Study of Attitudes to Public and Private Welfare, 1984

UKDA study number:1886

Principal Investigators

Taylor-Gooby, P.
Papadakis, E.
University of Kent at Canterbury. Board of Studies in Social Policy and Administration and Social Work

Data Collector

Social and Community Planning Research

Sponsor

Economic and Social Research Council

Distributed by

UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

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1886 . Study of Attitudes to Public and Private Welfare, 1984

Depositor:

Taylor-Gooby, P. , University of Kent at Canterbury. Faculty of Social Sciences

Principal Investigators:

Taylor-Gooby, P. , University of Kent at Canterbury. Board of Studies in Social Policy and Administration and Social Work

Papadakis, E. , University of Kent at Canterbury. Board of Studies in Social Policy and Administration and Social Work

Data Collector:

Social and Community Planning Research

Sponsor:

Economic and Social Research Council
Grant Number: G00232021

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to analyse public attitudes to welfare provision in the main areas of pensions, health care and education. The principal focus is on ambivalence in support for public and private provision and on explanations that suggest (a) the experience of coercion by officials and professionals; (b) self-interest; (c) party identification as major reasons for this.

Main Topics:

Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Satisfaction with, experience of, support for and perceptions of public and private education, health care and pension provision. `Satisfaction' derived from post-coded open ended questions; `Experience' from current and previous use and contact with others who use the services; 'Support' from ideas about their importance and willingness to pay for them; 'Perceptions' from a series of questions about the quality of provision, the extent to which the consumer can control various aspects of it and its general social impact.
Background Variables
Political support, sex, class, occupation, income, family make-up.

Coverage:

Dates of Fieldwork: 28 February 1984 - 07 May 1984
Country: Great Britain
Spatial Units: No information recorded
Observation Units: Individuals

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: Adults (over 18) in England, Scotland and Wales

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Follow-up to cross-sectional study
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1983 (SN: 1935)
Sampling Procedures: Multi-stage stratified random sample
two-stage
Number of Units: 1362 (obtained)
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

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Date of First Release:

1984

File last updated:

19 December 2011