay for an employee and factors that actually determine pay (education, working conditions, effort, family size, responsibility, seniority, and sex); role of government in the country (should guarantee minimum standards of living, upper limit on earnings, provision of jobs); satisfaction with the political system in the country and with different life areas (income, job, standard of living); satisfaction with life as a whole; household income; job income; evaluation of job income; income deserved from own job; estimated actual income of a chairman and a worker; evaluation of this income; income deserved from the job of a chairman and of a worker; opinion on income differences in the country; political participation; political action; election intention and party preference (Sunday question); opinion on different statements (politicians do not care, voters have a real choice, same chance of a fair trial, government does the right thing, government for benefit of all); left-right self-placement; equality of opportunities in the country; equality of opportunities: reward for effort, people get what they need, reward for intelligence and skills, concept of fairness (e.g. equal share to everyone, equal opportunities, etc.); concept of what is just and unjust; self-rating of class; self-assessment of social standing; important factors for having a high social standing in society (social background, skills and talent, hard work, connections, one’s sex, belonging to a particular racial or ethnic group, and luck); voted in last election; party voted for in last election; party identification; kind of political party (liberal-conservative scale); father had a job when the respondent was 15; reason why father was not working; job father: employment status; Berufsstellung; type of ISCO; respondent belongs to a church or religious denomination; denomination; frequency of attending church or religious services; kind of income sources; main income source; evaluation of job income; continuous unemployment benefits, social welfare, statutory pension, and student grant per month; evaluation of unemployment benefits, social welfare, statutory pension, and student grant; just unemployment benefits, social welfare, statutory pension, and student grant; welfare state: attitude towards the social welfare system in the country (scale); evaluation of various areas of government spending; general-grid-group scale: consent to general statements (redistribution of income by the government, little that people can do to change the course of their lives (fatalism), people challenge authority too often, people with money should be left to enjoy it (individualism), breaking the law, private enterprises need to be controlled, inequality, the world is getting better); attitude towards provisions for old age (public pension system should contribute to greater equality, individual responsibility, better to spend money today, higher pension for those people who earned more, should cover basic needs, makes no sense to prepare for old age (fatalism), prosperity for careers, lower pensions for wealthy people, unjust for the young generation to receive lower pensions); rating of the amount of pensions; rating of the amount of ...

Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Attention to newspapers and television. Strength of political interest, attitude to election, perceived differences between political parties, opinion on Liberals and Scottish National Party. Opinion of Labour and Conservatives regarding rising prices. Knowledge, perception of parties' position/record on, and own opinion on: prices, strikes, unemployment, pensions, housing, North Sea Oil, Common Market, nationalisation, social services, wage controls and voluntary agreements, devolution, Scottish Assembly, Scottish Government. Should government: increase cash to health services, establish comprehensives, repatriate immigrants, control land, increase foreign aid, toughen up on crime, control pollution, give workers more power, curb Communists, spend on poverty, redistribute wealth, decentralise power, preserve countryside, maintain Catholic schools. Most/least important general aims. Degree of trust in Labour/Conservatives. Whether voted, when decided to vote, party preference (and strength of preference) second choice, vote in February/October 1974/1970, frequency of discussion about politics, party identification. Opinion on best type of government. Respondents were asked to give marks out of ten to political parties and personalities. Membership of party and/or political groups, political activity. Opinion on degree of power held by unions/big business. Predictions for: incomes, prices, unemployment, Britain's economy. Comparison of Britain's government and industry with that of Europe. Attitude towards: politicians, financial situation, chance of changing things, life in general, political parties, today's standards, occupation, local government, getting ahead, government's achievements. Likes/dislikes for Conservative, Labour, SNP and Liberals. Background Variables Age, sex, marital status, type of school attended, further education, tenure, type and length of residence, religion, extent of religiousness as a child and at present. Experience of unemployment in household, employment status (size of establishment) for respondent and spouse. Number of children. Income, trade union membership (respondent, spouse, and family). Place of residence during childhood. Respondent's and spouse's fathers' employment status, socio-economic group, social grade. Multi-stage, stratified Face-to-face interview 1974 1975 ACHIEVEMENT AGE AID ATTITUDES BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESSES CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CHILDHOOD CHILDREN CIVIL AND POLITICAL... CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS COMMUNISM COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... COST OF LIVING COUNTRYSIDE CONSERV... CRIME AND SECURITY DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ELDERLY ELECTION CAMPAIGNS ELECTIONS ELECTORAL ISSUES EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PLANN... EQUALITY BETWEEN TH... EUROPEAN ECONOMIC C... EUROPEAN UNION FAMILIES FATHER S OCCUPATION FATHER S OCCUPATION... FATHERS FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FORECASTING GENDER GOVERNMENT HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER EDUCATION HOME OWNERSHIP HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEWIVES HOUSING HOUSING TENURE HUMAN SETTLEMENT INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIES INFLATION JOB SATISFACTION LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LAND USE LAW ENFORCEMENT LIBERAL PARTY GREAT... LOCAL GOVERNMENT MARITAL STATUS MEMBERSHIP MORTGAGES NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONALIZATION NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OCCUPATIONS OIL RESOURCES PERIODICALS READERSHIP PERSONAL EFFICACY PETROLEUM INDUSTRY POLITICAL ACTION POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL AWARENESS POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR POLITICAL COALITIONS POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTICIPA... POLITICAL POWER POLITICIANS POLLUTION CONTROL POPULATION MIGRATION POVERTY PRESERVATION OF MON... PRICES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROFITS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY OF LIFE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS BEHAVIOUR RENTED ACCOMMODATION REPATRIATION RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY SATISFACTION SCOTTISH NATIONAL P... SELF EMPLOYED SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL ORIGIN SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL VALUES SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSE S OCCUPATION... SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE CONTROL STATE RETIREMENT PE... STRIKES STUDENTS Scotland TAXATION TELEVISION TELEVISION VIEWING TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNIONS TRUST UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT VOTING BEHAVIOUR VOTING INTENTION WAGE DETERMINATION WAGES WAGES POLICY WELFARE POLICY WORKERS PARTICIPATION

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes produced by opinion polls. One of the BSA's 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. Funding for BSA comes from a number of sources (including government departments, the Economic and Social Research Council and other research foundations), but the final responsibility for the coverage and wording of the annual questionnaires rests with NatCen Social Research (formerly Social and Community Planning Research). The BSA has been conducted every year since 1983, except in 1988 and 1992 when core funding was devoted to the British Election Study (BES).Further information about the series and links to publications may be found on the NatCen Social Research British Social Attitudes webpage. Main Topics:Each year, the BSA 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 are asked regularly, others less often. Cross-indexes of those questions asked more than once appear in the reports. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 1987 ABILITY ABORTION ACCESS TO COUNTRYSIDE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACID RAIN ADOPTION AGE AID AIDS DISEASE AIR POLLUTION AIR TRAFFIC NOISE APPLICATION FOR EMP... ARMED FORCES ARTIFICIAL INSEMINA... ASPIRATION ASSOCIATIONS ATTITUDES AUTOMATION BONUS PAYMENTS BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUSINESSES CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENSORSHIP CHANGING SOCIETY CHILD BENEFITS CHILD CARE CHILD PROTECTION CHILDREN CIVIL DISTURBANCES CLASS DIFFERENTIATION COMPUTERS CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... CONSUMER PROTECTION CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES COUNCILLORS COUNTRYSIDE COUNTRYSIDE CONSERV... CRIMINALS CULTURAL INTEGRATION CURRENCY DEVALUATION CURRICULUM DEATH PENALTY DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DEFENCE DENTAL TREATMENT DISABLED PERSONS DISARMAMENT DISCRIMINATION DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DIVORCE DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DOMESTIC TRADE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ADMINIS... EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL GRANTS EDUCATIONAL INTEGRA... EDUCATIONAL OPPORTU... EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS ELDERLY ELECTIONS ELECTORAL SYSTEMS EMPLOYEES EMPLOYER SPONSORED ... EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUN... EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ENVIRONMENT POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL PAY EQUALITY BETWEEN TH... ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN ECONOMIC C... EUROPEAN UNION EXAMINATIONS FAMILIES FAMILY ROLES FARMERS FARMING SYSTEMS FATHER S OCCUPATION FIELDS OF STUDY FINANCE FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FRAUD GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GOVERNMENT GREEN BELT AREAS HEALTH CONSULTATIONS HEALTH RELATED BIOT... HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER EDUCATION HOME BUYING HOME OWNERSHIP HOMOSEXUALITY HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALIZATION HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEWORK HOUSING HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING TENURE HUMAN SETTLEMENT IMPORT CONTROLS IN SERVICE TRAINING IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME TAX INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT INDUSTRIAL POLICY INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INDUSTRIES INFIDELITY INFLATION INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL RELAT... INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERPERSONAL INFLU... JOB DESCRIPTION JOB HUNTING JOB REQUIREMENTS JOB SATISFACTION JOB SHARING JOB VACANCIES JUDGMENTS LAW LABOUR MOBILITY LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LABOUR RELATIONS LAND AMELIORATION LAND USE LAW LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWFUL OPPOSITION LEISURE TIME ACTIVI... LIBERAL PARTY GREAT... LOCAL GOVERNMENT SE... MANAGEMENT MARITAL STATUS MARRIED WOMEN WORKERS MASS MEDIA MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL INSURANCE MEMBERSHIP MORAL CONCEPTS MOTHER TONGUE MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONALIZATION NATO NEIGHBOURHOODS NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NUCLEAR BASES NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY NUCLEAR WARFARE NUCLEAR WEAPONS OBLIGATIONS OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING OCCUPATIONS OFFICE EQUIPMENT OUTDOOR PURSUITS PARENT SCHOOL RELAT... PARENT TEACHER RELA... PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION PARTNERSHIPS BUSINESS PATIENTS PEACE PERFORMANCE PERSONAL EFFICACY PLAID CYMRU POLICE CORRUPTION POLICE SERVICES POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL COALITIONS POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL REPRESENT... POLITICIANS POLLUTION PORNOGRAPHY PRE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRE PRIMARY SCHOOLS PREMARITAL SEX PRICE CONTROL PRICE POLICY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRISON SYSTEM PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT SHARING PROFITS PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF LIFE RACIAL PREJUDICE RADIOACTIVE WASTES RATES REBATES RECREATIONAL FACILI... REDUNDANCY REFUSE RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RENTS RESEARCH FINANCE RESPONSIBILITY RETIREMENT RIGHT TO NON DISCRI... ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SATISFACTION SCHOOL DISCIPLINE SCHOOL LEAVING AGE SCOTTISH NATIONAL P... SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL CU... SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELF EMPLOYED SEX DISCRIMINATION SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR SHARES SICK PERSONS SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL CONFLICT SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC P... SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL INEQUALITY SOCIAL MOBILITY SOCIAL ORIGIN SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTEST SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL STRATIFICATION SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WORKERS SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPECIAL EDUCATION SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE AID STATE CONTROL STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATE RETIREMENT PE... STUDENT LOANS STUDENTS SUBSIDIES SUPERVISORS SURROGATE MOTHERS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAX EVASION TAXATION TEACHER ATTITUDE TEACHER SALARIES TEACHER STUDENT REL... TEACHING PROFESSION TENANTS HOME PURCHA... TERRORISM TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNION OFFICIALS TRADE UNIONS TRAFFIC NOISE TRAINING TRAINING COURSES TRANSMISSION OF DIS... TRUST UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT VISITS TO RECREATIO... VOTING BEHAVIOUR VOTING INTENTION WAGE DETERMINATION WAGE INCREASES WAGES WAGES POLICY WATER POLLUTION WEALTHY PERSONS WILDLIFE PROTECTION WOMEN S EMPLOYMENT WOMEN S RIGHTS WORK ATTITUDE WORKERS PARTICIPATION WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING MOTHERS WORKING WOMEN WORLD WAR YOUTH

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes produced by opinion polls. One of the BSA's 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. Funding for BSA comes from a number of sources (including government departments, the Economic and Social Research Council and other research foundations), but the final responsibility for the coverage and wording of the annual questionnaires rests with NatCen Social Research (formerly Social and Community Planning Research). The BSA has been conducted every year since 1983, except in 1988 and 1992 when core funding was devoted to the British Election Study (BES).Further information about the series and links to publications may be found on the NatCen Social Research British Social Attitudes webpage. Main Topics:Each year, the BSA 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 are asked regularly, others less often. Cross-indexes of those questions asked more than once appear in the reports. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 1991 ABORTION ACCOUNTABILITY ACID RAIN AGE AGRICULTURAL PRODUC... AID AIR POLLUTION AIR TRAFFIC NOISE ALCOHOL USE ANIMAL TESTING ARMED FORCES ASIANS ASTROLOGY ATTITUDES BLACK PEOPLE BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESSES CAREER DEVELOPMENT CATHOLICISM CENSORSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CEREAL PRODUCTS CHARITABLE ORGANIZA... CHEMICALS CHILD BENEFITS CHILD CARE CHILDHOOD CHILDREN CIVIL AND POLITICAL... CIVIL DISTURBANCES CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS CLEANING CLEANING AGENTS COMMUNITY IDENTIFIC... CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONFECTIONERY CONSERVATION OF NATURE CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... CONSUMPTION TAX COOKING CORRUPTION COUNCILLORS COUNTRYSIDE CONSERV... CREDIT CRIME AND SECURITY CRIMINALS CULTURAL EXPENDITURE CULTURAL IDENTITY DAIRY PRODUCTS DANGEROUS MATERIALS DEATH PENALTY DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY DENTISTS DISABLED PERSONS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISCIPLINE DISCRIMINATION DIVORCE DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... EARLY RETIREMENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC POLICY EDIBLE FATS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL EXPENDI... EDUCATIONAL FINANCE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTU... EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS EGGS FOOD ELECTIONS ELECTORAL SYSTEMS EMERGENCY AND PROTE... EMPLOYEES EMPLOYER SPONSORED ... EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUN... EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SECURITY ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSE... ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL PAY EQUALITY BEFORE THE... EQUALITY BETWEEN TH... ETHICS ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN UNION EXAMINATIONS EXERCISE PHYSICAL A... 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