Study of The Labour Party Membership, December 1989 - May 1990

UKDA study number:2920

Principal Investigators

Seyd, P.
Broughton, D.
University of Sheffield. Department of Politics
Whiteley, P.
College of William and Mary (Virginia)

Sponsors

Economic and Social Research Council
Sheffield University Research Fund

Distributed by

UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

July 1992

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Seyd, P., Whiteley, P. and Broughton, D., Study of The Labour Party Membership, December 1989 - May 1990 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], July 1992. SN: 2920, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-2920-1.

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2920 . Study of The Labour Party Membership, December 1989 - May 1990

Depositor:

Broughton, D. , University of Wales College of Cardiff. School of European Studies

Principal Investigators:

Seyd, P. , University of Sheffield. Department of Politics

Whiteley, P. , College of William and Mary (Virginia)

Broughton, D. , University of Sheffield. Department of Politics

Sponsors:

Economic and Social Research Council
Sheffield University Research Fund

Abstract:

The first national survey of Labour Party members to analyse: range and type of political activism by Labour Party members; social background characteristics of members; attitudes on issues and values of members; methods of recruitment into Labour Party; activism in pressure groups.

Main Topics:

Variables
Demographic and attitudinal influences on activism; attitudinal similarities and differences between Labour Party members and voters; influence of membership and activism on the vote.
Measurement Scales:
Thermometer scales (0-100) for parties, leaders, Labour politicians, other individuals/organisations; Likert scales (1-5-agree/disagree) on statements concerning political issues: Activism scale based on political activities.
Some of the questions were replicated from the 1987 British Election Study (held at the Archive under SN:2568) and the 1989 British Social Attitudes Survey (held at the Archive under SN:2723).

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: December 1989 - May 1990
Dates of Fieldwork: 07 December 1989 - 12 May 1990
Country: Great Britain
Spatial Units: No information recorded

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: Paid-up members of the Labour Party according to national membership lists, Autumn 1989.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: One-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Follow-up survey of original cross-section.
Number of Units: Weighted sample size: 5071
Weighting factors used: Variable=Wt. Included in SPSSX setup file. Derived from one-page questionnaire (letter and telephone) of non-respondents - showed under-sampling of manual workers - corrected by Wt.
8075 (target) 5065 (obtained) (62.7%)
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:

21 July 1992

File last updated:

11 October 2011