Northern Ireland General Election and Political Attitudes Survey, 1992 (UKDA study number 3720) Principal Investigators Elliott, S. Queen's University of Belfast Department of Politics Ditch, J. University of York Social Policy Research Unit Moxon-Browne, E. University of Limerick Data Collector Ulster Marketing Surveys (Belfast) Sponsors Economic and Social Research Council Northern Ireland Office Distributed by UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester 28 July 1997 Bibliographic Citation All works which use or refer to these materials should acknowledge these sources by means of bibliographic citation. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for bibliographic indexes, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: Elliott, S., Ditch, J., Moxon-Browne, E., Northern Ireland General Election and Political Attitudes Survey, 1992 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], 28 July 1997. SN: 3720. Acknowledgement Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials, should acknowledge the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive, and to acknowledge Crown Copyright where appropriate. Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials should carry a statement that the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive bear no responsibility for their further analysis or interpretation. Disclaimer Although all efforts are made to ensure the quality of the materials, neither the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections, nor the UK Data Archive bear any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of these materials. All rights reserved. No part of these materials may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the UK Data Archive. UK Data Archive University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester Essex C04 3SQ United Kingdom Tel: +44(0)1206 872001 Fax: +44(0)1206 872003 Email: archive@essex.ac.uk http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/ 3720 . Northern Ireland General Election and Political Attitudes Survey, 1992 Depositors: Elliott, S., Queen's University of Belfast. Department of Politics Principal Investigators: Elliott, S., Queen's University of Belfast. Department of Politics Ditch, J., University of York. Social Policy Research Unit Moxon-Browne, E., University of Limerick Data Collector: Ulster Marketing Surveys (Belfast) Sponsors: Economic and Social Research Council Northern Ireland Office Grant Number: Y304253005 (ESRC grant number) Abstract: The purpose of this study was to: extend the British General Election Study to Northern Ireland (the British General Election Study, 1992 is held at The Data Archive under study number 2981) provide longitudinal comparisons with previous work in the same area, namely Rose (1971) and Moxon-Browne (1983) provide, for the first time, an attitudinal survey `locked into' a specific general election to compare social attitudes in Northern Ireland and Britain. Population: Northern Ireland electors at the time of the 1992 UK general election. Number of Units: 2,500 (target) 1,947 (obtained) . Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study: Sampling Procedures: One-stage stratified or systematic random sample: Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview: ; Self-completion: Time Period Covered: The UK general election held in 1992. Dates of Fieldwork: 1992 Spatial Unit: Wards Language(s) of Written Material: Study description: English; Research instrument; English; Codebook; English References to Related Studies: Other studies: 2981 . British General Election Study, 1992 3171 . General Election in Scotland, 1992 Main Topics: Key topics covered in this study were: the social bases of political allegiance in Northern Ireland; the persisting importance of religious affiliation in Northern Ireland politics; the development of a loyalism-nationalism Likert scale; the continuities and changes in the evolution of self-perceived national identity 1968-1992; the territorial and local aspects of political interest, voting and party preference, the campaign issues and ideologies. Documentation: User manual: Paper (12.10p) Acrobat (PDF) (price dependent on media) Status: Access: Depositor has specified : Standard undertaking required and standard Archive access conditions apply. Date of First Release: 28 July 1997 Catalogue entry last updated 17-jan-2000