Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

To investigate the relationship between various aspects of English urban local authorities and the policies adopted by those authorities in eight areas of service. Policy was seen primarily in terms of per capita spending on each of the services, though several other measures were also used. Explanatory variables were arranged in terms of a model including community needs, policy-makers' dispositions and resources in the community and the authority.

Main Topics:

Variables Demographic: per cent by age groups; class; occupation and tenure of residence. Population densities for areas and households were collected. Expenditure on services: welfare; children's services; public libraries; fire; police; housing; education. Information about rateable values and rate support grants was gathered. Details of council (meetings and political control) and authority organisation in the boroughs. Towns were classified according to Moser and Scott's functional categories, (see Moser and Scott, <i>British Towns</i> (London: 1961)).

No sampling (total universe)

Compilation or synthesis of existing material

compilation of published data