Social Change and Economic Life Initiative Surveys, 1986-1987

UKDA study number:2798

Principal Investigator

Gallie, D.
University of Oxford. Nuffield College

Data Collector

Public Attitude Surveys Limited

Sponsor

Economic and Social Research Council

Distributed by

UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

June 1991

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Gallie, D., Social Change and Economic Life Initiative Surveys, 1986-1987 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], June 1991. SN: 2798, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-2798-1.

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2798 . Social Change and Economic Life Initiative Surveys, 1986-1987
(SCELI)

Depositor:

Gallie, D. , University of Oxford. Nuffield College

Principal Investigator:

Gallie, D. , University of Oxford. Nuffield College

Data Collector:

Public Attitude Surveys Limited

Sponsor:

Economic and Social Research Council

Abstract:

The principal emphasis of the programme was to examine the attitude of the population to changes in the employment structure of British society, including occupational structure changes in the gender composition of the workforce, increased unemployment and increases in the use of casual employment. These changes influence both the nature of working lives and the time spent outside work.
A follow-up to the SCELI survey, in which some original respondents were re-interviewed, Individual and Household Strategies: A Decade of Change 1986-1997 (also known as the Decade of Change Survey) was conducted in 1997. This study is held at the Archive under SN:4038.

Some teaching materials using these data have been developed. Details are available at the following website:
http://tramss.data-archive.ac.uk .

Main Topics:

Variables
Work Attitudes/Histories Survey
The fieldwork for the Work Attitudes/Histories Survey was carried out between June 1986 and November 1986, with approximately 1000 respondents in each area, (making 6111 cases in all). Each area questionnaire included Life and Work Histories plus core questions (551 variables) which were common across all areas. In addition a number of questions were asked that were specific to respondents in particular areas.
Household and Community Survey
In 1987 (fieldwork, March - July) a follow-up survey was carried out on approximately one third of the respondents to the 1986 Work Attitudes/Histories Survey, in each of the six areas. This survey consisted of 1816 respondents, 1218 of whom were living in partnerships and 598 of whom were single. Where applicable, partners were interviewed as well as the original respondent.
The questionnaire for this survey consisted of three sections; an interview schedule including questions to both respondents and partners, a respondent's self-completion and partner's self-completion. Partners' data is coded under the respondents' identification number. For single people the interview schedule is shorter and there is no partners self-completion. These questionnaires include life history and work history updates for the original respondents, work history schedules for partners, core questions (1372 variables) and area-specific questions.
Employers Surveys
Between October 1986 and February 1987 a survey was carried out on employers (n=1308) of the respondents in the Work Attitudes/Histories survey. Different questionnaires (designed to provide functionally equivalent questions for different types of organisations) were used for large and small employers, for public and private enterprises, and for different industries. These questionnaires are in three parts. Part A varies by whether the enterprise is public or corporate. Part B varies by the size and public or private status of employers. Part C varies according to the industry of the employer: 1. manufacturing, wholesale, haulage, extractive, agriculture and fisheries; 2. retail, hotel and catering, personal and other consumer services; 3. banks, financial and business services; 4. construction.

Coverage:

Dates of Fieldwork: June 1986 - February 1987
Country: England; Scotland
Geography: Aberdeen; Coventry; Kirkcaldy; Northampton; Rochdale; Swindon; Fife; Grampian Region; Greater Manchester; Northamptonshire; West Midlands; Wiltshire
Spatial Units: Travel-to-Work Areas
Observation Units: Individuals; Families/households; Groups

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: Subnational
Population: Employers, individuals aged 20-60 and households in Aberdeen, Coventry, Kirkcaldy, Northampton, Rochdale and Swindon.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: One-stage stratified or systematic random sample
The sampling areas were defined in terms of the Department of Employment's 1984 Travel to Work areas for the Work Attitudes & Histories Survey. For further details see Guide to the SCELI data.
Number of Units: Weights to integrate booster sample of unemployed with main sample. Weights to adjust sex ratio.
(A) 6000 (target) 6110 (obtained) Work attitudes/histories survey
(B) 1800 (target) 1816 (obtained) Household and community survey
(C) 1308 (obtained) Employers surveys
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Telephone interview; Self-completion; Diaries

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

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Date of First Release:

28 June 1991

File last updated:

11 October 2011