Employment In Britain Survey 1992: Self-Completion Returners Questionnaire
Title
Employment In Britain Survey 1992: Self-Completion Returners Questionnaire
Creators
White, M., Policy Studies Institute
Policy Studies Institute
Gallie, D., University of Oxford. Nuffield College
Zhou, Y., University of Oxford. Nuffield College
Subjects
Employment
Skills
Wellbeing
Training
Identity
Economic Development
Education
Environment
Economic Status
Mobility
Financial Status
Condition
Core
Political
Description
The Employment in Britain Survey, 1992 (EIB) aimed to survey the British labour market. It sampled employed, unemployed and self-employed people aged between 20 and 60 years. The aim of the study was to contribute to the assessment of changes over time in employment in Britain, and to provide data for research on cross-national differences.
There were two chief principles guiding the construction of the questionnaire. The first was relevance for testing theories and predictions about changes in the employment relationship. The second principle was comparabiiity with other research. The EIB questionnaires were based on various sources, including the Women and Employment Survey, 1980 (held at the UK Data Archive (UKDA) under SN 1746), the Social Class in Modern Britain, 1984 survey (held under SN 2718), the Social Change and Economic Life Initiative Surveys, 1986-1987 (SCELI) (held under SN 2798) and the British Social Attitudes Survey, 1989 (held under SN 2723).
Main Topics:
Topics covered in the questionnaires covered a wide variety of issues relating to the respondent's current employment position and employment history, and to the characteristics of their employer, where appropriate. In addition, respondents were asked a set of questions designed to elicit subjective preferences and attitudes to a wide variety of aspects of employment.
Publishers
United Kingdom Data Service
Contributors
Leverhulme Trust
Public Attitude Surveys Limited
Employment Department