British Social Attitudes Survey, 1983

This survey, the first in an annual series, is designed to monitor trends in a wide range of social attitudes in Great Britain. The British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA) is similar in purpose to the General Social Survey carried out by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) in the United States. The BSA questionnaire had two parts, one administered by an interviewer and the other completed by the respondent. This survey contained questions on political orientation, including attitudes toward the parties, likely voting behavior in the next British General Election, political tolerance, and relations with other nations. Other topics include beliefs and expectations concerning both national and personal economic conditions, attitudes toward government spending and programs, social problems such as crime and racial prejudice, and attitudes toward marriage and sexual mores. Additional demographic data gathered included age, gender, education, occupation, household income, marital status, social class, and religious and political affiliations.

本调查作为年度系列调查的首部，旨在监测大不列颠社会在广泛领域内的态度趋势。英国社会态度调查（British Social Attitudes Survey，简称BSA）与美国国家民意研究中心（National Opinion Research Center，简称NORC）实施的总体社会调查在目的上相仿。BSA问卷分为两部分，一部分由调查员进行发放，另一部分由受访者自行完成。本次调查涵盖了政治倾向、包括对政党态度、下一次英国大选可能的投票行为、政治容忍度以及与其他国家的关系等问题。其他议题还包括关于国家及个人经济状况的信仰与预期、对政府支出及项目的态度、诸如犯罪和种族偏见等社会问题，以及对婚姻及性行为规范的态度。此外，还收集了包括年龄、性别、教育、职业、家庭收入、婚姻状况、社会阶层以及宗教和政治归属等额外的人口统计数据。