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. Since 2020 BSA has operated with a push-to-web design, with telephone opt-in to cover the offline population.The latest BSA 2022 reports are available from the NatCen BSA website. 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 2022 the questionnaire included the following topics: Household Composition, Employment, Politics, Benefits and Income, National Identity and Ethnicity, Religion, Disability, Education, Changing Identities, Women in Work, Impact of Women's Work on Families, Gender and Chores Distribution in the Household, Marriages, Families and Sexual Relationships, Role of the Government, Nuclear Defence, Nuclear Power and the Environment, Housing, Work and Health, Digital, Pensions and Retirement, Poverty, Fraud and Error, Sexual Relationships, Parental Leave, Disability, Mental Health and the Workplace, Social Mobility, Social Class, Satisfaction with Health and Care Services, Health and Care Spending, NHS Priorities and Principles, Emergency Care and Treatment Plans, and Attitudes to Breastfeeding.

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. BSA 2020 In 2020 the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic meant that the traditional face-to-face fieldwork was not feasible. In order to continue to deliver the survey and capture key attitudinal data during the pandemic, the 2020 BSA was transitioned to operate with a push-to-web design, with telephone opt-in to cover the offline population. The BSA 2020 report, including Key Findings, is available from the NatCen BSA website. 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 2020 the questionnaire included the following sections: household composition; employment; politics; welfare; work and health; child maintenance; digital data; satisfaction with the NHS; the workplace and COVID-19; democracy; national identity; religion; ethnicity; disability; education; the EU referendum and general election; benefits and income; and pensions.

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. The BSA 2018 report, including Key Findings, is available from on the NatCen BSA website:Curtice, J., Clery, E., Perry, J., Phillips M. and Rahim, N. (eds.) (2019),British Social Attitudes: The 36th Report, London: The National Centre for Social Research Latest edition informationFor the second edition (February 2021) four equivalised income variables have been added to the dataset. 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 2018 the main survey covered the following: political party identification, welfare, health, housing, affordable housing, education, transport, statistics, concerns, Brexit, equalities, science, emergency healthcare, employment and spouse employment, flexible work and gender, income, retirement and pensions, and religion (the ISSP module). Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 2018 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... ETHICS OF SCIENCE ETHNIC GROUPS EU REFERENDUM 2016 EUROPEAN INTEGRATION EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN UNION MEMB... FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FATHER S OCCUPATION FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FLEXIBLE WORKING TIME FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GENDER GENDER ROLE GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT ROLE Great Britain HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER EDUCATION HOME OWNERSHIP HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS HOSPITAL SERVICES HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING CONSTRUCTION HOUSING POLICY HOUSING TENURE INCOME INTERNATIONAL RELAT... INTERNET USE LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LIFE SATISFACTION LIVING CONDITIONS MARITAL STATUS NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONALITY NEWSPAPER READERSHIP 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 RELIGION RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RETIREMENT SATISFACTION WITH S... SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SELF EMPLOYED SEXUAL IDENTITY 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... TELEVISION VIEWING TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNIONS TRANSPORT TRUST IN GOVERNMENT TRUST IN OFFICIAL S... WELL BEING SOCIETY WORKING CONDITIONS

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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.

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. BSA 2021The 2021 BSA survey used a mixed-mode push-to-web design with an optional Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) opt-in. Letters were sent to a random sample of addresses inviting up to two household members to complete the survey online, with an option to be interviewed by phone if preferred. This is the same design used for the 2020 BSA. Before 2020, BSA was a face-to-face survey, but this was changed due to the public health measures introduced in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The full BSA 2021 report, Broken Britain? Public attitudes in an era of crisis is available from the NatCen Social Research website. 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 2021 the questionnaire included the following topics: Household Composition, Employment, Politics, Welfare, Benefits and Income, National Identity and Ethnicity, Religion, Disability, Education, EU Referendum and the General Election, Benefits and Income, Spending and Governance, Immigration, Equal Opportunities, Identity and Britishness, Work and Health, Child Maintenance, Digital, Work and COVID-19, Pensions and Retirement, Sexual Relationships, Parental Leave, Disability, Mental Health and the Workplace, Social Mobility, Social Class, Satisfaction with Health and Care Services, Health and Care Spending, NHS Priorities and Principles, New Home Building, Buying or Renting a Home, COVID-19 and the Home.

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

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 2011 questionnaires included modules covering: attitudes to social welfare, education, health, transport, housing and politics. Version A of the self-completion questionnaire included questions about health (the 2011 ISSP module). For the second edition (January 2014) a new version of the data file was deposited. Changes include correction of value labels for S2EmpWr2; improvement to variable and value labels; missing values and variable levels corrected. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 2011 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ADULTS AGE AGE DISCRIMINATION AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRAVEL ARMED FORCES ATTITUDES BICYCLES BOOKS BRITISH POLITICAL P... BROADBAND BUSES CARE OF DEPENDANTS CARS CENSORSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILD ABUSE CHILD BENEFITS CHILD CARE CHILD SAFETY CHILDREN CIVIL AND POLITICAL... CLASS CONFLICT CLIMATE CHANGE CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... COUNSELLING CREDIT DEATH PENALTY DEBILITATIVE ILLNESS DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING DEFENCE AND STATE S... DENTAL EXAMINATIONS DENTISTS DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISCRIMI... DISABLED PERSONS DISCRIMINATION DRIVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ELDERLY EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ENVIRONMENTAL AWARE... ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EQUALITY BEFORE THE... ETHNIC GROUPS EXAMINATIONS FAMILIES FAMILY BENEFITS FAMILY MEMBERS FATHER S OCCUPATION FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FLEXIBLE WORKING TIME FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT ROLE GRANDCHILDREN GRANDPARENTS HEALTH HEALTH CONSULTATIONS HEALTH SERVICES HOME OWNERSHIP HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITAL WAITING LISTS HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING TENURE HUMAN RIGHTS IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFIDELITY INSTITUTIONS INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET USE INTERPERSONAL TRUST JOB SECURITY JUDGMENTS LAW LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LIFE SATISFACTION LIVING CONDITIONS LOW PAY MARITAL STATUS MILITARY PERSONNEL NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONALITY NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONS ONE PARENT FAMILIES OVERTIME PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS PERSONAL PASSENGERS POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICIANS POPULATION DENSITY POVERTY PREJUDICE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY OF LIFE RACIAL PREJUDICE RAILWAY TRAVEL RATES OF PAY REDUNDANCY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RETIREMENT RETIREMENT AGE ROAD TAX ROAD TOLL CHARGES ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRAFFIC POLLUTION RURAL AREAS SATISFACTION SAVINGS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS 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 SPEED LIMITS SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE HEALTH SERVICES STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATE SCHOOLS SUPERVISORY STATUS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAX RELIEF TAXATION TELEPHONES TELEVISION VIEWING TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNIONS TRAFFIC CALMING MEA... TRAFFIC OFFENCES TRAVEL TRUST TRUST IN GOVERNMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS URBAN AREAS WAGES WORKERS PARTICIPATION WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING MOTHERS WORKPLACE

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.

BSA 2020

In 2020 the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic meant that the traditional face-to-face fieldwork was not feasible. In order to continue to deliver the survey and capture key attitudinal data during the pandemic, the 2020 BSA was transitioned to operate with a push-to-web design, with telephone opt-in to cover the offline population.

The BSA 2020 report, including Key Findings, is available from the NatCen BSA website.

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 2007 questionnaires included modules covering: attitudes to health, social welfare, transport, constitution and devolution, education, respect and emotional support. Version A of the self-completion questionnaire included a module of questions about leisure time and sports, which were fielded as part of the ISSP. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 2007 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACCESS TO PUBLIC SE... ADULTS AGE AID AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRAVEL ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ATTITUDES AUTONOMY AT WORK BICYCLES BRITISH POLITICAL P... BROADBAND BROKEN FAMILIES BUSES CARE OF THE DISABLED CARE OF THE ELDERLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT CARS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILD ABUSE CHILD BENEFITS CHILD CARE CHILD DAY CARE CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS CHILDREN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CIVIL AND POLITICAL... CLASS CONFLICT CLASSIFICATION OF I... CLIMATE CHANGE COHABITATION COMMUNITIES COMMUTING COMPUTER LITERACY COMPUTERS CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE CORRUPTION CREDIT CRIMINAL DAMAGE DEATH PENALTY DEBILITATIVE ILLNESS DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING DEFENCE DEGREES DENTISTS DIGITAL GAMES DISABILITIES DISABLED PERSONS DIVORCE DOCTOR PATIENT RELA... DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DRIVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL EXPENDI... EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ELDERLY ELECTRONIC MAIL EMOTIONAL STATES EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EQUALITY BEFORE THE... ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN UNION EXAMINATIONS FAITH SCHOOLS FAMILIES FAMILY BENEFITS FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY ROLES FATHERS FEES FRAUD FRIENDSHIP FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GOVERNMENT POLICY GRANDCHILDREN GRANDPARENTS HAPPINESS HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER EDUCATION HOLIDAYS HOME BASED WORK HOME OWNERSHIP HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITAL WAITING LISTS HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING TENURE HUMAN RIGHTS IMMIGRATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFIDELITY INFORMATION SOURCES INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET USE JOB CHANGING JOB HUNTING JOB SATISFACTION JOB SECURITY JUVENILE DELINQUENCY LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LABOUR RELATIONS LANDLORDS LEISURE TIME LEISURE TIME ACTIVI... LIBERAL DEMOCRATS G... LIVING CONDITIONS MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGE MEDICAL CARE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH ATTIT... MOBILE PHONES MONARCHY MORAL BEHAVIOUR MORAL VALUES MOTHERS MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONAL PRIDE NEIGHBOURS NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS NUMERACY OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING OCCUPATIONS ONE PARENT FAMILIES PARENT CHILD RELATI... PARENT RESPONSIBILITY PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS PERSONAL PATIENTS PEDESTRIANS PERSONAL IDENTIFICA... PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES PHYSICAL DISABILITIES POLICE SERVICES POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTICIPA... POLITICAL SYSTEMS POLITICIANS POPULATION DENSITY PREJUDICE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRISON SYSTEM PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PROMOTION JOB PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY OF LIFE RACIAL PREJUDICE RAILWAY TRAVEL REFUGEES REGIONAL GOVERNMENT RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RETIREMENT RETIREMENT AGE ROAD SAFETY ROAD TAX ROAD TOLL CHARGES ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRAFFIC POLLUTION ROADS RURAL AREAS SAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS SATISFACTION SCHOOLTEACHERS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELF EMPLOYED SELF GOVERNMENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR SICKNESS AND DISABI... SMOKING RESTRICTIONS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES L... SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE EXPE... SOCIAL WELFARE PHIL... SOCIO CULTURAL CLUBS SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPEED LIMITS SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE HEALTH SERVICES STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATE RETIREMENT PE... STATE SCHOOLS STEPCHILDREN STRESS PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPERVISORY STATUS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAX RELIEF TAXATION TELEPHONES TOYS AND GAMES TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNIONS TRAFFIC CALMING MEA... TRAFFIC OFFENCES TRAVEL TRUST TRUST IN GOVERNMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS URBAN AREAS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOTING BEHAVIOUR WAGES WEBSITES WORK ATTITUDE WORKERS PARTICIPATION WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING MOTHERS WORKING WOMEN WORKPLACE YOUTH

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.

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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.
The 1984 survey includes an expanded section on women's issues, particularly in the relationship between domestic work and paid employment. The questions replicate some items from the 1980 Women and Employment survey (Department of Employment and O.P.C.S.) (SN:1746).

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 1984 survey includes an expanded section on women's issues, particularly in the relationship between domestic work and paid employment. The questions replicate some items from the 1980 Women and Employment survey (Department of Employment and O.P.C.S.) (SN:1746). Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 1984 ABORTION AGE AID AIR POLLUTION AIR TRAFFIC NOISE ALLIANCE LIBERAL SD... ARMED FORCES ASSAULT ATTITUDE CHANGE ATTITUDES BANKS BROADCASTING BUSINESSES CARE OF DEPENDANTS CHILD BENEFITS CHILD CARE CHILDREN CIVIL DISTURBANCES CIVIL SERVICE CLASS DIFFERENTIATION CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... CORRUPTION COST OF LIVING CURRENCY DEVALUATION CURRICULUM DEATH PENALTY DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DEFENCE DENTAL TREATMENT DISABLED PERSONS DISARMAMENT DIVORCE DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ADMINIS... EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL INSTITU... EDUCATIONAL POLICY EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS ELDERLY EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUN... EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... EQUAL EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL PAY EQUALITY BETWEEN TH... ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN ECONOMIC C... EUROPEAN UNION EUTHANASIA FAMILY ROLES FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FORECASTING FOREIGN RELATIONS FRAUD FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS HEALTH SERVICES HOME OWNERSHIP HOMOSEXUALITY HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEWORK HOUSING HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING TENURE IMMIGRATION IMPORT CONTROLS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INDUSTRIES INFIDELITY INFLATION INFORMAL ECONOMY INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL RELAT... JOB CHANGING JOB DESCRIPTION JOB HUNTING JOB SATISFACTION LABOUR MOBILITY LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LABOUR RELATIONS LAW LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWFUL OPPOSITION LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT MARITAL STATUS MARRIED WOMEN WORKERS MASS MEDIA MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL INSURANCE MEMBERSHIP MIXED MARRIAGES MORAL CONCEPTS NATIONALIZATION NATO NEWS ITEMS NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NUCLEAR BASES NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY NUCLEAR WARFARE NUCLEAR WEAPONS OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION PERFORMANCE POLICE CORRUPTION POLICE SERVICES POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL POWER PREMARITAL SEX PRESS PRICE CONTROL PRISON SYSTEM PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALIFICATIONS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RACIAL PREJUDICE RADIOACTIVE WASTES RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RETIREMENT RETRAINING ROADS SATISFACTION SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELF EMPLOYED SEX DISCRIMINATION SICK PERSONS SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL ORIGIN SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL WELFARE SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE AID STATE CONTROL STATE RETIREMENT PE... STUDENTS SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES SUPERVISORS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAXATION TELEPHONES TERMINATION OF SERVICE TERRORISM TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNION OFFICIALS TRADE UNIONS TRAFFIC NOISE UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WAGE INCREASES WAGES WAGES POLICY WASTES WATER POLLUTION WOMEN S EMPLOYMENT WOMEN S RIGHTS WORK ATTITUDE WORKING CONDITIONS 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 1995 BSA survey, information was collected on number of social issues including the following: public spending, welfare benefits and health care; economic activity, labour market, training and disabled people; fear of crime; constitutional issues; education; drugs; Northern Ireland; housing; religion and ethnic origin; countryside, the environment and transport; taste and decency (this module was designed to gauge the limits of public tolerance of the portrayal of explicit sex scenes in the media and of sexually-explicit premium-rate telephone services); taxation; euthanasia; pensions. 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 1995 BSA survey. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 1995 ABORTION ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ADDICTION ADOLESCENTS ADVICE AGE AGRICULTURE AID AIDS DISEASE ANIMAL RIGHTS ARMED FORCES ARTS ASSAULT ASSOCIATIONS ATTITUDES BOYS SCHOOLS BRITISH POLITICAL P... BURGLARY BUSES BUSINESSES CAR PARKING AREAS CARE OF DEPENDANTS CAREERS GUIDANCE CENSORSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHARITABLE ORGANIZA... CHILD CARE CHILDREN CINEMA ATTENDANCE COEDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY SAFETY CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CORRESPONDENCE COSTS COUNCIL TAX COUNTRYSIDE COUNTRYSIDE CONSERV... CRIME AND SECURITY CRIME PREVENTION CRIME VICTIMS CRIMINAL DAMAGE CRIMINALS CULTURE CURRENCIES CYCLING CYCLISTS DEATH PENALTY DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING DEFENCE DENTISTS DEPRESSION DISABILITIES DISABLED PERSONS DISCRIMINATION DISEASES DOCTOR PATIENT RELA... DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DRIVING DRUG ABUSE DRUG CONTROL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL EXPENDI... EDUCATIONAL FEES EDUCATIONAL GRANTS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTU... EDUCATIONAL TESTS EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ENERGY SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSE... ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEM... ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN UNION EUTHANASIA FAITH SCHOOLS FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FATHERS FEAR OF CRIME FILMS FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN LANGUAGES A... FREE EDUCATION FRIENDS FRINGE BENEFITS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT FUMES GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GIFTS GIRLS SCHOOLS HEADS OF STATE HEALTH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER EDUCATION HOME BUYING HOME OWNERSHIP HOMELESSNESS HOMICIDE HOMOSEXUALITY HOSPITAL DISCHARGES HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALIZATION HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING TENURE HUMAN SETTLEMENT INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME TAX INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIES INFIDELITY INFLATION INTERGROUP RELATIONS INTERNATIONAL COMPE... INTERNATIONAL ROLE INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT INTERPERSONAL RELAT... JOB CHANGING JOB CHARACTERISTICS JOB HUNTING JOB REQUIREMENTS LABOUR RELATIONS LANDLORDS LANGUAGES LANGUAGES USED AT HOME LANGUAGES USED AT WORK LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATION LOTTERIES MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS MANAGERS MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION MASS MEDIA USE MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL INSURANCE MEMBERSHIP MEN MONARCHY MONUMENTS MOTHERS MOTOR VEHICLES NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS NURSES OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING OCCUPATIONS ONE PARENT FAMILIES PARENT RESPONSIBILITY PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS BUSINESS PARTY SYSTEMS PATIENTS PEDESTRIANS PERIODICALS PHYSICIANS POLICE SERVICES POLICING POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL EXTREMISM POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL ISSUES POLITICAL PARTICIPA... POLITICAL SYSTEMS POLITICAL UNIFICATION POLLUTION PORNOGRAPHY PRE PRIMARY EDUCATION PREMARITAL SEX PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROMOTION JOB PROPORTIONAL REPRES... PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY OF LIFE RADIO PROGRAMMES RAILWAY TRANSPORT REDUNDANCY REDUNDANCY PAY REFUSE RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RELIGIOUS DISCRIMIN... RELIGIOUS DOCTRINES RENTED ACCOMMODATION RESIDENTIAL AREAS RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RESPONSIBILITY RETIREMENT RETRAINING ROAD TOLL CHARGES ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE ROADS SCHOOL PUNISHMENTS SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT SECONDARY EDUCATION SELECTIVE SCHOOLS SELF EMPLOYED SEX EDUCATION SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR SHARES SIBLINGS SICK LEAVE SICK PAY SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WELFARE PHIL... SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCA... SPORTS FACILITIES SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EDUCATIONA... SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSE S OCCUPATION... SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE CONTROL STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATE RETIREMENT PE... STUDENT LOANS STUDENTS SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENT SUPERVISORS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAXATION TELEPHONE CALLS TELEPHONES TELEVISION CHANNELS TELEVISION PROGRAMMES TELEVISION VIEWING TERMINALLY ILL TERMINATION OF SERVICE THEFT TIME TOURISM TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNIONS TRAINING TRAINING COURSES TRAINS TRAVELLING TIME UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNMARRIED MOTHERS URBAN CENTRES VIDEO RECORDERS VIDEO RECORDINGS VISITS PERSONAL VISITS TO RECREATIO... VOLUNTARY WORK VOTING BEHAVIOUR VOTING INTENTION WAGES WALKING WEALTH WILLS WOMEN WORK ATTITUDE WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING MOTHERS WORKPLACE 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.
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.

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. 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

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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.
The BSA 2016 questionnaires included modules covering: attitudes to public spending, social welfare, politics, health, housing, education, trades unions, official statistics the European Union, transport, retirement, pensions, incomes and attitudes to transgender people.

In 2016, the ISSP module was Role of Government.