Political Ideology and Voting : Opinion Survey, 1979

UKDA study number:2063

Principal Investigator

Scarbrough, E.
University of Essex. Department of Government

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Scarbrough, E., Political Ideology and Voting : Opinion Survey, 1979 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], 1985. SN: 2063, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-2063-1.

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2063 . Political Ideology and Voting : Opinion Survey, 1979

Depositor:

Scarbrough, E. , University of Essex. Department of Government

Principal Investigator:

Scarbrough, E. , University of Essex. Department of Government

Abstract:

To test the proposition that political ideologies radiate the electoral relationship between voters and parties.

Main Topics:

Variables
Voting, belief sets
(Socio-demographic and conventional electoral data for respondents in this data set are available from the 1970-1974 BES Panel Study (SN:422) - matched by case number).

Coverage:

Dates of Fieldwork: 30 January 1979 - 15 March 1979
Country: Great Britain
Spatial Units: No information recorded
Observation Units: Individuals

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: Electors previously interviewed in both the 1970 Nuffield Election Study and the 1974 British Election Study

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Simple random sample
800 electors drawn at random from the contact list used in the 1970-1974 BES Panel study
Number of Units: 450 (target) 433 (obtained)
Method of Data Collection: Postal survey

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

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Date of First Release:

1985

File last updated:

11 October 2011