National Opinion Polls National Political Surveys; October 1968

<p>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</p>The NOP National Political Surveys are conducted by NOP on a regular basis. These surveys are designed principally to ascertain public opinion on political parties, leaders and government, and to record voting intention. Data of this nature are given for each survey. In addition, the majority of surveys present data of topical interest and of social importance.<B>Main Topics</B>:<br> Variables<br> Topics covered in the past include:<br> Voting intention;<br> Satisfaction with: the Government, the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, the political system and institutions;<br> Opinions on: problems facing Government, the political parties, voting and electoral Behaviour, foreign affairs and defence, economic and industrial affairs, social issues (e.g. welfare, education, health, housing, environment), law, crime and justice, religious beliefs, role of women, race relations, attitudes to pornography, birth control, family planning, marriage, abortion, drugs, gambling, leisure, special issues and events<br> All surveys for which classification details are available identify respondents by constituency, age and sex. Other common, but not always included, background variables are terminal education age, marital status, social grade, trade union membership and employment status.<br> The Archive also holds several merged files of NOP data and some ad hoc surveys. These are listed separately.<br> Should readers desire to pursue the information presented here in greater depth, they are referred to the <i>Political, social and economic review</i>. The Archive does not, however, necessarily hold the data referred to in the Review. It will endeavour to obtain such data as required, but cannot guarantee success. For more information on the actual data held by the Archive, and the subjects covered, write to the User Enquiry Section, Data Archive