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

Data and scripts replicate the analysis for: Policy framing, design and feedback can increase public support to costly food waste regulation, forthcoming in Nature Food. Abstract: Stricter regulation for food waste reduction is widely presumed to increase food prices, which could render its implementation politically unfeasible. Here, we checked empirically whether specific policy framing, design and feedbacks could help ensure public support despite potential food price increases. We used survey experiments with 3,329 citizens from a high-income country, Switzerland. A combined framing and conjoint experiment showed that messages emphasizing national or international social norms in favor of reducing food waste (policy framing) can increase public support for more ambitious reduction targets. Also, most citizens supported food waste regulation even if this leads to substantial increases in food prices but only if such policies set stringent reduction targets and are transparently monitored (policy design). Finally, a vignette experiment revealed that voluntary industry initiatives did not crowd out individuals’ support for stricter governmental regulation, but potentially crowd-in support if industry initiatives are unambitious (policy feedback).

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (formerly known as the ONS Opinions Survey or Omnibus) is an omnibus survey that began in 1990, collecting data on a range of subjects commissioned by both the ONS internally and external clients (limited to other government departments, charities, non-profit organisations and academia).Data are collected from one individual aged 16 or over, selected from each sampled private household. Personal data include data on the individual, their family, address, household, income and education, plus responses and opinions on a variety of subjects within commissioned modules. The questionnaire collects timely data for research and policy analysis evaluation on the social impacts of recent topics of national importance, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the cost of living, on individuals and households in Great Britain. From April 2018 to November 2019, the design of the OPN changed from face-to-face to a mixed-mode design (online first with telephone interviewing where necessary). Mixed-mode collection allows respondents to complete the survey more flexibly and provides a more cost-effective service for customers. In March 2020, the OPN was adapted to become a weekly survey used to collect data on the social impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the lives of people of Great Britain. These data are held in the Secure Access study, SN 8635, ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Covid-19 Module, 2020-2022: Secure Access. From August 2021, as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions were lifting across Great Britain, the OPN moved to fortnightly data collection, sampling around 5,000 households in each survey wave to ensure the survey remains sustainable. The OPN has since expanded to include questions on other topics of national importance, such as health and the cost of living. For more information about the survey and its methodology, see the ONS OPN Quality and Methodology Information webpage.Secure Access Opinions and Lifestyle Survey dataOther Secure Access OPN data cover modules run at various points from 1997-2019, on Census religion (SN 8078), cervical cancer screening (SN 8080), contact after separation (SN 8089), contraception (SN 8095), disability (SNs 8680 and 8096), general lifestyle (SN 8092), illness and activity (SN 8094), and non-resident parental contact (SN 8093). See Opinions and Lifestyle Survey: Secure Access for details. Main Topics:Each month's questionnaire consists of two elements: core questions, covering demographic information, are asked each month together with non-core questions that vary from month to month. The non-core questions for this month were: Mortgage Arrears (Module 2): source of mortgage, if any; whether behind in payments, and if so reasons for falling behind. Also question on whether bought from a Right to Buy scheme. Investment Income (Module 7a): ownership of shares and income from shares, bank accounts and building society accounts. GP Accidents (Module 78): accidents in previous three months that resulted in seeing a doctor or going to hospital; where accident happened; whether saw a GP or went straight to hospital. For accidents involving either the respondent or other household member, that resulted in a GP being seen, details of items of equipment involved in the accident were recorded. Risk Behaviour (smoking) (Module 94): smokers were asked what they thought their own chances as well as other smokers chances of getting lung cancer were. Water Supply (Module 108): awareness of OFWAT; expectation of increases in water bills over the next few years and reasons; awareness of price controls set by OFWAT. Hearing and Subtitles (Module 115): this module was asked of household members who had hearing difficulties or who had difficulty hearing a television with the volume at normal level. The following questions were asked: whether a hearing aid is worn and whether helpful when watching television; whether has an induction loop for television and whether helpful; extent of hearing difficulty when watching television; extent of television viewing; knowledge, use and views of teletext subtitles; types of television programmes most watched/least watched with subtitles. Multi-stage stratified random sample Face-to-face interview

This dataset covers ballots 396-407 spanning January-December 1977. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 396 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the Federal budget and other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as who should pay for child care; pollution and inflation. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: a balanced Federal budget; changing the standard of living; the dangers of pollution; giving workers the right to strike; whether or not the government should pay for child care; the government's handing of the economy; the growing Separatist movement; interest in politics; the opinions about Rene Levesque; pollution in the community; the seriousness of pollution; and the success of fighting inflation. Basic demographic variables are also included. 397 - February This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. Topics of interest include: whether the U.S. and Canada have succeeded in clearing the Great Lakes of pollution; political refugee centres; relaxing requirements for the entry of political refugees; gun permits; community council spending; the political engagement of unions; Trudeau or Clark for prime minister; secession of Quebec; sharing of power between the federal government and the provinces; and voting behavior. Basic demographic variables are also included. 398 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as inflation; rising prices and whether or not there should be smoking in restaurants. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: the government's anti-inflation program; increasing racial intolerance; knowing the horoscope signs; the minimum amount of income a family needs; problems facing Canada; reading astrology columns; reasons for increasing racial intolerance; rising prices; smoking in restaurants; the successfulness of family life; taxing church property; and the treatment of criminals by the courts. Basic demographic variables are also included. 399 - April This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the Federal budget and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the effect of T.V violence; divorce and business conditions. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the business conditions in the community; continuing anti-inflation controls; dividing assets equally in a divorce; the effects of the Federal budget on family finances; the effect of T.V. on children's aggression levels; favouring Quebec Separation; how interesting a respondents job is; making marijuana illegal; and whether or not wages are rising as the standard of living does. Basic demographic variables are also included. 400 - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on various political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the impact of organized religion; homosexual rights and the Queen's visit. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: attending church; deposits on drinking bottles/cans; the difficulty of filling out tax returns; Ed Broadbent's impact on the NDP; improving English-French relations; handling unemployment; the impact of organized religion on life; Joe Clark's impact on the PC party; learning French in schools; opinions about Trudeau as a member of the Liberal party; protecting homosexual rights; the possibility of the Queen extending her visit; and vacation plans. Basic demographic variables are also included. 401 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on various political and other current issues. Topics of interest include: opinion of the federal government and their handling of price and wage control, national unity, pensions, cost of living; onion of the Prime Minister; whether prices or income will rise more; food spending; human rights, i.e. freedom of speech and religion, freedom from fear or want; political leanings, the best and worst thing about living in Canada; union membership; the most important problem facing the country; the development of a Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline; increase in oil prices; increasing gas shipments to the U.S.; and voting behavior. Basic demographic variables are also included. 402 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions the possibility of Quebec separation, as well as other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the effects of smoking, inflation and whether or not to give work to strangers. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: Canadians buying control of U.S. firms; confidence in United States problem solving; controlling price and income; the effects of smoking on health; giving provinces more power; giving Quebec more power; giving work to strangers; inflation caused by not having wage controls; opinions about capital punishment; plans to quit smoking; the preferred anti-inflation policy; smoking in the last week; supporting Quebec separation; unemployment caused by not having wage controls; and U.S. investments in Canada. Basic demographic variables are also included. 403 - August This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the federal governments rights with information, unions, elections, government employees and homosexuals. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: crime; extramarital sex; homosexual relations; ideal number of children in families; metric system; faith healing; family; unions; government influence on Canadians lives; elections; government employees versus private sector employees. Basic demographic variables are also included. 404 - September This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on mostly social issues. The questions ask opinions about the declining Canadian dollar and the issue of striking within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as the economic conditions, changes in peace of mind and the influence on religion on every day life. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and political variables. Topics of interest include: the biggest threat to Canada; the causes of the declining Canadian dollar; changes in peace of mind; the degree of difficulty with metric conversions; economic conditions; the effect of the declining Canadian dollar; energy situations in the future; essential workers striking; giving workers the right to strike; improving happiness; improving honesty; improving morals; the influence of religion on life; and the value of services provided. Basic demographic variables are also included. 405 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the upcoming election and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as self-protective laws, unemployment levels and nuclear power stations. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of unemployment benefits; banning public opinion polls before elections; biased news reporting; the big issues in the next election; Canada becoming a Republic; causes of unemployment; common worries; the government guaranteeing jobs; high school emphasis on basic subjects; increasing nuclear generation; job security; making binding arbitration mandatory; the most accurate media new report; opening a nuclear power station in the community; opinions of self-protective laws; predicted unemployment levels; and the right to French or English education. Basic demographic variables are also included. 406 - November This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as airline boycotts; national unity and reasons for inflation. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the airline boycott of certain countries; the approval of compulsory retirement; approval of Ed Broadbent as the N.D.P. leader; the approval of Joe Clark as the leader of the Opposition; the approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; Bill 101

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes produced by opinion polls. One of the BSA's main purposes is to allow the monitoring of patterns of continuity and change, and the examination of the relative rates at which attitudes, in respect of a range of social issues, change over time. Some questions are asked regularly, others less often. Funding for BSA comes from a number of sources (including government departments, the Economic and Social Research Council and other research foundations), but the final responsibility for the coverage and wording of the annual questionnaires rests with NatCen Social Research (formerly Social and Community Planning Research). The BSA has been conducted every year since 1983, except in 1988 and 1992 when core funding was devoted to the British Election Study (BES).Further information about the series and links to publications may be found on the NatCen Social Research British Social Attitudes webpage. Main Topics:Each year, the BSA interview questionnaire contains a number of 'core' questions, which are repeated in most years. In addition, a wide range of background and classificatory questions is included. The remainder of the questionnaire is devoted to a series of questions (modules) on a range of social, economic, political and moral issues - some are asked regularly, others less often. Cross-indexes of those questions asked more than once appear in the reports. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 1991 ABORTION ACCOUNTABILITY ACID RAIN AGE AGRICULTURAL PRODUC... AID AIR POLLUTION AIR TRAFFIC NOISE ALCOHOL USE ANIMAL TESTING ARMED FORCES ASIANS ASTROLOGY ATTITUDES BLACK PEOPLE BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESSES CAREER DEVELOPMENT CATHOLICISM CENSORSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CEREAL PRODUCTS CHARITABLE ORGANIZA... CHEMICALS CHILD BENEFITS CHILD CARE CHILDHOOD CHILDREN CIVIL AND POLITICAL... CIVIL DISTURBANCES CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS CLEANING CLEANING AGENTS COMMUNITY IDENTIFIC... CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONFECTIONERY CONSERVATION OF NATURE CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... CONSUMPTION TAX COOKING CORRUPTION COUNCILLORS COUNTRYSIDE CONSERV... CREDIT CRIME AND SECURITY CRIMINALS CULTURAL EXPENDITURE CULTURAL IDENTITY DAIRY PRODUCTS DANGEROUS MATERIALS DEATH PENALTY DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY DENTISTS DISABLED PERSONS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISCIPLINE DISCRIMINATION DIVORCE DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... EARLY RETIREMENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC POLICY EDIBLE FATS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL EXPENDI... EDUCATIONAL FINANCE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTU... EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS EGGS FOOD ELECTIONS ELECTORAL SYSTEMS EMERGENCY AND PROTE... EMPLOYEES EMPLOYER SPONSORED ... EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUN... EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SECURITY ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSE... ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL PAY EQUALITY BEFORE THE... EQUALITY BETWEEN TH... ETHICS ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN UNION EXAMINATIONS EXERCISE PHYSICAL A... EXPECTATION EXPENDITURE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS FAITH SCHOOLS FAMILY LIFE FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY ROLES FARMERS FARMING SYSTEMS FATHERS FERTILIZERS FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCING FINES FISH AS FOOD FOOD FOOD AND NUTRITION FORECASTING FORTUNE TELLING FRAUD FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION FREEDOM OF SPEECH FRINGE BENEFITS FRUIT FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT FUMES FUND RAISING GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GIFTS GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT POLICY GREEN PARTY UNITED ... HEALTH HEALTH FOODS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH VISITORS HEART DISEASES HOME BUYING HOME OWNERSHIP HOMOSEXUALITY HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITAL VISITING HOSPITALIZATION HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSEWORK HOUSING HOUSING ECONOMICS HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING TENURE HUMAN SETTLEMENT IDENTITY IMMORTALITY IMPORT CONTROLS IN SERVICE TRAINING INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INDUSTRIES INFIDELITY INFLATION INFORMATION INTEREST FINANCE INTERNAL POLITICAL ... INTERNATIONAL RELAT... JOB CHANGING JOB HUNTING JOB LOSSES JOB REQUIREMENTS JOB SATISFACTION JOB VACANCIES JOURNALISTS JUDGMENTS LAW LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LABOUR RELATIONS LANDLORDS LAW LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWFUL OPPOSITION LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LEGISLATURE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS G... MANAGEMENT MANUFACTURING INDUS... MARITAL STATUS MARRIED WOMEN WORKERS MEAT MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT A... MEDICAL INSURANCE MEMBERSHIP MEN MILITARY EXPENDITURE MILK MIXED MARRIAGES MORAL CONCEPTS MORAL VALUES MORTGAGES MOTHERS MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONALIZATION NEPOTISM NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY NUCLEAR WARFARE NURSES NURSING CARE NUTRIENTS OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING OCCUPATIONS ONE PARENT FAMILIES PARENTAL DEPRIVATION PARENTAL ROLE PARENTS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS BUSINESS PATIENTS PERSONAL FASHION GOODS PESTICIDES PETROL PHYSICIANS PLAID CYMRU PLANNED ECONOMY PLANT RESOURCES POLICE CORRUPTION POLICE SERVICES POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL AWARENESS POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL COALITIONS POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL PARTICIPA... POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL REPRESENT... POLITICAL UNIFICATION POLITICIANS POLITICS POLLUTANTS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL POPULATION INCREASE POULTRY POVERTY PRAYER PREDESTINATION PREMARITAL SEX PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PRICE CONTROL PRICES PRISON SENTENCES PRISON SYSTEM PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL CONSUL... PROFESSIONAL OCCUPA... PROFIT SHARING PROFITS PROMOTION JOB PROTECTIONISM PROTESTANTISM PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT PURCHASING QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY OF LIFE RACE RELATIONS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RACIAL PREJUDICE RADIOACTIVE WASTES REDUNDANCY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RELIGIOUS BEHAVIOUR RELIGIOUS CONFLICT RELIGIOUS DISCRIMIN... RELIGIOUS DOCTRINES RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS RELIGIOUS LEADERS RELIGIOUS PRACTICE RELIGIOUS SEGREGATION RENTED ACCOMMODATION RENTS RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RESOURCES CONSERVATION RETIREMENT RIGHT TO NON DISCRI... ROAD TRAFFIC ROADS ROLES RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALT SATISFACTION SAVINGS SCHOOL DISCIPLINE SCHOOL PRAYERS SCHOOLTEACHERS SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT SCOTTISH NATIONAL P... SCRIPTURES SELF EMPLOYED SELF GOVERNMENT SEWAGE DISPOSAL AND... SEX DISCRIMINATION SHARES SHOPPING SICK PERSONS SMOKING SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL INEQUALITY SOCIAL ORIGIN SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTEST SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL VALUES SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPIRITUAL HEALING SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE AID STATE CONTROL STATE EDUCATION STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATE RETIREMENT PE... STUDENTS STUDY SUBSIDIES SUPERSTITION SUPERVISION SUPERVISORS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAX EVASION TAXATION TECHNICAL EDUCATION TECHNICAL TRAINING TELEVISION PROGRAMMES TENANTS HOME PURCHA... TERMINATION OF SERVICE TERRORISM TOBACCO TOP MANAGEMENT TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNION RIGHTS TRADE UNIONS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC NOISE TRAINING TROPICAL FORESTS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS URBAN AREAS VOTING INTENTION WAGE DETERMINATION WAGE INCREASES WAGES WAGES POLICY WASTE DISPOSAL AND ... WASTES WATER POLLUTION WATER PROPERTIES WILDLIFE PROTECTION WOMEN WOMEN S EMPLOYMENT WORK ATTITUDE WORKERS WORKERS PARTICIPATION WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING MOTHERS WORKING WOMEN WORKPLACE WORLD WAR YOUTH

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes produced by opinion polls. One of the BSA's main purposes is to allow the monitoring of patterns of continuity and change, and the examination of the relative rates at which attitudes, in respect of a range of social issues, change over time. Some questions are asked regularly, others less often. Funding for BSA comes from a number of sources (including government departments, the Economic and Social Research Council and other research foundations), but the final responsibility for the coverage and wording of the annual questionnaires rests with NatCen Social Research (formerly Social and Community Planning Research). The BSA has been conducted every year since 1983, except in 1988 and 1992 when core funding was devoted to the British Election Study (BES).Further information about the series and links to publications may be found on the NatCen Social Research British Social Attitudes webpage. Main Topics:Each year, the BSA interview questionnaire contains a number of 'core' questions, which are repeated in most years. In addition, a wide range of background and classificatory questions is included. The remainder of the questionnaire is devoted to a series of questions (modules) on a range of social, economic, political and moral issues - some are asked regularly, others less often. Cross-indexes of those questions asked more than once appear in the reports. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 1989 ABORTION ACID RAIN ADOLESCENTS ADOPTION ADVICE AGE AID AIDS DISEASE AIR POLLUTION AIR TRAFFIC NOISE ANIMAL PRODUCTS ARMED FORCES ARTIFICIAL INSEMINA... ASIANS ATTITUDES BLACK PEOPLE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS BRITISH POLITICAL P... BROKEN FAMILIES BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESSES CAPITALISM CAREER DEVELOPMENT CATHOLICISM CENSORSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CEREAL PRODUCTS CHANGING SOCIETY CHILD BENEFITS CHILD CARE CHILD DAY CARE CHILD MINDERS CHILD PROTECTION CHILDREN CIVIL DISTURBANCES CIVIL SERVICE CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS CLASS DIFFERENTIATION COHABITATION COMMUNITY CHARGE COMMUNITY IDENTIFIC... COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONFECTIONERY CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... CONSUMER PROTECTION CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES COOKING COUNTRYSIDE COUNTRYSIDE CONSERV... CREDIT CRIMINALS CULTURAL INTEGRATION CURRICULUM DAIRY PRODUCTS DAY NURSERIES DEATH PENALTY DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING DEFENCE DENTAL TREATMENT DENTISTS DISABLED PERSONS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISARMAMENT DISCRIMINATION DIVORCE DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DRUG ABUSE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC POWER EDIBLE FATS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL EXPENDI... EDUCATIONAL INTEGRA... ELDERLY EMERGENCY AND PROTE... EMIGRATION EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUN... EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... EPIDEMIOLOGY EQUAL EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL PAY EQUALITY BEFORE THE... ETHICS ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN ECONOMIC C... EUTHANASIA EXAMINATIONS EXPECTATION FAITH SCHOOLS FAMILIES FAMILY COHESION FAMILY LIFE FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY ROLES FAMILY SIZE FARMERS FARMING SYSTEMS FIELDS OF STUDY FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISH AS FOOD FOOD FOOD AND NUTRITION FOOD PRODUCTION FORECASTING FOREST MANAGEMENT FRAUD FRINGE BENEFITS FRUIT FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT FUMES GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT POLICY GRANTS HEALTH HEALTH CONSULTATIONS HEALTH FOODS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH RELATED BIOT... HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH VISITORS HOME BUYING HOME OWNERSHIP HOMICIDE HOMOSEXUALITY HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITAL VISITING HOSPITALIZATION HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING TENURE HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN SETTLEMENT IDENTITY IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMUNIZATION IMPORT CONTROLS IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INDUSTRIES INFIDELITY INFLATION INNOVATION INTEREST FINANCE INTERNAL POLITICAL ... INTERNATIONAL RELAT... INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INVESTMENT JOB CHANGING JOB DESCRIPTION JOB HUNTING JOB LOSSES JOB REQUIREMENTS JOB SATISFACTION JOB SHARING JOB VACANCIES JUDGMENTS LAW LABOUR MIGRATION LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LABOUR RELATIONS LAW LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWFUL OPPOSITION LEGISLATION LEISURE TIME LEISURE TIME ACTIVI... LIBERAL DEMOCRATS G... LOCAL FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT MANUFACTURING INDUS... MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGE MARRIED WOMEN WORKERS MEAT MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL INSURANCE MEMBERSHIP MILITARY EXPENDITURE MILK MORAL BEHAVIOUR MORAL CONCEPTS MORTGAGES MOTHER TONGUE MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL CULTURES NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONALITY NATIONALIZATION NATO NEIGHBOURHOODS NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NUCLEAR BASES NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY NUCLEAR WARFARE NUCLEAR WEAPONS NURSES NURSING CARE NUTRIENTS OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY OCCUPATIONS ONE PARENT FAMILIES OVERTIME PARENT CHILD RELATI... PARENTAL DEPRIVATION PARENTS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION PARTNERSHIPS BUSINESS PATIENTS PEACE PERFORMANCE PERSONAL EFFICACY PETROLEUM PICKETING PLACE OF RESIDENCE PLAID CYMRU POLICE SERVICES POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL UNIFICATION POLLUTANTS POLLUTION POOR PERSONS PORNOGRAPHY POVERTY PREJUDICE PREMARITAL SEX PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PRICE CONTROL PRICES PRISON SYSTEM PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL OCCUPA... PROFIT SHARING PROFITS PROMOTION JOB PROTESTANTISM PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC RELATIONS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUNISHMENT QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF LIFE RACE RELATIONS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RACIAL PREJUDICE RADIOACTIVE WASTES RECRUITMENT REGIONAL GOVERNMENT RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RELIGIOUS CONFLICT RELIGIOUS DISCRIMIN... RELIGIOUS SEGREGATION RENTED ACCOMMODATION RENTS RESEARCH FINANCE RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RETAIL TRADE RETIREMENT RETRAINING RIGHT TO DIE RIGHT TO NON DISCRI... ROAD TRAFFIC ROADS ROLES RURAL DEVELOPMENT SATISFACTION SCHOOL DISCIPLINE SCOTTISH NATIONAL P... SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELECTIVE SCHOOLS SELF EMPLOYED SELF GOVERNMENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR SHARES SICK PERSONS SLIMMING DIETS SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC P... SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL INEQUALITY SOCIAL ORIGIN SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTEST SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL STRATIFICATION SOCIAL VALUES SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WORKERS SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE AID STATE CONTROL STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATE RETIREMENT PE... STRIKES STUDENTS SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES SUGAR SUPERVISION SUPERVISORS SURROGATE MOTHERS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAX EVASION TAX RELIEF TAXATION TECHNICAL EDUCATION TENANTS HOME PURCHA... TERMINATION OF SERVICE TERRORISM TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNION OFFICIALS TRADE UNIONS TRAFFIC NOISE TRAINING TRANSMISSION OF DIS... TRAVEL TROPICAL FORESTS TRUST UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS VEGETABLES WAGE DETERMINATION WAGE INCREASES WAGES WAGES POLICY WATER POLLUTION WEALTHY PERSONS WORK ATTITUDE WORKERS PARTICIPATION WORKING CLASS WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING MOTHERS WORKING WOMEN WORKPLACE RELATIONS WORLD WAR YOUTH

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

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 1985 interview questionnaire, as with previous Social Attitudes questionnaires, was divided into groups of questions, or modules, according to the substantive topic. Analysis of some subjects however, will require links across modules. A summary of the questionnaire structure appears below; a more complete cross indexing of the 1983, and 1984 and 1985 questionnaires appears in Appendix J of the 1985 Technical report. Section 1: Media, politics, and international affairs Section 2: Economic expectations and evaluations and labour market participation; work orientations Section 3: Attitudes toward the countryside Section 4: Social expenditure, welfare state issues, housing, education, social class, religion, racial prejudice, sexual morality Section 5: Classification information: household composition, education level, tenure, occupation coding, income The self-completion questionnaire contains questions on the role of government (as part of the International Social Survey Programme), and also questions on the welfare state, the environment, new technology and employment, and on nuclear war. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 1985 ABORTION ACCESS TO COUNTRYSIDE ADOPTION AGE AGRICULTURE AID AIR POLLUTION AIR TRAFFIC NOISE ARTIFICIAL INSEMINA... ASSOCIATIONS ATTITUDE CHANGE ATTITUDES AUTOMATION BONUS PAYMENTS BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUSINESSES CAREER DEVELOPMENT CHILD BENEFITS CHILD PROTECTION CLASS DIFFERENTIATION CLUBS COASTS COMMUNICATION CONTROL COMPUTERS CONDITIONS OF EMPLO... CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES COUNTRYSIDE COUNTRYSIDE CONSERV... CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION CRIMINALS CULTURAL EXPENDITURE CURRENCY DEVALUATION CURRICULUM DEATH PENALTY DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DEFENCE DETENTION DISABLED PERSONS DISARMAMENT DISCIPLINE DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DRIVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC POLICY EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ADMINIS... EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL GRANTS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTU... EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ELDERLY EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUN... EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES ENVIRONMENTAL CONSE... ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... EQUAL EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL PAY EQUESTRIAN SPORTS ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN ECONOMIC C... EUROPEAN UNION EXAMINATIONS FARMERS FARMING SYSTEMS FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISHING SPORT FOOTPATHS FORECASTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION FREEDOM OF SPEECH FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT FUTURE SOCIETY GENDER GOVERNMENT POLICY HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES HEDGES HIGHER EDUCATION HIKING HOME BUYING HOME OWNERSHIP HOMOSEXUALITY HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING TENURE HUMAN SETTLEMENT HUNTING IMPORT CONTROLS IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME TAX INDUSTRIAL POLICY INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INDUSTRIES INFIDELITY INFLATION INFORMATION INNOVATION INTERCEPTION OF COM... INTERNATIONAL RELAT... JOB CHANGING JOB DESCRIPTION JOB HUNTING JOB REQUIREMENTS JOB SATISFACTION JOB SHARING LABOUR MOBILITY LABOUR RELATIONS LAND AMELIORATION LANDLORDS LAW LAW AND JUSTICE LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWFUL OPPOSITION LEISURE TIME ACTIVI... LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT MARITAL STATUS MEMBERSHIP MILITARY EXPENDITURE MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONALIZATION NATO NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NUCLEAR BASES NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY NUCLEAR WARFARE NUCLEAR WEAPONS OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONS OVERTIME PARENT SCHOOL RELAT... PARENT TEACHER RELA... PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION PERFORMANCE PERSONAL EFFICACY PESTICIDES PICNICKING POLICING POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL PARTICIPA... POLITICAL POWER POLLUTION PRE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRE PRIMARY SCHOOLS PREMARITAL SEX PRICE CONTROL PRICE POLICY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT SHARING PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY OF EDUCATION RACIAL PREJUDICE RACISM RADIOACTIVE WASTES RECREATIONAL FACILI... RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RENTS RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RESPONSIBILITY RETIREMENT RETRAINING RIGHT TO PRIVACY ROADS RURAL AREAS SATISFACTION SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL CU... SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELF EMPLOYED SEX DISCRIMINATION SHARES SICK PERSONS SMOKING SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL ORIGIN SOCIAL PARTICIPATION SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTEST SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL STRATIFICATION SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WORKERS SPECIAL EDUCATION SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STATE CONTROL STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATE RETIREMENT PE... STUDENT LOANS STUDENTS SUBSIDIES SUPERVISION SUPERVISORS SURROGATE MOTHERS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TAX RELIEF TAXATION TENANTS HOME PURCHA... TERMINATION OF SERVICE TOURISM TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNION OFFICIALS TRADE UNIONS TRAFFIC NOISE UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS URBAN EXPANSION VEHICLE RESTRAINT S... VISITORS VISITS TO RECREATIO... WAGE DETERMINATION WAGE INCREASES WAGES WAGES POLICY WASTES WATER POLLUTION WILDLIFE WOMEN S RIGHTS WORK ATTITUDE WORKERS PARTICIPATION WORKING CONDITIONS WORLD WAR

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