British Election Study: [June] 1983 (ICPSR 8409)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992

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Principal Investigator(s):
A. F. (Anthony Francis) Heath; Roger Jowell; John Curtice; E.J. Field

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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08409.v1

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Summary

This joint project between investigators at Oxford University and at Social and Community Planning Research was designed to yield a representative sample of eligible voters in Great Britain at the time of the 1983 general election. As with previous surveys in the series, electors in Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands and Islands were excluded from the sampling frame. Fieldwork was conducted between July and October and 93 percent of the respondents were interviewed within 12 weeks of the election. Respondents were asked if they cared about the election outcome and what newspaper they read for campaign information. They were also asked to rate the degree of difference between political parties and to give their voting preferences and party affiliations. Respondents provided their opinions on nuclear weaponry, conflict in Northern Ireland, unemployment, inflation, education, and trade unions. Demographic information collected on respondents includes age, sex, marital status, employment history, and self-assigned social class. The respondents also provided information on their parents' social classes and employment histories.

Citation

Heath, A. F. (Anthony Francis), Jowell, Roger, Curtice, John, and Field, E.J. British Election Study:  [June] 1983 . ESRC Data Archive [distributor], Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08409.v1

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

ESRC Data Archive, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1983

Date of Collection

1983-07-05 -- 1983-10-05

Data Collection Notes

  1. The codebook is provided by ICPSR as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site.

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Sample

Approximately 6,000 voters were selected for interview though nonrandom sampling.

Universe

Eligible voters in Great Britain in 1983. Voters in Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands and Islands were excluded.

Data Source

personal interviews

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Original Release Date

1985-10-09

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Heath, A. F. (Anthony Francis), Roger Jowell, John Curtice, and E.J. Field. British Election Study: [June] 1983 . ICPSR08409-v1. Colchester, England: ESRC Data Archive/Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributors], 2018-01-29. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08409.v1
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