British General Election Study, 1997; Cross-Section Survey

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>&nbsp;<br>&lt;i&gt;British General Election Study, 1997&lt;/i&gt;<br>
The aims of the 1997 British General Election Study are:<br>
to maintain the continuity of the BGES survey series thereby providing a record of voting behaviour over the last three decades;<br>
to compare voting behaviour and issues of identity North and South of the Scottish border;<br>
to analyse the interaction between long-term structural trends, medium term economic and other influences, and short-term political factors and the way in which they determine the outcome of the next election;<br>
to compare internationally the impact of electoral institutions on voting behaviour and on attitudes towards elections.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>The file consists of data from a face-to-face interview; a self-completion (including the CSES international module); geographic information derived from the census; turn-out and electoral registration information derived from a check against the marked-up Electoral Registers.<br>
The sample includes a Scottish boost (see also SN:3889 &lt;i&gt;Scottish Election Survey, 1997&lt;/i&gt;).<br>
Standard Measures<br>
self-completion Q3a,b,e,f,g,Q4a make up a standard BGES left-right scale; self-completion Q3c,d, and Q4b-e make up a standard BGES libertarian-authoritarian scale.

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《1997年英国大选研究（British General Election Study, 1997）》

1997年英国大选研究的核心目标如下：
1. 延续英国大选研究（British General Election Study，以下简称BGES）系列的调查连续性，从而留存近三十年来的选民投票行为档案；
2. 对比苏格兰边界南北两侧的选民投票行为与身份认同议题；
3. 剖析长期结构性趋势、中期经济及其他影响因素与短期政治因素之间的互动关系，以及上述因素如何共同决定下一届大选的选举结果；
4. 开展跨国对比研究，分析选举制度对选民投票行为及选举态度的影响。

**核心主题**：本数据集包含四类数据来源：面对面访谈采集数据、自填式问卷数据（含选举制度与行为研究国际模块（CSES international module））、源自人口普查的地理信息，以及通过与标注后的官方选举登记册比对得到的选民投票率与选举登记信息。

本次调查样本包含苏格兰增补样本（详见编号SN:3889的《1997年苏格兰选举调查（Scottish Election Survey, 1997）》）。

**标准测量维度**：自填式问卷中的Q3a、Q3b、Q3e、Q3f、Q3g与Q4a共同构成标准BGES左右翼立场量表；自填式问卷中的Q3c、Q3d及Q4b至Q4e则共同构成标准BGES自由意志-威权主义立场量表。