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UK Data Archive Study Number 66036 - Survey of Councillors in Glasgow, 1966 UK Data Archive Study Number 66036 - Survey of Councillors in Glasgow, 1966 SSRC C001-25 66036 UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECT II FINAL COUNCILLOR INTERVIEW INTERVIEWER'S NAME COVER SHEET NUMBER TIME STARTED DATE 1. WHEN DID YOU FIRST SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION? (IF MORE THAN ONE TERM) 2. HAS YOUR SERVICE BEEN CONTINUOUS? YES NO IF YES GO TO Q.3 (IF NO) 2A WOULD YOU TELL ME ABOUT THAT? (YOU ARE NOW (RESPONDENT'S OFFICE)) 3. HAVE YOU HELD ANY (OTHER) OFFICES ON THE COUNCIL? YES NO IF NO GO TO Q.4 (IF YES) 3A WHAT IS THAT? WHEN WAS THAT? (GET OFFICES AND DATES) 4. HAVE YOU HELD ANY OFFICES IN THE PARTY GROUP ON COUNCIL? YES NO IF NO GO TO Q.5 (IF YES) 4A WHAT IS THAT? WHEN WAS THAT? (FIND IF RESPONDENT HOLDS OFFICE NOW) 5. WERE YOU ELECTED TO THE COUNCIL THE FIRST TIME YOU STOOD? YES NO IF YES GO TO Q.6 (IF NO) 5A COULD YOU TELL ME ABOUT THAT? 6. THINKING BACK TO THE FIRST TIME YOU STOOD FOR THE COUNCIL, WHAT CONSIDERATIONS LED YOU TO STAND? (IF RESPONDENT HAS SERVED MORE THAN ONE TERM) 7. WHAT HAS LED YOU TO CONTINUE STANDING FOR RE-ELECTION? 8. BEFORE YOU ACCEPTED NOMINATION AS A COUNCILLOR, WERE YOU ACTIVE IN PARTY WORK? YES NO IF NO GO TO Q.9 (IF YES) 8A WHAT DID YOU DO? (IF NECESSARY) (GET OFFICES AND DATES) DID YOU HOLD OFFICE IN ANY WARD ORGANIZATION? DID YOU HOLD OFFICE IN THE CITY ORGANIZATION? 8B WHEN DID YOU FIRST BECOME ACTIVE IN PARTY WORK? 8C WHAT CONSIDERATIONS FIRST LED YOU TO BECOME ACTIVE? 9. WHAT WOULD YOU PERSONALLY SAY ARE THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF BEING A COUNCILLOR? (ANYTHING ELSE?) 10. IN GENERAL, WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEMS FACING GLASGOW CORPORATION AT THE MOMENT? (ANYTHING ELSE?) (TAKE EXACT ANSWER) IF "DON'T KNOW" OR "NOT ANY" GO TO Q.11 MENTION 1 MENTION 2 MENTION 3 MENTION 4 MENTION 5 (IF PROBLEMS) (IF MORE THAN ONE PROBLEM NAMED) 10A WHICH OF THESE DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM, THE ONE THE CORPORATION SHOULD TRY TO TAKE CARE OF FIRST? (MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM) 10B WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE CORPORATION DO ABOUT THAT? 10C DO YOU THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN GLASGOW AGREE ABOUT WHAT TO DO ON THIS PROBLEM? YES NO DON'T KNOW IF NO OR DON'T KNOW GO TO Q.11 (IF YES) 10D WHAT DO PEOPLE IN GLASGOW THINK SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT .....? 11. DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL HAVE MUCH INFLUENCE IN BRINGING ISSUES TO GENERAL ATTENTION? YES NO DON'T KNOW, CAN'T SAY (IF YES) 11A IN WHAT WAY? (IF NO) 11B WHY IS THAT? 12. IF YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL FELT THAT A PROBLEM WOULD ONLY BE WORSENED BY GENERAL ATTENTION BEING PAID TO IT, DO YOU THINK YOU COULD KEEP IT FROM GENERAL ATTENTION? YES NO DON'T KNOW, CAN'T SAY (IF YES) 12A IN WHAT WAY? (IF NO OR DON'T KNOW) 12B WHY IS THAT? 13. CAN YOU THINK OF ANY PARTICULAR PROBLEMS THAT WOULD BE WORSENED BY GENERAL ATTENTION BEING PAID TO THEM? YES NO DON'T KNOW IF NO OR DON'T KNOW GO TO Q.14 (IF YES) 13A WHAT PROBLEMS ARE YOU THINKING OF? 14. HAVE YOU THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT THE PROPOSAL TO HAVE PUBS IN THE CORPORATION HOUSING ESTATES? YES NO 14A COULD YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL? (CLEARLY IDENTIFY SOURCE, FOR EXAMPLE WHICH NEWSPAPER ETC) 14B WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU AGREED OR DISAGREED WITH THIS PROPOSAL? AGREE DISAGREE NEUTRAL DON'T KNOW IF NEUTRAL OR DON'T KNOW GO TO Q.14D) [IF AGREE OR DISAGREE] 14C WOULD YOU SAY THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT YOU FELT VERY STRONGLY ABOUT, FAIRLY STRONGLY, OR NOT STRONGLY AT ALL? VERY STRONGLY FAIRLY STRONGLY NOT STRONGLY DON'T KNOW HOW STRONGLY 14D APART FROM YOUR PARTY, ARE YOU A MEMBER OF ANY ORGANIZATION(S) WHICH HAVE AN OPINION ON THIS SUBJECT? YES NO DON'T KNOW IF NO OR DON'T KNOW GO TO Q.14F) (IF YES) 14E WHICH ORGANIZATION(S) IS THAT? (ANY OTHERS?) (GET FULL NAMES) 14F DO YOUR OWN CONSTITUENTS AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THIS PROPOSAL? AGREE SOME AGREE, SOME DON'T DISAGREE CONSTITUENTS UNINFORMED, HAVE NO OPINION. DON'T KNOW IF AGREE, DISAGREE, CONSTITUENTS UNINFORMED HAVE NO OPINION, DON'T KNOW GO TO Q.14I) IF SOME AGREE, SOME DON'T ASK Q.14G) AND Q.14H) (IF RESPONDENT DIFFERENTIATES BETWEEN CONSTITUENTS) 14G WHICH ONES AGREE WITH THE PROPOSAL? (TAKE EXACT ANSWER) 14H AND WHICH DISAGREE? 14I WHICH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL DO YOU NORMALLY GO TO WHEN YOU WANT TO DISCUSS SOMETHING CONCERNING CORPORATION HOUSING ESTATES? (TRY TO GET RESPONDENT TO NAME INDIVIDUALS) 14J IF YOU WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS THOUGHT ON THIS ISSUE WHAT WOULD YOU DO? (PROBE TO GET SPECIFIC ANSWER) 14K IF THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN THE CORPORATION HOUSING ESTATES WANTED PUBS THERE, BUT THE MAJORITY OF ALL PEOPLE IN GLASGOW WERE AGAINST SUCH A PROPOSAL, WHICH SIDE DO YOU THINK OUGHT TO WIN? PEOPLE IN CORPORATION HOUSING MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN GLASGOW DON'T KNOW 15. HAVE YOU THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT THE PROPOSAL TO STOP THE PAYMENT OF FEES IN SOME CORPORATION SCHOOLS WHERE FEES HAVE BEEN PAID UP TO NOW? YES NO DON'T KNOW 15A COULD YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL? (CLEARLY IDENTIFY SOURCE, FOR EXAMPLE WHICH NEWSPAPER ETC) 15B WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU AGREED OR DISAGREED WITH THIS PROPOSAL? AGREE DISAGREE NEUTRAL DON'T KNOW IF NEUTRAL OR DON'T KNOW GO TO Q.15D) [IF AGREE OR DISAGREE] 15C WOULD YOU SAY THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT YOU FELT VERY STRONGLY ABOUT, FAIRLY STRONGLY, OR NOT STRONGLY AT ALL? VERY STRONGLY FAIRLY STRONGLY NOT STRONGLY DON'T KNOW HOW STRONGLY 15D APART FROM YOUR PARTY, ARE YOU A MEMBER OF ANY ORGANIZATION(S) WHICH HAVE AN OPINION ON THIS SUBJECT? YES NO DON'T KNOW IF NO OR DON'T KNOW GO TO Q.15F) (IF YES) 15E WHICH ORGANIZATION(S) IS THAT? (ANY OTHERS?) (GET FULL NAMES) 15F DO YOUR OWN CONSTITUENTS AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THIS PROPOSAL? AGREE SOME AGREE, SOME DON'T DISAGREE CONSTITUENTS UNINFORMED, HAVE NO OPINION DON'T KNOW IF AGREE, DISAGREE, CONSTITUENTS UNINFORMED HAVE NO OPINION, DON'T KNOW GO TO Q.15I) IF SOME AGREE, SOME DON'T ASK Q.15G) AND Q.15H) (IF RESPONDENT DIFFERENTIATES BETWEEN CONSTITUENTS) 15G WHICH ONES AGREE WITH THE PROPOSAL? (TAKE EXACT ANSWER) 15H AND WHICH DISAGREE? 15I WHICH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL DO YOU NORMALLY GO TO WHEN YOU WANT TO DISCUSS SOMETHING CONCERNING CORPORATION SCHOOLS? (TRY TO GET RESPONDENT TO NAME INDIVIDUALS) 15J IF YOU WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS THOUGHT ON THIS ISSUE WHAT WOULD YOU DO? (PROBE TO GET SPECIFIC ANSWER) 15K IF THE MAJORITY OF PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN GO TO THESE SCHOOLS WANTED THE SCHOOLS TO BE FEE-PAYING, BUT THE MAJORITY OF ALL PEOPLE IN GLASGOW WANTED TO STOP FEE-PAYING IN CORPORATION SCHOOLS, WHICH SIDE DO YOU THINK OUGHT TO WIN? PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN GO MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN GLASGOW DON'T KNOW 16. CONSIDERING THE PARTIES NOW, IN LOCAL ELECTIONS WHICH PARTY WOULD YOU SAY MOST WORKING CLASS PEOPLE ARE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR? PROGRESSIVE/UNIONIST/CONSERVATIVE LABOUR LIBERAL SCOTTISH NATIONALIST COMMUNIST INDEPENDENT LABOUR PARTY SOCIALIST PARTY OF GREAT BRITAIN PROTESTANT RATE PAYERS' ASSOCIATION SOCIAL CREDIT DON'T KNOW SPLIT 17. IN LOCAL ELECTIONS WHICH PARTY WOULD YOU SAY MOST MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE ARE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR? PROGRESSIVE/UNIONIST/CONSERVATIVE LABOUR LIBERAL SCOTTISH NATIONALIST COMMUNIST INDEPENDENT LABOUR PARTY SOCIALIST PARTY OF GREAT BRITAIN PROTESTANT RATE PAYERS' ASSOCIATION SOCIAL CREDIT DON'T KNOW SPLIT 18. IN LOCAL ELECTIONS WHICH PARTY WOULD YOU SAY MOST PROTESTANTS ARE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR? PROGRESSIVE/UNIONIST/CONSERVATIVE LABOUR LIBERAL SCOTTISH NATIONALIST COMMUNIST INDEPENDENT LABOUR PARTY SOCIALIST PARTY OF GREAT BRITAIN PROTESTANT RATE PAYERS' ASSOCIATION SOCIAL CREDIT DON'T KNOW SPLIT 19. IN LOCAL ELECTIONS WHICH PARTY WOULD YOU SAY MOST CATHOLICS ARE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR? PROGRESSIVE/UNIONIST/CONSERVATIVE LABOUR LIBERAL SCOTTISH NATIONALIST COMMUNIST INDEPENDENT LABOUR PARTY SOCIALIST PARTY OF GREAT BRITAIN PROTESTANT RATE PAYERS' ASSOCIATION SOCIAL CREDIT DON'T KNOW SPLIT 20. HAVE YOU THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT THE PROPOSAL TO HAVE MORE PARKING METERS TO COVER THE WHOLE CITY CENTRE? YES NO DON'T KNOW 20A COULD YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL? (CLEARLY IDENTIFY SOURCE, FOR EXAMPLE WHICH NEWSPAPER ETC) 20B WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU AGREED OR DISAGREED WITH THIS PROPOSAL? AGREE DISAGREE NEUTRAL DON'T KNOW IF NEUTRAL OR DON'T KNOW GO TO Q.20D) [IF AGREE OR DISAGREE] 20C WOULD YOU SAY THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT YOU FELT VERY STRONGLY ABOUT, FAIRLY STRONGLY, OR NOT STRONGLY AT ALL? VERY STRONGLY FAIRLY STRONGLY NOT STRONGLY DON'T KNOW HOW STRONGLY 20D DO YOUR OWN CONSTITUENTS AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THIS PROPOSAL? AGREE SOME AGREE, SOME DON'T DISAGREE CONSTITUENTS UNINFORMED, HAVE NO OPINION. DON'T KNOW IF AGREE, DISAGREE, CONSTITUENTS UNINFORMED HAVE NO OPINION, DON'T KNOW GO TO Q.20G) IF SOME AGREE, SOME) DON'T ASK Q.20E AND Q.20F) (IF RESPONDENT DIFFERENTIATES BETWEEN CONSTITUENTS) 20E WHICH ONES AGREE WITH THE PROPOSAL? (TAKE EXACT ANSWER) 20F AND WHICH DISAGREE? 20G WHICH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL DO YOU NORMALLY GO TO WHEN YOU WANT TO DISCUSS SOMETHING CONCERNING TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN GLASGOW? (TRY TO GET RESPONDENT TO NAME INDIVIDUALS) 20H IF YOU WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS THOUGHT ON THIS ISSUE, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? (PROBE TO GET SPECIFIC ANSWER) 20I IF THE MAJORITY OF MOTORISTS IN GLASGOW DIDN'T WANT MORE PARKING METERS BUT THE MAJORITY OF ALL PEOPLE IN GLASGOW DID WANT THEM, WHICH SIDE DO YOU THINK OUGHT TO WIN? MAJORITY OF MOTORISTS MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN GLASGOW DON'T KNOW 21.
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