CONTENTS
QUESTIONNAIRE 1
SHOWCARDS 14
SOCIAL CL4SS DEFINITIONS 38
TECHNICAL DETAILS 39
MO R1/6309 Sm,![ N(> (l-4) (5-s) [CARD(1) I 9
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sex (17) MaIc 1 ~ ~ Female (’20) (21) Age (* A 1 1 1s-2’$ 1 B ~ 2 25-29 2 cl 3 ~ 30.34 3 C2 4 4 4 35.59 4 D 5 5 21 40.44 5 E (i 6 45-49 6 Respcmdcnt M (22) 50-54 7 Trade union nlclnbcr 1 55-59 8 Not trade un!on nlcmbcr ~ .2- 60-6$ 9 Wor@, m pubI1c $ector 3 65+ Work.mg m prwalc sec[or ~ RespO1ldent M (19: Worldn$ full ume Rome M (23) (30 hritwh+) 1 Being boughl on morlgdgc 1 Work1n3 part ume Owned oumght by household 2 S (S-29 hrshvk) 2 Rented from Local Authority 3 No[ wor!-.mg (K?under S hrshvh) Ren[ed from pnva[e landlord 4 housewife 3 Olhcr ~ reured 4 - unemployed (registered) 5 Marltdl statu~ (24) unemployed (nol reglswred Married 1 looking for work) 6 Lwmg together 2 student 7 Single 3 other ~ W]dowcd/dworced/sepa rated ~ Occupatmn of Respondent Poslllon/rank/grade \dults m household (uric respondent) :IRCLE 1 23456+ ,s
Industry/type of co :hdrlren m household (under 1S) :IRCLE Quals/degrees/app rens 0123456+ b
No of staff re.sp for iges of chddren (27) (CODE OPPOSITE) Age O-4 1 Age 5-8 2 Occupation nf Itead of Ilousehold Age 9-10 3 + Posltlonlranklgrade Age 11-14 4 Age 15-17 ~
h’ m household (2s) lnduslryltype of co )06 yOUr household hdV1.d :dr for private momnng ~ Quals/degrees/,ipprens Yes, 1 Cdr 1 8 Yes, 2 G3r$ 2 No of sl.iff rcsp [or Yes, 3 cdrs 3 (PROBE FULi.Y FOR CWE/PENSION) No ~ Ihily Newspitper Rwtrfersbip Televisiun SHOWCARD W (2Y SHOWCARD Y (33) Dui]y Express 1 Television News 1 Duily Mail .2 NcwsVicw ...... 2 Doily Micro...... 3 The World This Week 3 Daily Record .4 Around Weslminslcr 4 Duily Telegraph .5 Tbc Parlianlcn[ Progrmrlme .5 Findnciul Times 6 Wcsmlinsmr Live ., .6 Gl:isg[)w HcrJhf .7 The Mcdi~ Show ., 7 The Guardian ...... s First Tuesday 8 The Independent 9 A Week in Politics 9 The Scotsma n...... 0 Newsnighl ...... 1) The Sir ...... x Whal the Papers SJIy x The Sun ...... Public Eye...... ,,, (3:) (33) The Times 1 Panorama ...... 1 Today ...... 2 Onlhe Record . .,,,..... 2 Ncrnc of these ...... 3— !N- Walden .,.,,...... ,,, 3 Q.cs[ion llmc ...... 4 Sumluy Newspuper Remlersbip SHOWCARD X (31) None o[[hcsc! ...... ~ {3/34 News of the World 1 Sunday Express .2 Radio Sunday Mail (Scotland only .3 SHOWCARD Z (35) Sunday Mirror .4 Today (Radio 4) ..,,,.... 1 Sunday Post ...... 5 The World m One (Radio 4) .2 Sunday Telegraph .6 Today in Parliament .3 The Mail on Sunday .7 A Week in Westminster 4 The Observer ...... ’3 Any Questions 5 The Sunday People .9 News stand ...... 6 The Sunday Times .0 The World This Weekend 7 Scolland on Sunday x Eurofile ...... ,. 8 The Independent on Sunday Sunday Edition ,. 9 :2 PM ...... ,. 0 Sunday Sport 1 From Our Own Correspondent X None oflhese ...... 2 u2- Prime Minister’s Questions Y (36) Analyais ...... l Lawin Action ...... 2 Special Assignment 3 Local radio news and current affairs programmed . ., ...... 4 None of these ...... & 15/36
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Date of[nlemiew
I confirm that I have conducted this interview wilhin the code of conduct face-to-face with the above named person and that I have asked all the relevant qucslions fully and recorded the answers in conformance with the survey specifications.
Intcrvicwer sigtaturc ......
THIS FORM [S THE PROPERTY OF MARXET & OPINION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL LTD 2 32 OLD QUEEN STREET, LONDON, SWIH 9HP 3
Good mornmglaltw mamlevenmg, my name ]5 and 1 work for MOR1, the polhng compdny We aI e talking to people .IIou Ild hete about Ide III Itntdltl, and I would hke year help Fmw of All Qla I[ow,vould wa,w,ted thete,ve, e,)genelalelectlon tommrow’> CODE BELOW I IF UNDECIDED OR REFUSED ASK Qlb wlnth p.nty .)1e >OUmmt lncla]txl to ~uppo, t P Qld Qlb (w m Conscrv.l[lve 1 1 hbour 2 GO 2 Go L1bc]al Demucrdl 3 3 Sml/Welsh Natlondl 4 TO 4 TO 42/ Green 5 I 43 O1hcr 6I Q2 :] Q2 Wobhf not vole 7 ~, 7 Unrleclrled ASK 8 GoTo ReluseiJ :) Qlb 91 Q3b
Q2 If you couldu’t 101some teJwm vote Ioi the (PARTY AT Qla/lb), wh,ch I’,\rty would you vote fm ,nwead~ (!+$) cOnservauvL 1 Ldhour 2 Liberal Demoimt 3 ScoOVelsh NdllOnal Party 4 Green 5 O1her 6 +$ Would 1101VO1e -1 Unrfec!ded 8 Refused 9
ASK ALL NAMING A PARTY AT QIAOR Q I b Q3a SHOWCARD A WIuch of these statements comes closest to descrdnng the reason you intend voting for (PARTY NAMED AT Qla/lb)~ (b$ a) It K the party that most repre.sen ts your wews 1 b) The party you most support has httle chance of wmnmg f+: m lhis constltuenq, so you wdl vote for (PARTY NAMED) to keep another party OU1 2 Other (WRITE IN & CODE ’3’) 3
No opmlon 44 IF WOULD NOT VOTEAJNDECIDED OR REFUSED ASK Q311 Q3b SHOWCARD B WINch of these statements descr(bes your attitude to votmgJ MULTICODE OK (4Q 01 1 don’t tell people how I vote, as a point of prmclple 1 02 I usually don’t vote, I don’i lhmk N’Svery Important 2 4L 03 I usually don’t vnte, my vote doesn’t make any (hfference 3 04 I th]nk It M important to vnte, but I haven’t chosen a party yet 4 05 I can’t say which parly 1’11vote for unld I know who {he Iocdl candtdale is 5 06 The parly I would prefer to vole for has no chance m [his drca 6 07 None of [he paroes stands for [hc polmles I would hke 10 see 7
Other (WRITE IN & CODE ‘S’) s 3
Dcrn’[ hnow/no answer ?___l__ .4- ASK AL f- Q4 SHOWCARD C From this card, how interested would you say you are in politics?
WI Vcryintcrcstxi...... 1 Fairly interested ...... 2 No[vcVi nlm!s:cd...... 3 Notatall inlcrcswd...... 4 Don’l kno w...... S
Q5 SHOWCARD D Which of tkese stutemtmts best describes ynur opiniou on the present s?stem of governing Britf iin? (%) Works extremely WCIIand could not be improved . . . . . I ~ ~ TO Q* Could be inlprovcd ill snlall ways bu[ mainly works weil 2 0 Cmddbeimprovcdqu ilcolo t...... 3 ASKQ6 Needs agreatdeal tJfitllprt]vctncnl...... 4 1 Drm’t know ...... 5$om Q?
IF COULD BE [MPROVED Q6 In what ways, in particukm, do YOU think the system could be improved? PROBE FOR DETAILS +7
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ASK ALL Q7 SHOWCARD E I am going to read out a list, and I would fike you to tell mq from this card, how much, if anything, you feel you know about each one? A LTEf?N 6- =bER
Hardlv Great Fair Just a anything Never Don’t deal amount little at all heard of know n j TheEuropeanC ommunity 1 ...... 2 ...... 3 ...... 4...... 5 6_ z The House of Lords . ..”. . 1...... 2 ...... 3 ...... 4.... 5 6 c) Your local Council ...... l...... 2 ...... 3 ...... 4.... 5 6— ; d) Your rigtmsas acitizen . .. l...... 2 ...... 3 ...... 4.... 5 6— e) Proportional repre.sentation ...... l...... 2 ...... 3 ...... 4.... 5 6 b The way Parliament works ...... 1 ...... 2 ...... 3 ...... 4.... 5 ,,. 6_ ❑Tbe British constitution . .. l...... 2 ...... 3 ...... 4.... 5 6 :)
Q8 SHOWCARD F Overall, how well or badly dn you think Parliament works? q) Very well...... ,.. Fairly well ...... 2 Neither well nor badly ...... 3 Fairly badly ...... 4 Very badly ...... 5 Don’l know ...... 6 —
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ASK ALL Q9 Wlmt M the name of the Pnrbument.my Constituency thut you hve mv CHECK QUOTA SHEET
(b) Corrc~l 1 In.orrec[ (WRITE IN) 2 bo
Don’t Lnmv ?
Ql[l Whnt is the rmmeof thecurrent Member of Parh.Iment fortlus mn~tltuency~ CHECK QUOTA SHEET CODE BELOW
(61) Correc[ 1 Incorrecl (wRITE IN) 2
Don’t know 3
Qll Wh,ch poht,calpartydoes the MPlol th,sconst,tuency represent, CODE BELOW
(6aj Conservame 1 Labour 2 Llb Dem 3 ,2 Scotushmekh National Party 4 Other 5 Don’t know 6
Q12 On balance, ale you sutlstiexl or dlssdtmtiwl w,th the ,011 the local MP IS doing for tht$ constltuency~ (9 Satlsf]ed 1 Dlssauslied 2 3 Don’t knowlno opmlon 3
Q13 And which pohtlcal pmtydo you thmkcamesecomf m this constltuencym the lost electlon, m June 1987?
6+) Conservaove 1 f-abour i L1berallSDP/AHlance 3 Scots/Welsh Nats 4 Other 5 Don’t know 6
Q14 As furasynu how, doyoul,ve,n nmnrg, "nlconst,tuency, or"ot~ Thutm, wnstheresult of the Imtgeneral electlonqutte close m this .wea ornnt’J (6$ / Yes, marginal, rc~ull dose 1 > No, not m~rglndl,MPwc~nc~slly 2 Don’[ know 3
Q 15 As f.mas ynu know, are you teglsterert to vote at the mnmen$ or not? &) Yes Go ?0 Cll=f b Nn 2 ASKQ16 Don’[ knnw 3 Go -To Qw -6-
IF NOT REGISTERED Q16 SHOWCARD G Which of the reasons on this card, if any, would you use to describe why ye,, we not registered to vote? Just remf out the ttttmht!rs that upply. MULTICODE OK
ASK ALL Q17 During an .4ectinu cmnpitign do you think there should m’ should not he . . . READ OUT - ALTERNATE ORDER
Should Should not Don’t know ❑ a) A ban on all coverage of the election on TV and radio,...... 1 ...... 2 ...... 3 08 b) A ban cm party political broadcasts on TV and radio...... ,,...... 1 ...... 2 ...... 3 c) A ban onallcovera~eof the elec[icm innewspapcrs ...... 1 ...... 2...... 3 }0 ❑ d) Abmon [hepublicalionof OpiniOn pOlls ...... 1 ...... 2...... 3
Q18 It has bet!nsuggestetf that during generni elections afixed amount of public mtmeyshouhf be given topolitical l>arties to fillance election campaigns. Doyouthink tbisisa good idea oralmd idea?
O@ Good idea ...... I Bad idea...... ,...... ,,., , ...... 2 Don’t know ...... ,, ,, ...... 3
Q19a lthasalso l]eensuggested that contributions from other sources should he banned. First of all, doyouthink contributions from tmdeunions should be banned, or not? CODE BELOW
Q19b Anddoyou think that contributions from companies should be banned, or not?
Trade Unions Companies (73 m Banned ,. .,., ,,, ,,. 1 ...... 1 Not banned ,., ,.. 2 ...... 2 Don’t know 3 ...... 3 I
Nahonallv LoGJly 0$ (?6 Yes, Ilmil 1 1 No, no Ilml( 2 2 Don’t httow 3 3
Q21 1 be period lrehveen the .r,mounccmrent of a Gerter.d Electron, and pollutg day Itself IS usually ubout one mouth flow long would you person.rlly hke thts permd to be’
m Aboul ~ week m all 1 About 2 weelJ [n all 2 Abou[ 3 wechs In dll 3 About a month In all (m at prcsenl) 4 Abott\ 5 weeks m all 5 About 6 weeks m dll 6 About 2 months In all 7 LonSer than that 8 Don’t know 9
Q22 SHOWCARD H W’hcb of the g,oups of people on this cm-d, do you tbmk should be ullowed to vote m ffr!tmrr’~ MULTICODE OK m 01 Brltlsh clt[zens hvmg m Bntam 1 02 Cltlzens from the Irish Repubbc re-mient m Bntam 2 03 Cltlzens from the European Commumtv Countrlex re.mdenl m Bntam 3 04 Cltlzens from Commonwealth Countries who remrle m Bntam 4 05 Cmzens from other countnes resident m Br]tam 5 06 Bnush c]tlzens hvmg abroad 6 All of these 7 Other 8 Don’t know 9
Q23 Do you think that Parliament $houlddeclde all Important ]ssues, orwrrtdd you hke Br[tnm to adopt a referendum system whereby certnm Issues are put to the people to decide by popular votev m) Government decide 1 Referendum 2 Don’t know 3
Q24 Irrprmc]ple, do you thmkk would bengood orabadldea lfthe Brlt,sh people could force the Government to hold a referendum o“ a pnrtlcrrlnr Issue by rmsutg a petztmn with signatures from, my,a mdhon electors? (84 Good Idea 1 Bad Idea 2 Neither 3 No opm!on 4
I -8- I ~CARD f2] I 9 Q25 More specifically, would YOUpersonally like to see o referendum held to decide on each of the fo[lowinE? ALTEKNAfi o R~E U Yes, hold No. do not Don’t know ❑ a) Refcre”d.m on rc-i”trod”ci”g the death penally ...... 1 ...... 2 ...... 3 b) Rcfcrcndum on abolishing tttcprrll lax ...... 1 ...... 2 ...... 3 c) Rc6xendum on changing the system we usc to elect MPs 1 ...... 2 ...... 3 ❑ d) Rcfemnd”rn O“ IOml ~OV~~”m.”[ slruclurc m decide whether tokeep County or D1strmCouncds . 1 ...... 2 ...... 3
Q26 SHQ WCARD I This card has pairs nf alternative statements on it. If ynu greatly prefer or very strongly agree with option (a), you would chnrme this box (l). If you grently prefer or very strnmgly agree with optinn (b), choose this box (7). You may, of coursq choose a number somewhere tsehveen the hvn. First of all, this Card . CIRCLE NUMBER READ OUT DI’K Card 1 (clearer differences vs more agreement)...... ,.. 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .6.7..... 8 Grrd2(sin@e MPvsmulli-MP) . . . 1 .2.3 .4 .5. 6.7.....8— Card 3(single vote vs multi-vote).. 1 .2.3 .4 .5. 6.7.....8— Card 4(single party vs multi-party) . . . . 1 .2. 3 .4 .5. 6.7.....8— Card 5(smmggovtvsagreement)... 1 .2.3 .4 .5. 6.7.....8— — Card 6 (decisive govt VSchecks and balances) ...... 1 .2.3 .4 .5. 6.7 . . . ..S — Card 7 (retain system vs obsmcie toprogreas) ...... 1.2.3.4.5.6.7 . . ...8 Card 8(losevs gain power) ...... 1 .2.3 .4 .5. 6.7.....8— —
Q27 SHOWCARD J Now, I am gning to read out n number nf policies, and I would like you to tell me, from this card, whether you support or oppose each? 4LTECN FiT= 0 RbEU
Strongly Tend to Neither Tend to Strongly Don’[ support support nor oppose oppose know a a) Make voting in elections compulsory ...... l. 2. 3.. 4.. ..5 .6 b) Change Britain’s current electoral system to a system of proportional representation . 1.. 2. .3. . .4. . 5 .6 c) Fting the length of a Parliament so removing the power of Government to choose the date nf an elecuon...... 1.. 2. ,. 3.. 4.. ,.5 6_ d) Replacing the House of Lords with an elected second chamber 1.. 2. ,. 3.. ,.. 4.. 5 6_ n e) Holding General Elections at weekends instead ofweekdays ...... l. 2. .3. , . . 4.. ..5 .6 -9-
Q2S SHOWCARD K If you had to cllonse, whwh of the options on this card comm closest tn your O\vnwews m, ho,” the Co,,”try S\,oul(f I,e ~rJ” ~ft~r the “~~ ~ject, on’? m) d) OIIC party should gd]n Jn overall mdJor][y and form th~ governmcrrt 1 b) No dc!~r mayx[ly, hut some lpJrlws should form a ul.dlt Ion Xuvcrnmcnt 2 L) No dedr ma]ur][y, bul the l,Irgesl pmy should form lhc govcmmcn[ ~nd scch co.opcraunn of olhcr paruc~ on .? polu-ws d]~v ~<]nsuppor[ 3 None of Ihesc ‘1 Don’[ hno!v 5
Now I would like to ask YOUsome questions about freedom Jnd tndwldual I]ghts III Gre.rt tfrmmu
Q29 SHOWCARD L I am going to tead out a number of stWements, and I would hhe you to tell me, from th,s c.rrd, whether you LIgree“r rf,sagre, ,,,th each one ALTE+ZN ATE ~~> -(a) O?bEfl llSK CL) LAsT Strongly Tcmd to Ncuher Tend [o Strongly No ,Igree agree agree d]sagrce d[sagrec Oplmon nor disagree ❑ ~) Government power m Bntaln M mo centrahsed 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 b) Bntam needs a Bdl of Rlgh[s 10 p[OIIXt the hberq’ OCthe mdw~dual 1 2 3 4 5 6_ c) Indwidual cillzens’ ngh ts are less well protecled m Bntam than In the rest or the European Commun! Ly 1 2 3 4 5 6 > d) The system of government m Bntam MOUIof date 1 2 3 4 5 6 - e) The Brmsh governmen[ can change mdlwdual citizens’ rights too eas]ly 1 2 3 4 5 6 L f-) In Bn tam the rights of mdlwdual clttzens are better protectti by the force of pubhc opuuon than by formal legal safeguards 1 2 3 4 5 6 g) Parhament does not have sufficient control over what lhe government does 1 2 3 4 5 6 ❑ h) ‘There should be a freedom of information act, gwmg lhe right of acc.%s to mformatlon collecled by pubhc authorltles, subject 10 adequate safeguards on nauonal securlly, crime prevenuon and personal fMIVaLY 1 2 3 4 5 6 1) Bntam IS a SOClelym which everyone hds an equal opportumty [0 develop their skdls and get on In h[c 1 2 3 Eczl ‘– . Ask Q30 9 -1o-
IF DISAGREE AT Q29(i) ASK Q30 SHOWCARD M WMch of these groups, if any, do you think do not have an equal oppnrtttnity to develop their skills and get on in life?
(3+) Ol&ian people ...... 1 OZBlack pcoplc .,, ,. .,,...... 2 03 Disabled pcoplc ...... 3 o+ Homeless people ...... 4 o$_ Women ...... 5 O($JeWS ...... ,. .,.6 o~Gayfl~~bi~~p~op[e...... 7 08 Poor people ...... 8 WWOrking class people ...... 9 lo Irish people ...... 0 llUncmployed people, ,, . . . X lZ Small businessmen ...... Y (@) O1her(WRITE IN AND CODE’ 1’)...... 1
ASK ALL Q31 At the moment, local mugistrmes are appointed to their positions. Would you like to see magistrates elected by local people, or not? w) Yes, elected...... ,,,.. , ...... 1 No, notelecled ...... 2 Don’tlmow ...... 3
Q32 SHOWCARD N Here is a list of things th~t some people have said might happen us a result nf closer government co-ordination across member states of the European Community. Which of these, if any, do you think are likely to happen in the next ten years as a result of our membership of the Eurnpemt Community?
(w 01 Asingle European currency ...... 1 oLAcommon European defencc policy ...... 2 oSImprovemenf.s in workers rights ...... 3 o+ Freedom toworkin any member state ...... 4 o< Cleaner beaches ...... ,, . .,, ...... 5 ob Lawa which are less sensitive to the British way of life ...... 6 03 More mdwldual liberties than we have now ...... 7 &Better ability todeal with terrorism...... 8 @Adifferent electoral system ...... 9 10 Ahigher standard of living ...... 0 None of theae ...... X Don’tknowino opinion ...... Y -11-
Q33 SHOWCARD O Now th,,,k,ng about the ! unmng of Swtland, whd) of the~e nptaons would you most hke to we)
a) An Independent Scotland, which K scparalc [rem both England and Wd]es and [he European Con,mumty 1 b) An mdcpcndenl Scotland which E separale from En@ntf and Wales but part of the European Commumty 2 L) 5L011Jnd rcmalnmg pm 0[ lhc UK bul wllb 11sO\vIldevolved $1 assembly w]th some taxdtion and $pcndlng power$ 3 d) No ~h,]nty [mm prcwr[ sysmu 4 Don’1 know
C234 U the Ccnswwttmws wm the next Gener~l Electron, but agum huve a mmtortty of seats m Scotkmd, whd] of the following courses of action do you think the opposltnon parties In Scotl.md should .doI]t’J READ OUT AND ROTATE
❑ a) Accep[ thdt the Co”servauv.s have bee” elec[ed at Wesmnmsker w and should mnllnue to run .scotl~nd [hrough lhe Scolush olflcc, -2.- .1sa[ presenl 1 b) Presen~ a bill m Parhamenl to set up o .Womsh Assembly 2 ❑ c) Re[usc ,0 la!-.e them se.ts ,, W.X[m,”SM .s a p,O,eS[ 3 No oplmon 4
Q35 Would you suppw t or oppose g,vm~ g, eater powers of govel nment to W.des ~ CODE BELOW
Q36 And would you suppoltoc oppose gwmggreatw powers of~overnment to Northern Ireland?
Q37 And would you support or oppose gwmg greater powers of government to other regions of Brmm, such as the West Country, the North West, East Anghn etc~
Wales N Ireland Retyons (+3 (w (4$ Yes, support 1 1 1 3/ No, oppose 2 2 2 .s Don’t know 3 3 3
Q38 SHOWCARDP Inmgolng tomadout somechanges that mlghtbe introduced, nnd1wouldllke you to tell me, from this card, what nctlon, ]f any, you think you would take If each were to happe”~ ALTEcr4~TE OUDZR OF ASKtiti~
Sign a Write to Attend a Vote None of Don’t peut]on MP demonstration against these know your f.ivoured party
❑ a) Closure ofalocal hosmtal 1 2 3 4 5 6 . b) Rest;lct thengbtto free speech 1 2 3 4 5 6_ c) Make lmmlgrauon laws more restrlc(we 1 2 3 4 5 6_ d) Restrict press freedom 1 2 3 4 5 6 c) Withdraw the nghl to 2 3 4 5 6_ ❑ o $:::::::%::! ‘ dl] pubhcscrwcc.s 1 2 3 4 5 6 -12-
ASK ALL Q39 —SHOWCARD Q Which of the things ml this list, if any, you have done in the fmt hvo or three yew’s? lust read out the m,u,l,ers. MULTICODE OK
($9 01) Prcscntcd lily views u) a IOLXICouncilhx or MP I (12) Wri(lctlu lctlcrltJ linc\vspalJcr ...... 2 03) Urgcrf someone oulsidc my fiimily [0 w)lc 3 04) Ur@ somcortc w gcl in [ouch \vith a local Councillm or MA ...... 4 05) Made a speech hc[orc an orqdnisalion/group .5 06) Bum clccwd ~n officer of an organisalion or club ...... 6 [)7) Stot)dfc>r puhlico[fice ...... 7 0S) Taken an a~tive part in a poii[ical campaign ...... 8 09) Helped on fund raising drives...... 9 % 10) Vnledin[h eGcncra lEIccliou(19S7 )...... () ~ None ofthcsc ...... x
Q40 SHOWCARD R And which of these, if any, have you done in the fmt hvo or three yenrs? (s3) Ol)Votcd in[helzst C(Juncil ElccIion ...... 1 02)Becn ~otlnleeling o[aloal political party ...... 2 03) Been to a meeting of an interest group or organisation ...... 3 04) Voted inthe European Elections ...... 4 05) Taken part in a demcmsmation, picket, march or sit-in ...... 5 06)Signedi rpetition...... ,6 07) Serwedon a jury ...... 7 OSSewed: lsascho[jlg overnor...... 8 09) Semedas ~louJltnagcs~rate...... 9 None oflhese ...... , ., ...... 7
[F VOTED IN 1987 GENERAL ELECTION ASK Q41 From what you can remember, which party did you vote for in the Gentmd Election in 1987? If you cannot remember, plense say so. (% Consetvativc ...... , ., ...... 1 Labor ...... 2 St Liberal SDP Alliance ...... 3 Scottish/Welsh Nat ...... 4 Green ...... 5 Other ...... 6 Don’t know, ...... 7 L IF DID NOT VOTE IN 1987 GENERAL ELECTION ASK Q42 SHOWCARD S There are n number of reasons why people didn’t get along to vote in 1987. Fmm this card, which best describes your reasons for not voting? (IF RESPONDENT SAYS THEY DID VOTE, RECODE AT Q39 AND GO TO Q43) Just read out the number next to each that applies. (s5) 1) Iwasisway from home on the day...... 1 2) I was not eligible to vole at lhe time/not registered ...... 2 3) My vo[e would make no difference to the outcome ., ...... 3 4) I didn’t think any of the parties were worth voting for ...... 4 5) [ did not like the candidate for my normal party 5 6) 1did not receive enough information aboul the canrlidateslparties 6 7) I was iO/nrrt able to vole because of disability 7 8) I wds agtainst 100 many policies of the party I normally vote for ...... 8 9) Some other rcisson (WRITE IN&CODE ‘9’) ., ., . ., ...... 9
,,, ,,, Don’tknowirc[used ...... 0
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Q47 Most people \.Iy they belong etlher to lbe middle-d~ss or to the working cla5s If you h~d to make a chowx, would you C:IIIyot,r+f nttddle-d,l\s, or working claw? (%) M1ddlc-clam I Wo] Llng-cl.1$$ 2 Don’t hno\\, 3
(=W Conscrvduve 1 Labour 2 Liberal SDP Allmwc 3 4 ScottlshMelsh Na[ S7- Green 5 Other 6 Don’t kno\\, 7-1
SHOWCARD Al
b) The party you most support has little chance of wmnmg in this constituency, so you will vote for (PARTY NAMED) to keep another party out
a) It is the party that most represents your views
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07 None of the parties stands for the policies I would like to see
06 The party I would prefer to vote for has no chance in this area
05 I can’t say which party 1’11vote for until I know who the local candidate is
04 I think it is important to vote, but I haven’t chosen a party yet
03 I usually don’t vote, my vote doesn’t make any difference
02 I usually don’t vote, I don’t think it’s very important
01 I don’t tell people how I vote, as a point of principle
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Not at all Interested
Not very Interested
Fairly Interested
Very Interested
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Needs a great deal of improvement
Could be improved quite a lot
Could be improved in small ways but mainly works well
Works extremely well and could not be improved
630
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Never heard of
Know hardly anything at all
Just a little
Fair amount
Great deal
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Very badly
Fairly badly
Neither well nor badly
Fairly well
Very well
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10) Was too young at the time
09) Moving away soon
08) To avoid the poll tax
07) Lost the form/forgot
06) Didn’t know I had to register
05) My vote makes no difference
04) Never vote/not interested
03) Just moved into area
02) Political principle
01) Religious principle
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06 British citizens living abroad
05 Citizens from other countries resident in Britain
04 Citizens from Commonwealth countries who reside in Britain
03 Citizens from the European Community Countries resident in Britain
02 Citizens from the Irish Republic resident in Britain
01 British citizens living in Britain
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. – STATEMENT 1 OptIon (n) OptIon (b)
Strongly Add Strongly agree/prefer I agreelprefer ~v~ Clearer ddTerenca More agreement and between the parues workrng together between lllmmmmmm I parmes
STATEMENT 2 OptIon (a) Optlorr (b) ~~ One member of parbarnent 10 represent the area you l~lm F] Fllmml 7115=b=’;::rn bve m possibly from dlfferenr parties
STATEMENT 3 OptIon (n) Option (b)
Marking your ballot against one name, as at present ❑ =m=m ;:;;:~:;:~:”
STATEMENT 4
STATEMENT 5
OptIon (0) Option (b)
It IS Important for a Acluevmg agreement s government to be strong and stable, even If it ❑ fimmm ~~~~~~~~~~=~ occmonally goes too far
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. . . . — . . .—— —. STATEMENT 6
Option (a) Option (b)
Strongly Strongfy agree/prefer agree/prefer
h is important for a Constitutional checks and government to be able to ❑ ‘akedec’ivea’tion”’ho”[ =m=m ;g;g~~~::em looking over irs shoulder all the time
STATEMENT 7
Option (a) Option (b)
The current electoral sywem The two-parry system is now should be retained as it preserves two strong parties. ❑ =Dam }:;:~;g;:;m:”d each able to forrrr government narrowing the range of alternative policies
STATEMENT 8
Moves towards economic and political union with Europe W
Option (n) Option (b)
~~ Weaken Britain’s ability to protect British interesra ❑ mR ❑ DEm ;~~~:~;~~;;~ by handing power to Europe
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Strongly oppose
Tend to oppose
Neither support nor oppose
Tend to support
Strongly support
.d4 .... =...— ------=-.-=--— SHOWCARD K1
a) One party should gain an overall majority and form the Government
c) No clear majority, but some parties should form a coalition government
b) No clear majority, but the largest party should form the government and seek co-operation of other parties on policies they can support
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Strongly disagree
Tend to disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
Tend to agree
Strongly agree
46 -- -k– —---- - SHOWCARD Ml
12 Small businessmen
11 Unemployed people
10 Irish people
09 Working class people
08 Poor people
07 Gay/lesbian people
06 Jews
05 Women
04 Homeless people
03 Disabled people
02 Black people
01 Asian people
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10 A h]gher standard of Iivmg
09 A different electoral system
08 Better abihty to deal with terrorism
07 More individual I]bertles than we have now
06 Laws which are less sensitive to the British way of life
05 Cleaner beaches
04 Freedom to work in any member state
03 Improvements in workers rights
02 A common European defence policy
01 A single European currency
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d) No change from the present system
c) Scotland remaining part of the UK but with its own devolved assembly with some taxation and spending powers
b) An independent Scotland which is separate from England and Wales but part of the European Community
a) An independent Scotland, which is separate from both England and Wales and the European Community
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Vote against your favoured party
Attend a demonstration
Write to your MP
Sign a petition
None of these
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10) Voted in the General Election (1987)
09) Helped on fund raising drives
08) Taken an active part in a political campaign
07) Stood for public office
06) Been elected an officer of an organisation or club
05) Made a speech before an organisation/group
04) Urged someone to get in touch with a local Councillor or MP
03) Urged someone outside my family to vote
02) Written a letter to a newspaper
01) Presented my views to a local CouncilIor or MP
Lslca SHOWCARD RI
09) Served as a local magistrate
08) Served as a school governor
07) Served on a jury
06) Signed a petition
05) Taken part in a demonstration, picket or march
04) Voted in the European Elections
03) Been to a meeting of an interest group or organisation
02) Been to a meeting of a local political party
01) Voted in the last Council Election
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08) I was against too many policies of the party I normally vote for
07) I was ill/not able to vote because of disability
06) I did not receive enough information about the candidates/parties
05) I did not like the candidate for my normal party
04) I didn’t think any of the parties were worth voting for
03) My vote would make no difference to the outcome
02) I was not eligible to vote at the time/not registered
01) I was against too many policies of the party I normally work for
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Q Here is a list of newspapers. Which, if any, of these do you read or look
at regularly? I mean two or more times in an average week?
Today
The Times
The Sun
The Star
The Scotsman
The Independent
The Guardian
Glasgow Herald
Financial Times
Daily Telegraph
Dady Record
Dady Mirror
Daily Mad
Daily Express
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Q Here is a list of Sunday Newspapers. Which, if any, do you read or look
at regularly? I mean two or more editions in an average month?
Sunday Sport
The Independent on Sunday
Scotland on Sunday
The Sunday Times
The Sunday People
The Observer
The Mail on Sunday
Sunday Telegraph
Sunday Post
Sunday Mirror
Sunday Mail (Scotland only)
Sunday Express
News of the World
Kslo SHOWCARD Y1
Q Here is a list of news and current affairs programrnes that are on
telewsion. Which, if any, do you generally make a point of watching?
Question Time
Walden
On the Record
Panorama
Public Eye
What the Papers Say
Newsmght
A Week m Politics
First Tuesday
The Media Show
Westminster Live
The Parliament Programme
Around Westminster
The World This Week
News View
Television News
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Q And here is a list of radio news and current affairs programmed. Which
of these, if any, do you generally make a point of listening to?
Local Radio News and Current Affairs programmed
Special Assignment
Law [n Action
Analysis
Prime Minister% Questions
From Our Own Correspondent
PM
Sunday Edition
Europhile
The World This Weekend
News Stand
Any Questions
A Week in Westminster
Today in Parliament
The World at One (Radio 4)
Today (Radio 4)
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A Pmfesdonslssuch as drxto~ surgeons, $oIldtora or demurs: chartered people like archlt~ fuUy quskffiafpeople witha large degree of responsibilhysuchas sensor sdilom, senior CIVdservarttqtown clerks,semor busmus cxccuuw and managers,and ~ I@ rankinggrsdsa of thesem~
B People mth very respoowble jobs such m umverwty Iecturem, matrons of hospnda, heads of local grxmmmemdepartments; middle management in buwn~, quslifled sdeml.sls, bankouoagera and upper grades of the SeMcca, Policehsspec$ors
AllothersdOmg non-manual jobs; nurma, mchmc:ans,pharmaasts,saiUmen, pubhcaoa, people in clerfcsf pskions and m]ddle ranks of the Semrces, Police Sergeants.
a SkUlsdmanusl workemksaftamenwho have served apprenllceahip~ foremen, manual workemwrthspecial qudfflcatfons such as long distance lorry drfvem,security oflicera and lower grada of SetvimIPolice Constablca
D Sem]-skflledandunskilledmsrrualwurkers,mcludhrglabuurersand mata of orxrspstlons tn the G? gradeand people scsvusgappremicuhips; machine mmdcrs, farm Ialxmrers, broandraifwaymnductoss,laboratoryassistmsts,postmen, wmter/waitrtaa,drmr-todoor and vsn sshmea
E Those on lmvestleveh of subsistence including pensioners, casual workem, and otfrem wth mlmmumlevels of income.
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38 TECHNICAL DETAILS
llria volume mmair!s the mmpster tabulations from a survey of Ihe general public in Great Britain, conductedon Ixhalf of the RowntrecReform TrosL MORI imewfemeda total of ~47 sdults acnxs 180 constituencysamplingpinu ThroughoutGreat Britain. Interview were amducfarf fm%hto-faa?in hom~ between 7-2Shfarch1991.The samplewas divided herweenaJWionally repreaentdve sampleof f)34 adults in 146eonsrimenciesacrotsGreat Britain,and a further513 m 34 constituanaes in Smlfand,added as a booster. In the daraanalysis.these Irraosterimerviawawere excluded from all but tbe ‘Sm[lanti regional anal!sis andlhe mossanalysisby %otiragin Smtland-.
Data were weighmd 10 match the profile of the poprsla!ion,bysw work stsnsa and social class (defined by occupation of Ihe head of household).
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