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. Latest Edition Information For the third edition (April 2017) data from the Public Health England modules on Alcohol, Dementia, Mental Health and Obesity from the self-completion questionnaires have been added to the dataset, following the publication of reports based on them. In addition, three variables have been replaced with new versions: BNationU (previously unpopulated); TVNews and WebNews (for both, a minor amendment to one value label only). 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. The BSA 2015 questionnaires included modules covering: attitudes to public spending, social welfare, politics, health, social class, the European Union, transport, food, alcohol, mental wellbeing, obesity, dementia and retirement and pensions. In 2015, the ISSP module was Work Orientations. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 2015 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACCESS TO PUBLIC SE... ADULTS AGE BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUSINESS OWNERSHIP CARE OF DEPENDANTS CARE STANDARDS CARS CENSORSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHARITABLE ORGANIZA... CHILD BENEFITS CHILDREN CITIZENSHIP CIVIL AND POLITICAL... CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... COST OF LIVING CULTURAL IDENTITY DEATH PENALTY DEBILITATIVE ILLNESS DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DEMENTIA DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DISABILITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC INDICATORS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL FEES ELDERLY EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EQUALITY BEFORE THE... ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN INTEGRATION EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN UNION MEMB... Education FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FATHER S OCCUPATION FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GENDER GENDER ROLE GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT ROLE HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER EDUCATION HOME OWNERSHIP HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITAL WAITING LISTS HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING CONSTRUCTION HOUSING POLICY HOUSING TENURE Health care service... Higher and further ... Housing INCOME INTERNATIONAL RELAT... INTERNET USE LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LIFE SATISFACTION LIVING CONDITIONS MARITAL STATUS NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONALITY NEWSPAPER READERSHIP OBESITY OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PATRIOTISM PENSIONS POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICS POVERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY OF LIFE RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RETIREMENT Retirement SATISFACTION WITH S... SELF EMPLOYED SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WELFARE PHIL... SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE HEALTH SERVICES STATE RESPONSIBILITY SUPERVISORY STATUS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... Social welfare poli... TELEVISION VIEWING TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRANSPORT TRUST IN GOVERNMENT Transport and travel WELL BEING SOCIETY WORKING CONDITIONS

Background
The 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.

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. In the 1999 survey, information was collected on a number of social issues including the following: political attitudes, housing, public spending, welfare, health care, labour market issues, English national identity, begging, education, the countryside, transport, and taste and decency in film and television. Demographic data were also collected. The topic of the ISSP element of the BSA questionnaire was social inequality. Standard Measures The questionnaires contain three scales developed by researchers involved in the British Social Attitudes survey series and the British Election Study (BES) series. These are: 'libertarian/authoritarian'; 'left/right'; and 'welfarist '. For details see the Technical Report on the 1999 BSA survey. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 1999 ACCESS TO FACILITIES ADOLESCENTS ADULTS AGE AGRICULTURE AID AMBULANCE SERVICES ASIANS ATTITUDES BEGGARS BLACK PEOPLE BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUSES BUSINESSES CAR PARKING AREAS CARE OF DEPENDANTS CARE OF THE ELDERLY CENSORSHIP CHILD CARE CHILD DAY CARE CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS CHILDREN CINEMA ATTENDANCE CLASS CONFLICT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COMMUNITIES CONSTITUTIONS CORRUPTION COSTS COUNTRYSIDE CULTURAL IDENTITY CYCLE LANES CYCLING DEATH PENALTY DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING DENTAL TREATMENT DENTISTS DISABLED PERSONS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DONATIONS TO CHARITY DRIVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL EXPENDI... EDUCATIONAL FEES EDUCATIONAL GRANTS EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EQUALITY BEFORE THE... ETHNIC CONFLICT ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES EUROPEAN UNION FATHERS FERTILITY TREATMENT FILMS FOOD FOOD SAFETY FRAUD FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT FUMES GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GENETIC ENGINEERING GOVERNMENT POLICY HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES HOME BUYING HOME OWNERSHIP HOMELESSNESS HOMOSEXUALITY HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOSPITAL SERVICES HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING TENURE ILL HEALTH IMMIGRANTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIES INTERGROUP RELATIONS INTERNATIONAL COOPE... INTERNET INVESTMENT JOB CHARACTERISTICS JOB CREATION JOB HUNTING JUDGMENTS LAW LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LABOUR MIGRATION LABOUR RELATIONS LANDLORDS LEAVE LEGISLATION MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS MANAGERS MARITAL STATUS MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL INSURANCE MINIMUM WAGES MONARCHY MONEY MORAL VALUES MOTHERS MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONAL PRIDE NATIONALISM NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS NURSES OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS ONE PARENT FAMILIES ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION ORGANIC FARMING ORGANIZATIONS PARENTAL ROLE PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS BUSINESS PATERNITY LEAVE PATRIOTISM PEDESTRIANS PERFORMANCE PERIODICALS PETROL PLASTIC SURGERY POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL SYSTEMS PORNOGRAPHY POVERTY PRE PRIMARY EDUCATION PREMARITAL SEX PREMATURE BIRTHS PRICES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PROPORTIONAL REPRES... PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALIFICATIONS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RACIAL PREJUDICE RAILWAY TRANSPORT REFERENDUMS RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RESIDENTIAL CARE OF... RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RESPONSIBILITY RETIREMENT RETRAINING ROAD TAX ROAD TOLL CHARGES ROAD TRAFFIC ROADS RURAL AREAS SCHOOL DISCIPLINE SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELF EMPLOYED SET ASIDE LAND SEX EDUCATION SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION SHARES SICK PERSONS SINGLE EUROPEAN CUR... SMOKING SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL INEQUALITY SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL WELFARE EXPE... SOCIAL WELFARE PHIL... SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCA... SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATE RETIREMENT PE... STUDENT LOANS STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISORS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAXATION TELEVISION CHANNELS TELEVISION PROGRAMMES TELEVISION VIEWING TERMINALLY ILL TERMINATION OF SERVICE TERTIARY EDUCATION THEFT TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNIONS TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT UPPER HOUSE URBAN AREAS VIDEO RECORDERS VIDEO RECORDINGS VOCATIONAL EDUCATIO... VOTING BEHAVIOUR VOTING INTENTION WAGES WALKING WEALTHY PERSONS WHITE PEOPLE WILDLIFE PROTECTION WOODLANDS WORK ATTITUDE WORKING CLASS

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. 1986 ABORTION ACCESS TO COUNTRYSIDE ACID RAIN ADVICE AGE AID AIR POLLUTION AIR TRAFFIC NOISE ANIMAL PRODUCTS ARMED FORCES ASSOCIATIONS ATTITUDES BUSINESSES CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENSORSHIP CEREAL PRODUCTS CHANGING SOCIETY CHILD BENEFITS CHILD CARE CHILDREN CIVIL DISTURBANCES COHABITATION CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... CONSUMER PROTECTION COST OF LIVING COUNTRYSIDE COUNTRYSIDE CONSERV... CURRENCY DEVALUATION DAIRY PRODUCTS DEATH PENALTY DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING DEFENCE DENTAL TREATMENT DISABLED PERSONS DISARMAMENT DISCRIMINATION DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DIVORCE DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DOMESTIC TRADE DRIVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC AID ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ELDERLY EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUN... EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEM... EQUAL EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN ECONOMIC C... EUROPEAN UNION FAMILY COHESION FAMILY ENVIRONMENT FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY SIZE FARMERS FARMING SYSTEMS FATHERS FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISH AS FOOD FOOD FOOD AND NUTRITION FORECASTING FRIENDS FRUIT FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GOVERNMENT GRANTS GREEN PARTY UNITED ... HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES HOME OWNERSHIP HOSPITAL SERVICES HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEWORK HOUSING HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING TENURE IMMIGRATION IMPORT CONTROLS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME TAX INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT INDUSTRIAL POLICY INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INDUSTRIES INFLATION INTERCEPTION OF COM... INTERNATIONAL RELAT... INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERPERSONAL COMMU... INTERPERSONAL RELAT... JOB DESCRIPTION JOB HUNTING JOB REQUIREMENTS JOB SHARING JUDGMENTS LAW LABOUR MOBILITY LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LABOUR RELATIONS LAND AMELIORATION LAW AND JUSTICE LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWFUL OPPOSITION LEGISLATION LEISURE TIME ACTIVI... LIBERAL PARTY GREAT... LOANS MANAGEMENT MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGE MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION MEAT MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL INSURANCE MEMBERSHIP MILITARY EXPENDITURE MIXED MARRIAGES MORAL VALUES MOTHERS MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONALIZATION NATO NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NUCLEAR BASES NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY NUCLEAR WARFARE NUCLEAR WEAPONS NURSES OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONS OFFENCES OUTDOOR PURSUITS PARENT CHILD RELATI... PARENT RESPONSIBILITY PARENTAL ROLE PARENTS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PEACE PERFORMANCE PERSONAL EFFICACY PLACE OF RESIDENCE PLAID CYMRU POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL COALITIONS POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL POWER POLITICS POVERTY PRICE CONTROL PRICE POLICY PRISON SYSTEM PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT SHARING PROFITS PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUNISHMENT QUALIFICATIONS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RACIAL PREJUDICE RADIOACTIVE WASTES RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RENTS RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RETIREMENT RETRAINING ROADS ROLES RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SATISFACTION SCOTTISH NATIONAL P... SELF EMPLOYED SHARES SIBLINGS SICK PERSONS SLIMMING DIETS SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC P... SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL LIFE SOCIAL ORIGIN SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL STRATIFICATION SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL VALUES SOCIAL WELFARE SPEED LIMITS SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE AID STATE CONTROL STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATE RETIREMENT PE... STUDENTS SUBSIDIES SUGAR SUPERVISORS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAXATION TENANTS HOME PURCHA... TERMINATION OF SERVICE TERRORISM TRADE UNION OFFICIALS TRADE UNIONS TRAFFIC NOISE TRAFFIC OFFENCES TRAFFIC REGULATIONS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS URBAN AREAS VEGETABLES VEGETARIANISM VIRTUES AND VICES VISITS PERSONAL VOTING BEHAVIOUR WAGE INCREASES WAGES WAGES POLICY WATER POLLUTION WILDLIFE PROTECTION WORKERS PARTICIPATION WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING MOTHERS 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. The BSA 2012 questionnaires included modules covering: attitudes to public spending, social welfare, transport, health, disability, education, child maintenance, end of life care, and politics. In 2012, the ISSP module was Family, Work and Gender Roles, carried on version A of the BSA self-completion questionnaire (Questions 1a-33). Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 2012 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ADULTS AGE AIR TRAVEL ATTITUDES BEREAVEMENT BICYCLES BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUSES CARE OF DEPENDANTS CARE OF THE DISABLED CARS CENSORSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILD BENEFITS CHILD CARE CHILDREN CIVIL AND POLITICAL... CLIMATE CHANGE CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... COUNSELLING DEATH PENALTY DEBILITATIVE ILLNESS DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISCRIMI... DISABLED PERSONS DISCRIMINATION DRIVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ELDERLY EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ENVIRONMENTAL AWARE... ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EQUALITY BEFORE THE... ETHNIC GROUPS FAMILIES FAMILY BENEFITS FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY ROLES FATHER S OCCUPATION FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FLEXIBLE WORKING TIME FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GENDER GENDER ROLE GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT ROLE GRANDCHILDREN GRANDPARENTS Gender and gender r... HEALTH HEALTH CONSULTATIONS HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER EDUCATION HOME OWNERSHIP HOSPITAL SERVICES HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING TENURE HUMAN RIGHTS Health care service... Higher and further ... IMMIGRANTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFIDELITY INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET USE INTERPERSONAL TRUST JOB SECURITY LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LIFE SATISFACTION LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING WILLS LOW PAY MARITAL STATUS NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONALITY NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONS OLYMPIC GAMES ONE PARENT FAMILIES PARALYMPIC GAMES PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS PERSONAL POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICIANS POVERTY PREJUDICE PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT Political behaviour... QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY OF LIFE REDUNDANCY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RETIREMENT ROAD TRAFFIC POLLUTION RURAL AREAS SATISFACTION SAVINGS SELF EMPLOYED SICKNESS AND DISABI... SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL INEQUALITY SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE PHIL... SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE HEALTH SERVICES STATE RESPONSIBILITY SUPERVISORY STATUS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... Social welfare poli... TAXATION TELEPHONES TELEVISION VIEWING TERMINALLY ILL TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNIONS TRUST TRUST IN GOVERNMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS URBAN AREAS WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING MOTHERS

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. In the 2000 survey, information was collected on a number of social issues including the following: political attitudes, democracy and political participation, constitutional change, social trust, public spending and welfare, health care, labour market issues, cohabitation and marriage, teenage pregnancies, education, transport and genetics. Demographic data were also collected. The topic of the ISSP element of the BSA questionnaire was 'environment'. Standard Measures The questionnaires contain three scales developed by researchers involved in the British Social Attitudes survey series and the British Election Study (BES) series. These are: 'libertarian/authoritarian'; 'left/right'; and 'welfarist '. For details see the Technical Report on the 2000 BSA survey. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 2000 ACCESS TO FACILITIES ADULTS AGE APPLICATION FOR EMP... ASIANS ATTITUDES BLACK PEOPLE BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUSES BUSINESSES CAR PARKING AREAS CARE OF DEPENDANTS CARE OF THE ELDERLY CENSORSHIP CHILD CARE CHILD DAY CARE CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS CHILDREN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COMMUNITIES CONGENITAL DISORDERS CONSTITUTIONS COSTS COUNTRYSIDE CULTURAL IDENTITY CYCLE LANES CYCLING DEATH PENALTY DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING DISABLED PERSONS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DONATIONS TO CHARITY DRIVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL EXPENDI... EDUCATIONAL FEES EDUCATIONAL GRANTS EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EQUALITY BEFORE THE... ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES EUROPEAN UNION FATHERS FERTILITY TREATMENT FILMS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT FUMES GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GENETIC ENGINEERING GENETIC SCREENING GENETICS GOVERNMENT POLICY HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES HOME BUYING HOME OWNERSHIP HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOSPITAL SERVICES HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING TENURE ILL HEALTH IMMIGRANTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIES INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL COOPE... INTERNET INVESTMENT JOB CHARACTERISTICS JOB CREATION JOB HUNTING JUDGMENTS LAW LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LABOUR MIGRATION LABOUR RELATIONS LANDLORDS LEGISLATION MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS MANAGERS MARITAL STATUS MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL INSURANCE MINIMUM WAGES MONEY MORAL VALUES MOTHERS MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONAL PRIDE NATIONALISM NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS NURSES OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS ONE PARENT FAMILIES ORGANIZATIONS PARENTAL ROLE PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS BUSINESS PEDESTRIANS PERFORMANCE PERIODICALS PETROL POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL SYSTEMS PORNOGRAPHY POVERTY PRICES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PROPORTIONAL REPRES... PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALIFICATIONS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RACIAL PREJUDICE RAILWAY TRANSPORT RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RESPONSIBILITY RETIREMENT RETRAINING ROAD TAX ROAD TOLL CHARGES ROAD TRAFFIC ROADS RURAL AREAS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELF EMPLOYED SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR SHARES SINGLE EUROPEAN CUR... SMOKING SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL INEQUALITY SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL WELFARE EXPE... SOCIAL WELFARE PHIL... SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATE RETIREMENT PE... STUDENT LOANS SUPERVISORS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAXATION TELEVISION CHANNELS TELEVISION PROGRAMMES TELEVISION VIEWING TERMINATION OF SERVICE TERTIARY EDUCATION THEFT TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNIONS TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT UPPER HOUSE URBAN AREAS VIDEO RECORDINGS VOCATIONAL EDUCATIO... VOTING BEHAVIOUR VOTING INTENTION WAGES WALKING WEALTHY PERSONS WHITE PEOPLE WILDLIFE PROTECTION WORK ATTITUDE WORKING CLASS

Background
The 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.

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. In the 1997 survey, information was collected on a number of social issues including: political attitudes, housing, public spending, welfare, health care, labour market issues, Europe, the countryside, transport and charitable giving. Demographic data were also collected. The 1997 survey also contained a set of open-ended questions exploring people's likes and dislikes about the Labour and Conservative parties. The topic of the ISSP element of the 1997 BSA questionnaire was work orientations. Standard Measures The questionnaires contain three scales developed by researchers involved in the British Social Attitudes survey series and the British Election Study (BES) series. These are: libertarian/authoritarian';left/right'; and `welfarist'. For details see the Technical Report on the 1997 BSA survey. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 1997 AGE AGRICULTURAL PRODUC... AGRICULTURE ANXIETY APARTMENTS APPLICATION FOR EMP... ARTS ASSOCIATIONS ATTITUDES BICYCLES BORDER CONTROLS BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUSES BUSINESSES CAR PARKING AREAS CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHARITABLE ORGANIZA... CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY SAFETY COMPANY CARS CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... COSTS COUNTRYSIDE CULTURAL EVENTS CULTURAL IDENTITY CULTURAL INTEGRATION CURRENCIES CYCLE LANES DECISION MAKING DEFENCE DEVELOPMENT DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DRIVING DRUG TRAFFICKING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COMPETITION ECONOMIC VALUE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ENTERTAINMENT ENVIRONMENT POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSE... ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEM... EQUALITY BEFORE THE... ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN UNION FAMILIES FAMILY ROLES FARMING SYSTEMS FATIGUE PHYSIOLOGY FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOOTPATHS FOREIGN POLICY FORESTRY FRIENDS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT FUMES GAMBLING GENDER GIFTS GOVERNING BOARDS ED... GREEN BELT AREAS GREEN PARTY UNITED ... HEALTH SERVICES HOME BUYING HOME OWNERSHIP HOME SELLING HOMOSEXUALITY HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSEWORK HOUSING HOUSING NEEDS HOUSING SHORTAGES HOUSING TENURE IMMIGRATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INDUSTRIES INFLATION INFORMATION INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL COOPE... INTERNATIONAL ROLE INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERPERSONAL RELAT... JOB HUNTING JOB SATISFACTION JOB SECURITY JOB VACANCIES LABOUR MARKET LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LABOUR RELATIONS LANDLORDS LAWFUL OPPOSITION LEAVE LEGISLATION LEISURE TIME ACTIVI... LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES MANAGEMENT MANAGERS MANUAL WORKERS MARITAL STATUS MASS MEDIA BIAS MEMBERSHIP MONUMENTS MORAL VALUES MORTGAGES MOTIVATION MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL CHARACTER NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL IDENTITY NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OCCUPATIONS OPEN SPACES AND REC... ORGANIC FARMING PARENT TEACHER ASSO... PARENTS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS BUSINESS PERFORMANCE PETROL PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL EXTREMISM POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL ISSUES POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL UNIFICATION POLITICIANS POLLUTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIZES REWARDS PROFITS PROPORTIONAL REPRES... PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC OWNERSHIP PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALIFICATIONS RECREATIONAL FACILI... RECRUITMENT REFUSE RELIGION RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RENTS RESIDENTIAL AREAS RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RETAIL TRADE RIGHT OF WAY ROAD TOLL CHARGES ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE ROADS ROOMS RURAL AREAS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELF EMPLOYED SET ASIDE LAND SHOPPING AREAS SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL PROTEST SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL VALUES SOCIAL WELFARE SPORT SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSE S OCCUPATION... SPOUSES STATE AID STATE RETIREMENT PE... STRESS PSYCHOLOGICAL SUBURBS SUPERVISORS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAXATION TELEVISION NEWS TELEVISION VIEWING TENANTS HOME PURCHA... TERMINATION OF SERVICE TIED HOUSING TIME TOLERANCE TOURISM TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNIONS TRAINING TRAINS TRANSPORT TRAVEL UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS VOLUNTARY ORGANIZAT... WAGES WALKING WASTE LANDS WOODLANDS WORK ATTITUDE WORKERS RIGHTS WORKING CONDITIONS WORKPLACE

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. The BSA 2013 questionnaires included modules covering: attitudes to public spending, social welfare, transport, health, Scottish independence, education, starting a business, immigration and equality. In 2013, the ISSP module was National Identity, carried on version A of the BSA self-completion questionnaire. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 2013 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ADULTS AGE AIR TRAVEL ATTITUDES BEREAVEMENT BICYCLES BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUSES BUSINESS FORMATION BUSINESS OWNERSHIP CARE OF DEPENDANTS CARE OF THE DISABLED CARS CENSORSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILD BENEFITS CHILD CARE CHILDREN CITIZENSHIP CIVIL AND POLITICAL... CLIMATE CHANGE CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... COUNSELLING CULTURAL IDENTITY CULTURAL INTEGRATION DEATH PENALTY DEBILITATIVE ILLNESS DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISCRIMI... DISABLED PERSONS DISCRIMINATION DRIVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ELDERLY EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ENVIRONMENTAL AWARE... ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EQUALITY BEFORE THE... ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN INTEGRATION EUROPEAN UNION Environment and con... FAMILIES FAMILY BENEFITS FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY ROLES FATHER S OCCUPATION FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FLEXIBLE WORKING TIME FOREIGN STUDENTS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GENDER GENDER ROLE GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT ROLE Gender and gender r... General health and ... HEALTH HEALTH CONSULTATIONS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HIGHER EDUCATION HOME OWNERSHIP HOMOSEXUALITY HOSPITAL SERVICES HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING TENURE HUMAN RIGHTS Higher and further ... IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONAL RELAT... INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET USE INTERPERSONAL TRUST JOB SECURITY LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LIFE SATISFACTION LIVING CONDITIONS LOW PAY MARITAL STATUS MOBILE PHONES NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONALITY NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONS ONE PARENT FAMILIES PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS PERSONAL PATRIOTISM POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICIANS POVERTY PREJUDICE PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY OF LIFE REDUNDANCY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RETIREMENT ROAD TRAFFIC POLLUTION RURAL AREAS SATISFACTION SAVINGS SELF EMPLOYED SELF GOVERNMENT SICKNESS AND DISABI... SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL INEQUALITY SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE PHIL... SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPEED LIMITS SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE HEALTH SERVICES STATE RESPONSIBILITY SUPERVISORY STATUS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... Social welfare poli... TAXATION TELEPHONES TELEVISION VIEWING TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNIONS TRUST TRUST IN GOVERNMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS URBAN AREAS WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING MOTHERS

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. For the 2002 survey, information was collected on a number of social issues including the following: political attitudes, public spending and welfare, health care, labour market issues, national identity, education and transport. Demographic data were were also collected. The topic of the ISSP module for this year was family and Changing Gender Roles. Standard Measures The questionnaires contain three scales developed by researchers involved in the British Social Attitudes survey series and the British Election Study (BES) series. These are: 'libertarian/authoritarian'; 'left/right'; and 'welfarist'. For details see the forthcoming Technical Report on the 2002 BSA survey. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 2002 ABSENTEEISM ADULTS AGE AID AMBULANCE SERVICES APPLICATION FOR EMP... APPOINTMENTS ATTITUDES BICYCLES BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUSES BUSINESSES CARE OF DEPENDANTS CARE OF THE ELDERLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT CAREERS GUIDANCE CARS CENSORSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILD BENEFITS CHILD CARE CHILD DAY CARE CHILDREN CLASS SIZE COMPUTERS CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE COOKING COST OF LIVING CREDIT CYCLE LANES DEATH PENALTY DEBTS DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING DEFENCE DEMOCRACY DENTISTS DIGITAL GAMES DISABLED PERSONS DIVORCE DRIVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ADMINIS... EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL EXPENDI... EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES EDUCATIONAL TESTS EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUALITY BEFORE THE... ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN UNION EXAMINATIONS FAMILIES FAMILY ROLES FATHERS FATIGUE PHYSIOLOGY FINANCIAL RESOURCES FRAUD FREEDOM OF SPEECH FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GOVERNMENT POLICY HAPPINESS HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER EDUCATION HOME OWNERSHIP HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITAL WAITING LISTS HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEWORK HOUSING HOUSING TENURE INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIES INFORMATION SOURCES INTEREST FINANCE INTEREST GROUPS INTERNET INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT JOB CREATION JOB HUNTING JOB REQUIREMENTS JOB SATISFACTION LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LABOUR RELATIONS LANDLORDS LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATURE LOANS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOWER HOUSE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS MANAGERS MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGE MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL INSURANCE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MEN MONARCHY MONEY MORAL VALUES MOTHERS MOTOR VEHICLES MUSIC NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONAL PRIDE NEWS NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS NURSES OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS ONE PARENT FAMILIES ONLINE SHOPPING PARENT RESPONSIBILITY PARENT SCHOOL RELAT... PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PATERNITY LEAVE PEDESTRIANS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE... PETROL PHYSICIANS POLICE SERVICES POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTICIPA... POLITICAL SYSTEMS POLITICIANS POVERTY PRE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRICES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRISON SENTENCES PRISON SYSTEM PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE HEALTH SERV... PRIVATE PERSONAL PE... PRIVATE SECTOR PROMOTION JOB PROPORTIONAL REPRES... PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY OF LIFE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RACIAL PREJUDICE RAILWAY TRANSPORT REGIONAL ECONOMY REGIONAL GOVERNMENT RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE REMOTE BANKING RENTED ACCOMMODATION RETIREMENT RIGHT TO INFORMATION ROAD TAX ROAD TOLL CHARGES ROAD TRAFFIC ROADS RURAL AREAS SAVINGS SCHOOL DISCIPLINE SCHOOL LEAVING AGE SCHOOLTEACHERS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELECTIVE SCHOOLS SELF EMPLOYED SELF GOVERNMENT SINGLE EUROPEAN CUR... SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL INTERACTION SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL PROTEST SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL WELFARE EXPE... SOCIAL WELFARE PHIL... SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE HEALTH SERVICES STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATE RETIREMENT PE... STRESS PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDENT LOANS SUPERVISORY STATUS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAX RELIEF TAXATION TELEPHONE HELP LINES TEMPORARY HOUSING TERTIARY EDUCATION TIME TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNIONS TRANSITION FROM SCH... TRANSPORT TRUST UNEARNED INCOME UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNIVERSITIES UPPER HOUSE URBAN AREAS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOTING VOTING BEHAVIOUR WAGES WOMEN S ROLE WORK ATTITUDE WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING MOTHERS WORKING WOMEN

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. 1983 1991 ABILITY ABORTION ACCESS TO COUNTRYSIDE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACID RAIN ADOLESCENTS ADOPTION ADVERTISING ADVICE AGE AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUC... AGRICULTURE AID AIDS DISEASE AIR POLLUTION AIR TRAFFIC NOISE ALCOHOL USE ALLIANCE LIBERAL SD... ANIMAL PRODUCTS ANIMAL TESTING APPLICATION FOR EMP... ARMED FORCES ARTIFICIAL INSEMINA... ARTS ASIANS ASPIRATION ASSAULT ASSOCIATIONS ASTROLOGY ATTITUDE CHANGE ATTITUDES AUTOMATION BANKS BLACK PEOPLE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS BONUS PAYMENTS BRITISH POLITICAL P... BROADCASTING BROKEN FAMILIES BUILDING MAINTENANCE BURGLARY BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESSES CAPITALISM CARE OF DEPENDANTS CARE OF THE DISABLED CARE OF THE ELDERLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT CATHOLICISM CENSORSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CEREAL PRODUCTS CHANGING SOCIETY CHARITABLE ORGANIZA... CHEMICALS CHILD BENEFITS CHILD CARE CHILD DAY CARE CHILD MINDERS CHILD PROTECTION CHILDHOOD CHILDREN CHILDREN S RIGHTS CIVIL AND POLITICAL... CIVIL DISTURBANCES CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS CLASS DIFFERENTIATION CLEANING CLEANING AGENTS CLUBS COASTS COHABITATION COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY COMMUNICATION CONTROL COMMUNITY CHARGE COMMUNITY IDENTIFIC... COMPANY CARS COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS COMPUTERS CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONFECTIONERY CONSERVATION OF NATURE CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... CONSUMER PROTECTION CONSUMPTION TAX CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES COOKING CORRUPTION COST OF LIVING COUNCILLORS COUNTRYSIDE COUNTRYSIDE CONSERV... COURT CASES CREDIT CRIME AND SECURITY 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 GOVER... DECISION MAKING DEFENCE DELIVERY PREGNANCY DEMOCRACY DENTAL TREATMENT DENTISTS DEPRESSED AREAS DETENTION DISABLED PERSONS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISARMAMENT DISCIPLINE DISCRIMINATION DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DIVORCE DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DOMESTIC TRADE DRIVING DRUG ABUSE EARLY RETIREMENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC AID ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC POWER EDIBLE FATS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ADMINIS... EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL EXPENDI... EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL FINANCE EDUCATIONAL GRANTS EDUCATIONAL INFORMA... EDUCATIONAL INSTITU... EDUCATIONAL INTEGRA... EDUCATIONAL OPPORTU... EDUCATIONAL POLICY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL TESTS EGGS FOOD ELDERLY ELECTIONS ELECTORAL SYSTEMS EMIGRATION EMPLOYEES EMPLOYER SPONSORED ... EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUN... EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SECURITY ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSE... ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEM... EPIDEMIOLOGY EQUAL EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL PAY EQUALITY BEFORE THE... EQUALITY BETWEEN TH... EQUESTRIAN SPORTS ETHICS ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN ECONOMIC C... EUROPEAN UNION EUTHANASIA EXAMINATIONS EXERCISE PHYSICAL A... EXPECTATION EXPENDITURE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS EXPOSURE TO NOISE FAITH SCHOOLS FAMILIES FAMILY COHESION FAMILY ENVIRONMENT FAMILY LIFE FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY ROLES FAMILY SIZE FARMERS FARMING SYSTEMS FATHER S OCCUPATION FATHERS 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 AND NUTRITION FOOD PRODUCTION FOOTPATHS FORECASTING FOREIGN RELATIONS FOREST MANAGEMENT FORTUNE TELLING FRAUD FREE WILL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION FREEDOM OF SPEECH FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FRIENDS FRINGE BENEFITS FRUIT FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT FUMES FUND RAISING FUTURE SOCIETY GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GIFTS GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT POLICY GRANTS GREEN BELT AREAS GREEN PARTY UNITED ... GUNS HEALTH HEALTH CONSULTATIONS HEALTH FOODS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH RELATED BIOT... HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH VISITORS HEART DISEASES HEDGES HIGHER EDUCATION HIKING HOME BASED WORK HOME BUYING HOME OWNERSHIP HOMICIDE HOMOSEXUALITY HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITAL VISITING HOSPITALIZATION HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSEWORK HOUSING HOUSING ECONOMICS HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING TENURE HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN SETTLEMENT HUNTING IDENTITY IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMORTALITY IMMUNIZATION IMPORT CONTROLS IN SERVICE TRAINING IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME TAX INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT INDUSTRIAL POLICY INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INDUSTRIES INFIDELITY INFLATION INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMATION INNOVATION INTERCEPTION OF COM... INTEREST FINANCE INTERNAL POLITICAL ... INTERNATIONAL RELAT... INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INTERPERSONAL COMMU... INTERPERSONAL INFLU... INTERPERSONAL RELAT... INVESTMENT JOB CHANGING JOB DESCRIPTION JOB HUNTING JOB LOSSES JOB REQUIREMENTS JOB SATISFACTION JOB SHARING JOB VACANCIES JOURNALISTS JUDGMENTS LAW JUVENILE DELINQUENCY LABOUR DISPUTES LABOUR MIGRATION LABOUR MOBILITY LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LABOUR RELATIONS LAND AMELIORATION LAND USE LANDLORDS LAW LAW AND JUSTICE LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWFUL OPPOSITION LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LEGISLATURE LEISURE TIME LEISURE TIME ACTIVI... LIBERAL DEMOCRATS G... LIBERAL PARTY GREAT... LOANS LOCAL FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT SE... MANAGEMENT MANUFACTURING INDUS... MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGE MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION MARRIED WOMEN WORKERS MASS MEDIA MATERNITY LEAVE MEAT MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT A... MEDICAL INSURANCE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MEMBERSHIP MEN MILITARY EXPENDITURE MILK MIXED MARRIAGES MONARCHY MORAL BEHAVIOUR MORAL CONCEPTS MORAL VALUES MORTGAGES MOTHER TONGUE MOTHERS MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL CULTURES NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONALITY NATIONALIZATION NATO NEIGHBOURHOODS NEPOTISM NEWS ITEMS NEWSPAPER PRESS NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NUCLEAR BASES NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT... NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY NUCLEAR WARFARE NUCLEAR WEAPONS NURSES NURSING CARE NUTRIENTS OBLIGATIONS OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING OCCUPATIONS OFFENCES OFFICE EQUIPMENT OMBUDSMEN ONE PARENT FAMILIES OUTDOOR PURSUITS OVERTIME PARENT CHILD RELATI... PARENT PARTICIPATION PARENT RESPONSIBILITY PARENT SCHOOL RELAT... PARENT TEACHER RELA... PARENTAL DEPRIVATION PARENTAL ROLE PARENTS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION PARTNERSHIPS BUSINESS PATERNITY LEAVE PATIENTS PEACE PERFORMANCE PERSONAL EFFICACY PERSONAL FASHION GOODS PERSONAL IDENTIFICA... PESTICIDES PETROL PETROLEUM PHYSICIANS PICKETING PICNICKING PLACE OF RESIDENCE PLAID CYMRU PLANNED ECONOMY PLANT RESOURCES POLICE COMMUNITY RE... POLICE CORRUPTION POLICE SERVICES POLICING POLITICAL ACTION POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL AWARENESS POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL COALITIONS POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL EXTREMISM POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTICIPA... POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL REPRESENT... POLITICAL UNIFICATION POLITICIANS POLITICS POLLUTANTS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL POOR PERSONS POPULATION INCREASE PORNOGRAPHY POULTRY POVERTY PRAYER PRE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRE PRIMARY SCHOOLS PREDESTINATION PREJUDICE PREMARITAL SEX PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PRESS PRICE CONTROL PRICE POLICY PRICES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRISON SENTENCES PRISON SYSTEM PRISONERS PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL CONSUL... PROFESSIONAL OCCUPA... PROFIT SHARING PROFITS PROMOTION JOB PROTECTIONISM PROTEST MOVEMENTS PROTESTANTISM PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC INFORMATION 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 FACILI... RECRUITMENT REDUNDANCY REFUGEES REFUSE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RELIGIOUS

Background
The 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.

Background
The 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.

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. In 2004, three versions of the questionnaire were used for the fieldwork. Respondents are randomly assigned to one of the versions. Modules may have been included on one, two or three versions of the questionnaire (thus giving different sample sizes). The 2004 questionnaire covered attitudes to social housing, redistribution, views of the welfare state, expectations of and satisfaction with the National Health Service, ways of improving primary and secondary education, management-employee relations and life-cycle events. Version A of the self-completion questionnaire included a module of questions about citizenship, which formed the ISSP component of the 2004 BSA. Standard Measures The questionnaires contain three scales developed by researchers involved in the BSA and British Election Study (BES) series. These are: 'libertarian/authoritarian'; 'left/right'; and 'welfarist'. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 2004 ABSENTEEISM ADULTS AGE AID AIR TRANSPORT APPLICATION FOR EMP... APPOINTMENTS ATTITUDES BICYCLES BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUSES BUSINESSES CARE OF DEPENDANTS CARE OF THE ELDERLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT CARS CENSORSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILD BENEFITS CHILD CARE CHILD DAY CARE CHILDREN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENSHIP CITIZENSHIP SKILLS CLASS SIZE COMPUTERS CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE COOKING COST OF LIVING CREDIT DEATH PENALTY DEBTS DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING DEFENCE DEMOCRACY DENTISTS DIGITAL GAMES DISABLED PERSONS DIVORCE DONATIONS TO CHARITY DRIVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ADMINIS... EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL EXPENDI... EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES EDUCATIONAL TESTS EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUALITY BEFORE THE... ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN UNION EXAMINATIONS FAITH SCHOOLS FAMILIES FAMILY ROLES FATHERS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FRAUD FREEDOM OF SPEECH FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GENDER GENE THERAPY GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GENETIC SCREENING GENETICALLY MODIFIE... GOVERNMENT POLICY HAPPINESS HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER EDUCATION HOME OWNERSHIP HOMELESSNESS HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOSPITAL SERVICES HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING TENURE HUMAN GENETICS IMMIGRATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIES INFIDELITY INFORMATION SOURCES INTEREST FINANCE INTEREST GROUPS INTERNET INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT ISLAM JOB CREATION JOB HUNTING JOB SATISFACTION LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LABOUR RELATIONS LANDLORDS LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATURE LOANS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOWER HOUSE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS MANAGERS MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGE MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL INSURANCE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MENTAL HEALTH ATTIT... MONARCHY MONEY MORAL VALUES MOTHERS MOTOR VEHICLES MUSIC NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONAL PRIDE NEWS NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS NURSES OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS ONE PARENT FAMILIES ONLINE SHOPPING PARENT RESPONSIBILITY PARENT SCHOOL RELAT... PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PEDESTRIANS PHYSICIANS POLICE SERVICES POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTICIPA... POLITICAL SYSTEMS POLITICIANS POVERTY PRE PRIMARY EDUCATION PREMARITAL SEX PRICES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRISON SENTENCES PRISON SYSTEM PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE HEALTH SERV... PRIVATE PERSONAL PE... PRIVATE SECTOR PROMOTION JOB PROPORTIONAL REPRES... PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY OF LIFE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RACIAL PREJUDICE RAILWAY TRANSPORT REGIONAL ECONOMY REGIONAL GOVERNMENT RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RELIGIOUS CONFLICT REMOTE BANKING RENTED ACCOMMODATION RETIREMENT RIGHT TO INFORMATION ROAD TAX ROAD TOLL CHARGES ROAD TRAFFIC ROADS RURAL AREAS SAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS SAVINGS SCHOOL DISCIPLINE SCHOOL LEAVING AGE SCHOOLTEACHERS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELECTIVE SCHOOLS SELF EMPLOYED SELF GOVERNMENT SINGLE EUROPEAN CUR... SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL INTERACTION SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL PROTEST SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL WELFARE EXPE... SOCIAL WELFARE PHIL... SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE HEALTH SERVICES STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATE RETIREMENT PE... STUDENT LOANS SUPERVISORY STATUS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAX RELIEF TAXATION TELEPHONE HELP LINES TEMPORARY HOUSING TERTIARY EDUCATION TIME TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNIONS TRANSITION FROM SCH... TRANSPORT TRUST UNDERAGE SEX UNEARNED INCOME UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNIVERSITIES UPPER HOUSE URBAN AREAS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOTING VOTING BEHAVIOUR WAGES WOMEN S ROLE WORK ATTITUDE WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING MOTHERS WORKING WOMEN

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. In the 1993 survey, as well as the standard demographic and classificatory items, the following topics were covered: government spending and the National Health Service; labour market participation, the workplace, redundancy and employee decision-making; AIDS; primary and secondary school education; Northern Ireland; charitable giving; illegal drugs; sexual relations; the countryside; transport and the environment; European Community; economic issues and policies (including income and taxation); social security benefits and child maintenance; the environment (ISSP module); environmental consumerism. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 1993 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION ADOPTION AGE AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUC... AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES AID AIDS DISEASE AIR POLLUTION AMBULANCE SERVICES ANIMAL RIGHTS ANIMAL TESTING ARMED FORCES ATTITUDES BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS BONUS PAYMENTS BUSES BUSINESSES CANNABIS CAR PARKING AREAS CAR SHARING CAREERS GUIDANCE CATHOLICISM CENSORSHIP CHARITABLE ORGANIZA... CHEMICALS CHILD BEHAVIOUR CHILD BENEFITS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD PROTECTION CHILDREN CLINICAL TESTS AND ... COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COMMUNITY IDENTIFIC... COMMUTING CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONSERVATION OF NATURE COST OF LIVING COUNTRYSIDE COUNTRYSIDE CONSERV... CRIME AND SECURITY CULTURAL EXPENDITURE CULTURAL IDENTITY CURRENCIES CURRICULUM DEATH PENALTY DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY DENTISTS DISABLED PERSONS DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DRIVING DRUG ABUSE DRUG CONTROL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICY EDUCATIONAL ADMINIS... EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRON... EDUCATIONAL EXPENDI... EDUCATIONAL FEES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTU... EDUCATIONAL POLICY EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS EDUCATIONAL TESTS ELDERLY EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUN... EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SECURITY ENVIRONMENT POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES ENVIRONMENTAL CONSE... ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENVIRONMENTAL MANAG... ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEM... ENVIRONMENTAL PLANN... ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN UNION EVALUATION OF EDUCA... EXAMINATIONS EXPECTATION FAITH SCHOOLS FAMILY MEMBERS FATHERS FIELDS OF STUDY FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCING FOOD AID FREEDOM OF SPEECH FRINGE BENEFITS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT FUND RAISING GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GIFTS GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT POLICY HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD HEALTH FOODS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH RELATED BIOT... HEALTH SERVICES HEROIN HIGHER EDUCATION HOME OWNERSHIP HOMEWORK HOMOSEXUALITY HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALIZATION HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING TENURE HUMAN SETTLEMENT HUNTING INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INDUSTRIES INFIDELITY INFLATION INFORMATION INTEREST COGNITIVE ... INTERNATIONAL COMPE... INTERNATIONAL COOPE... INTERNATIONAL RELAT... INTERNATIONAL ROLE JOB CHANGING JOB EVALUATION JOB HUNTING JOB LOSSES JOB REQUIREMENTS JOB SATISFACTION JOB SECURITY LABOUR MIGRATION LABOUR RELATIONS LAND USE LANDLORDS LAW LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWFUL OPPOSITION LEGISLATION LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT MANAGERS MARITAL STATUS MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS MEDICAL INSURANCE MEMBERSHIP MILITARY EXPENDITURE MORAL EDUCATION MORAL VALUES MOTHERS MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL BACKGROUND NATIONAL CHARACTER NATURAL ENERGY RESO... NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL SELECTION NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY NURSING CARE OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONS ORGANIC FARMING PACKAGING PARENT PARTICIPATION PARENT RESPONSIBILITY PARENT SCHOOL RELAT... PARENT TEACHER RELA... PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS BUSINESS PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES PERSONAL EFFICACY PESTICIDES PETROL CONSUMPTION POLICY MAKING POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL AWARENESS POLITICAL REPRESENT... POLITICAL UNIFICATION POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL POVERTY PRE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRE PRIMARY SCHOOLS PREMARITAL SEX PRICE POLICY PRICES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL CONSUL... PROFESSIONAL OCCUPA... PROFIT SHARING PROGRESS PROTESTANTISM PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT PURCHASING QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY OF EDUCATION RADIATION HAZARDS RADIOACTIVE WASTES RADIOACTIVITY RAILWAY TRANSPORT RATES OF PAY REDUNDANCY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RELIGIOUS CONFLICT RELIGIOUS DISCRIMIN... RELIGIOUS DOCTRINES RELIGIOUS SEGREGATION RENTED ACCOMMODATION REPRESENTATIVE DEMO... RESOURCES CONSERVATION RESPONSIBILITY RETIREMENT RETRAINING RIGHT TO NON DISCRI... ROAD SAFETY ROAD TOLL CHARGES ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL TRANSPORT SATISFACTION SCHOOL DISCIPLINE SCHOOL LEAVING AGE SCHOOLS SCHOOLTEACHERS SCIENCE SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS SCIENTISTS SEA RESCUE SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL CU... SECONDARY SCHOOL TE... SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELF EMPLOYED SELF GOVERNMENT SET ASIDE LAND SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR SHARES SHOPPING SICK PERSONS SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL INEQUALITY SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL SECURITY CON... SOCIAL SUCCESS SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WELFARE FINANCE SOCIAL WELFARE PHIL... SOCIAL WORK SOCIAL WORKERS SOCIALIZATION SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCA... SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE AID STATE CONTROL STATE EDUCATION STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATE RETIREMENT PE... STUDENT BEHAVIOUR STUDENT SELECTION STUDENTS SUPERVISORS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAXATION TEACHER SALARIES TEACHER STUDENT REL... TEACHING TELEPHONES TERMINATION OF SERVICE TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNIONS TRANSITION FROM SCH... TRANSMISSION OF DIS... TRANSPORT TRANSPORT PLANNING TRANSPORT POLICY TRAVEL TRAVELLING TIME UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTRES URBAN TRANSPORT VEGETARIANISM VOLUNTARY WORK VOTING INTENTION WAGE DETERMINATION WAGE INCREASES WAGES WALKING WASTE COLLECTION WASTE DISPOSAL AND ... WASTES WATER POLLUTION WATER SUPPLY WELFARE POLICY WILDLIFE PROTECTION WORKING CONDITIONS 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. In the 1983-1986 Panel Study the design of the panel and cross-section questionnaires was similar, but not identical, although where the same question was asked on both surveys, it was asked in an identical form. In 1983-1984 and 1985 a self-completion questionnaire was also asked. In 1986 the panel questionnaire was considerably shortened and no self-completion element was included. The panel was selected from the 1983 cross-sectional survey. At the end of the 1983 interview, respondents were questioned about their willingness to participate in a further interview. In 1984 a random half (57) of the polling districts were chosen. As numbers were too high, a further 10% of individuals were later discarded at random. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 1983 1986 ABORTION ADOPTION AGE AID ALCOHOL USE ANIMAL TESTING APPLICATION FOR EMP... ARMED FORCES ARTIFICIAL INSEMINA... ARTS ASSAULT ASSOCIATIONS ATTITUDE CHANGE ATTITUDES AUTOMATION BANKS BONUS PAYMENTS BRITISH POLITICAL P... BROKEN FAMILIES BURGLARY BUSINESSES CARE OF DEPENDANTS CAREER DEVELOPMENT CHILD BENEFITS CHILD PROTECTION CHILDREN CIVIL AND POLITICAL... CIVIL DISTURBANCES CIVIL SERVICE CLASS DIFFERENTIATION COHABITATION COMMUNITY BEHAVIOUR COMPUTERS CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES CORRUPTION COST OF LIVING COSTS COUNTRYSIDE CONSERV... CRIME AND SECURITY CRIMINAL DAMAGE CULTURAL EXPENDITURE CULTURAL INTEGRATION CULTURAL PLURALISM CURRENCY DEVALUATION CURRICULUM DEATH PENALTY DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING DEFENCE DELIVERY PREGNANCY DENTAL TREATMENT DISABLED PERSONS DISARMAMENT DISCIPLINE DISCRIMINATION DISEASES DIVORCE DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DOMESTIC TRADE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ADMINIS... EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL COURSES EDUCATIONAL EXPENDI... EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL GRANTS EDUCATIONAL INFORMA... EDUCATIONAL OPPORTU... EDUCATIONAL POLICY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS ELDERLY ELECTIONS EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUN... EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEM... EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL PAY ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN ECONOMIC C... EUROPEAN UNION EUTHANASIA EXAMINATIONS EXPECTATION FAMILIES FAMILY COHESION FAMILY LIFE FAMILY PLANNING FEAR OF CRIME FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FORECASTING FRAUD FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER EDUCATION HOME BUYING HOME OWNERSHIP HOMOSEXUALITY HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEWORK HOUSING HOUSING AGE HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING TENURE HUMAN SETTLEMENT HUNTING IMMIGRATION IMPORT CONTROLS IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INCENTIVES INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIES INFIDELITY INFLATION INFORMAL ECONOMY INJURIES INNOVATION INTEREST GROUPS INTERNATIONAL RELAT... INTERPERSONAL INFLU... JOB CHANGING JOB DESCRIPTION JOB HUNTING JOB REQUIREMENTS LABOUR DISPUTES LABOUR MOBILITY LABOUR RELATIONS LAW LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWFUL OPPOSITION LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT MANUFACTURING INDUS... MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGE MASS MEDIA MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL INSURANCE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MEMBERSHIP MILITARY EXPENDITURE MIXED MARRIAGES MONARCHY MORAL CONCEPTS MORAL VALUES MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONALIZATION NATO NEIGHBOURHOODS NEWS ITEMS NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NUCLEAR BASES NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY NUCLEAR WARFARE NUCLEAR WEAPONS OBESITY OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING OCCUPATIONS OFFENCES OVERTIME PARENT PARTICIPATION PARENT SCHOOL RELAT... PARENT TEACHER ASSO... PARENT TEACHER RELA... PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION PATIENTS PEACE PERFORMANCE POLICE CORRUPTION POLICE SERVICES POLICING POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL AWARENESS POLITICAL COALITIONS POLITICAL POWER POLLUTION PORNOGRAPHY POSTAL SERVICES POVERTY PRE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRE PRIMARY SCHOOLS PREMARITAL SEX PRICE CONTROL PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRISON SYSTEM PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT SHARING PROMOTION JOB PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALIFICATIONS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RACIAL PREJUDICE RACISM RAILWAY TRANSPORT RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RENTS RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RETIREMENT RETRAINING REVOLUTIONARY MOVEM... RIGHT TO PRIVACY ROADS ROBBERY SATISFACTION SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELF EMPLOYED SEX DISCRIMINATION SHARES SICK PERSONS SMOKING SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL INEQUALITY SOCIAL ORIGIN SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTEST SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL WELFARE SPECIAL EDUCATION STANDARD OF LIVING STATE AID STATE CONTROL STATE RETIREMENT PE... STUDENT LOANS STUDENTS SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES SUPERVISORS SURROGATE MOTHERS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAX EVASION TAXATION TEACHER CONDITIONS ... TELEPHONES TELEVISION PROGRAMMES TELEVISION VIEWING TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TENANTS HOME PURCHA... TERMINATION OF SERVICE TERRORISM TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNION OFFICIALS TRADE UNIONS TRAINING UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UPPER HOUSE VOTING BEHAVIOUR VOTING INTENTION WAGE DETERMINATION WAGE INCREASES WAGES WAGES POLICY WOMEN WOMEN S EMPLOYMENT WOMEN S RIGHTS WORK ATTITUDE WORKING MOTHERS WORKING WOMEN WORLD WAR

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. In the 1994 survey, as well as the standard demographic and classificatory items, the following topics were covered: government spending and the National Health Service; labour market participation, the workplace, childcare arrangements and preferences, gender segregation at work, work orientations; civil libertarian issues; fear of crime; race and immigration; courts, sentencing and prisons; education; Northern Ireland; charitable giving; local government; political trust; countryside, transport and the environment; European Community and international relations; economic issues and policies (including income and taxation); gender issues, women at home and at work; welfare issues, single parents and poverty. Standard Measures The questionnaires contain three scales developed by researchers involved in the British Social Attitudes survey series and the British Election Study (BES) series. These are: libertarian/authoritarian';left/right'; and `welfarist'. For details see: Heath, A. et al (1990) The measurement of core beliefs and values JUSST Working Paper No. 2, SCPR: London, and the Technical Report on the 1994 BSA survey. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 1994 ABORTION ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ADOLESCENTS AGE AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURE AID ANIMAL RIGHTS ARTS ASIANS ASSAULT ATTITUDES BLACK PEOPLE BRITISH POLITICAL P... BURGLARY BUSES CAMERAS CARE OF DEPENDANTS CENSORSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHARITABLE ORGANIZA... CHILD CARE CHILD DAY CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD PROTECTION CHILDREN CIVIL DISTURBANCES CIVIL SERVANTS CLASS SIZE COHABITATION COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY ACTION COMMUNITY BEHAVIOUR COMMUTING CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... COSTS COUNCIL TAX COUNCILLORS COUNTRYSIDE COURT OFFICIALS AND... CRIME AND SECURITY CRIME VICTIMS CRIMINAL DAMAGE CRIMINALS CURRENCIES CURRICULUM CYCLING DAY NURSERIES DEATH PENALTY DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DEFENCE DENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES DISARMAMENT DISCRIMINATION DISEASES DIVORCE DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DRIVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC SYSTEMS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL EXPENDI... EDUCATIONAL FEES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTU... EDUCATIONAL TESTS ELECTIONS ELECTRIC LIGHTING ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY EMERGENCY AND PROTE... EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSE... ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEM... ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL PAY ETHNIC CONFLICT ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN UNION EUTHANASIA EXAMINATIONS FAMILIES FAMILY ENVIRONMENT FAMILY ROLES FATHERS FEAR OF CRIME FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN POLICY FRAUD FREE EDUCATION FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FREEDOM OF THOUGHT FRINGE BENEFITS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GIFTS GOVERNMENT POLICY GROUPS HEALTH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH RELATED BIOT... HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER EDUCATION HOME BASED WORK HOME OWNERSHIP HOMOSEXUALITY HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING TENURE HUMAN SETTLEMENT ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIES INFIDELITY INFLATION INFORMATION INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL ALLIA... INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT INTERNATIONAL COOPE... INTERNATIONAL EQUIL... INTERNATIONAL RELAT... INTERNATIONAL ROLE JOB CHANGING JOB HUNTING JOB SHARING JOURNALISTS JUDICIAL POWER JURIES LABOUR MIGRATION LABOUR RELATIONS LANDLORDS LAW AND JUSTICE LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWFUL OPPOSITION LEAVE LEGISLATION LEGISLATURE LOCAL FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT CA... LOTTERIES MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS MANAGERS MARITAL HISTORY MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGE MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION MASS MEDIA MATERNITY LEAVE MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL INSURANCE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MEMBERSHIP MEN MIXED MARRIAGES MONARCHY MONUMENTS MORTGAGES MOTHERS MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONALITY DISCRIM... NATIONALIZATION NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS NUCLEAR WARFARE NUCLEAR WEAPONS OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING OCCUPATIONS ONE PARENT FAMILIES PARENT RESPONSIBILITY PARENT SCHOOL RELAT... PARENTAL ROLE PARENTS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS BUSINESS PASSENGERS PATERNITY LEAVE PATIENTS PERSONAL IDENTIFICA... POLICE SERVICES POLICING POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL AWARENESS POLITICAL COALITIONS POLITICAL EXTREMISM POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL PARTICIPA... POLITICAL REPRESENT... POLITICAL SYSTEMS POLITICAL UNIFICATION POLITICIANS POLITICS PORNOGRAPHY POVERTY PRE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRE PRIMARY SCHOOLS PREMARITAL SEX PRISON SENTENCES PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROFESSIONAL OCCUPA... PROPORTIONAL REPRES... PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUNISHMENT QUALIFICATIONS RACE RELATIONS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RACIAL PREJUDICE RACISM REFUGEES RELIGION RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION REPRESENTATIVE DEMO... RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RESOURCES CONSERVATION RESPONSIBILITY RETIREMENT RETRAINING RETURN TO WORK INCE... RIGHT TO INFORMATION RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES RIGHTS OF ACCUSED RIGHTS OF PRISONERS ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE ROADS SCHOOL LEAVING SCHOOL LEAVING AGE SCHOOL PUNISHMENTS SCHOOL TIME SELECTIVE SCHOOLS SELF EMPLOYED SEX DISCRIMINATION SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR SEXUAL HARASSMENT SHARES SICK LEAVE SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL INEQUALITY SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL PROTEST SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WELFARE PHIL... SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPORTS FACILITIES SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EDUCATIONA... SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSE S OCCUPATION... SPOUSE S WAGES SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE AID STATE CONTROL STATE LEGAL AID STATE RETIREMENT PE... STUDENTS SUPERVISORS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAXATION TELEPHONES TERMINATION OF SERVICE THEFT TOURISM TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNION RIGHTS TRADE UNIONS TRAINING COURSES TRAINS TRAVELLING PEOPLE TRAVELLING TIME TRUANCY TRUST UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM UPPER HOUSE VOLUNTARY WORK VOTING BEHAVIOUR WAGES WALKING WATER METERS WATER SUPPLY WELFARE POLICY WOMEN S EDUCATION WOMEN S EMPLOYMENT WOMEN S RIGHTS WORK ATTITUDE WORK LIFE BALANCE WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING MOTHERS WORKING WOMEN WORKPLACE RELATIONS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

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

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Background
The 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.

Background
The 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.