Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

To study the development of public opinion during the year prior to the General Election and in the campaign itself, by using new techniques for high speed surveys.

Main Topics:

Variables A wide range of political perceptions and attitudes; voting.

This survey is a panel survey based upon three sources: the British Election Study, 1983 (SN:2005), the British Social Attitudes Survey, 1986 (SN:2315) and <i>Clones</i> (substitutes for individuals leaving the panel). Interlocking quota target weights taking account of Class, Age, Sex and Region (<i>CASR</i>) are applied, modifying the original weights, in order to make any analytic dataset conform to the same characteristics as the 1986 British Social Attitudes Survey.

Face-to-face interview

Telephone interview