Scottish and Welsh Referendum Studies, 1997

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish and Welsh Referendum Studies were conducted immediately after the 1997 referendums on devolution. The objectives were to: understand the sources of support for constitutional change in Scotland and Wales and the influences on voting behaviour in the referendums; to explore the expectations which the electorates had of their parliament/ assembly; to assess how voters are likely to behave at future elections to the parliament/assembly; to assess the possible impact the parliament/assembly may have on future constitutional change; comparative analysis of Scotland and WalesMain Topics:The questionnaires cover political attitudes and behaviour, national identity and social and economic attitudes and beliefs, as well as a comprehensive classification section. Standard measures Left-right scale made up of self-completion questions 1a,1b,1e,1f,1g and 2a. Libertarian-authoritarian scale made up of self-completion questions 1c,1d and 2b-e