nmm 22 4500 ICPSR02617 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130524s1999 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR02617 MiAaI MiAaI British General Election Study [electronic resource] Scottish Election Survey, 1997 D. McCrone , A. Brown , P. Surridge , K. Thomson 2000-01-18 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1999 ICPSR 2617 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-24. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. The 882 respondents to the Scottish Election Survey are a subset of those surveyed for the BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION CROSS-SECTION SURVEY, 1997 (ICPSR 2615). The aims of the Scottish Election Survey survey were (1) to contribute to the construction of a time series on electoral change at a time when political divergence was one of the key features of political behavior within the United Kingdom (UK), (2) to model political behavior and attitudes in Scotland with regard to Britain as a whole, the nations and regions of the UK, and within Scotland itself, (3) to understand nationalism in Scotland in the wider European context, and (4) to provide a benchmark for assessing the outcomes of Scottish Parliament elections and against which to assess future constitutional change. Respondents were asked for their opinions on the possibility of a separate Scottish Parliament, the Scottish National Party, how the European Union will affect Scotland, the economic benefits to both England and Scotland of Scotland's being part of the UK, social class differences between England and Scotland, the relationship between Protestants and Catholics in Scotland, the importance of a Scottish heritage, and the faith held by the Scottish that British political parties will work in their interest. Additionally, topics repeated from the Cross-Section Survey include the 1997 campaign, participation in 1997 local elections, British political parties, trust in government, images of British leadership, the European Union, Northern Ireland, nuclear weapons, unemployment, inflation, nationalization and privatization of companies, redistribution of income, women's rights, the role of government in social policy, abortion, ethnic minorities, the British economy, political knowledge, and the future of governmental institutions such as the House of Lords. Background information on respondents includes age, sex, race, ethnicity, political party, political orientation, marital status, number of members in household, social class, employment history, health insurance status, citizenship, country of birth, voter registration and participation history, household income, education, religion, parents' employment history, parents' voting behavior, spouse's employment history, and union membership. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02617.v2 constitutional change icpsr economic conditions icpsr ethnic identity icpsr European unification icpsr European Union icpsr national elections icpsr nationalism icpsr nationalization icpsr parliamentary elections icpsr political attitudes icpsr political change icpsr public opinion icpsr quality of life icpsr religious attitudes icpsr social attitudes icpsr social change icpsr social class icpsr social issues icpsr trust in government icpsr voter attitudes icpsr voting behavior icpsr voting patterns icpsr IDRC VII. Public Opinion Data IDRC III. Electoral Systems and Political Behavior ICPSR XIV.A.2.b. Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes, Historical and Contemporary Electoral Processes, Election Studies Series, Nations Other Than the United States McCrone, D. Brown, A. Surridge, P. Thomson, K. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 2617 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02617.v2