British Electoral Panel Survey on Political Change, 1969-1970
by David Butler
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Description
A national cross-section of the electorate in England, Scotland, and Wales was first interviewed in 1969 (1,114 respondents). Of these, 792 were reinterviewed in 1970, and 1,093 new respondents were added to create a representative sample for the second wave. The data, associated with author David Butler, includes questions on political interest, activities, media usage, and opinions on political issues and party evaluations.
Use Cases
Modeling political opinion shifts based on panel survey data mentioned in the description
Analyzing the relationship between media usage and political involvement as described
Studying voter evaluations of political parties and candidates using the described assessment methods
Strengths
Panel design with 792 respondents interviewed in both 1969 and 1970
Representative sample for the second wave created by adding 1,093 new respondents
Covers a wide range of political topics including interest, activities, media usage, and issue opinions
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Row count for the combined 1969-1970 dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
Source
David Butler
Collection Method
National cross-sectional survey with a panel component, conducted via interviews.
Time Range
1969-1970
Freshness
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Geography
England, Scotland, and Wales
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