Audit of Political Engagement 8, 2010

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>The <i>Audit of Political Engagement</i> is a time-series study providing an annual benchmark to measure political engagement in Great Britain, gauging public opinion about politics and the political system, and more broadly the general health of our democracy. Each Audit report presents the findings from a public opinion survey, providing detailed commentary on a range of measures that have been chosen as key measures of political engagement. Repeating questions in successive years enables us to chronicle the public’s responses year on year and track the direction and magnitude of change since the Audit was first published in 2004, building trend data on public attitudes to key aspects of our democracy. <br>
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The Audit looks at core inter-locking areas that are known as vital facets, or 'building blocks', of political engagement. Given the multi-dimensional nature of political engagement, the indicators chosen are not exhaustive, but in capturing aspects of public behaviour, knowledge, opinions, attitudes and values towards politics they help us understand the drivers of political engagement and the relationships between them. Across the Audit series several 'core' indicator questions have been asked each year, supplemented by a range of thematic and topical questions, some of which are re-visited on two- or three-year cycles.<br>
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Further information about the survey series is available from the Hansard Society <a href="https://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/research/audit-of-political-engagement" title="Audit of Political Engagement">Audit of Political Engagement</a> webpages.<br>
<br><br>The <i>Audit of Political Engagement 8, 2010</i> provides an update of the six core indicators. Additional questions about civic involvement were asked of respondents, to compare attitudes between civic and political engagement and to examine the prospects for the Government's Big Society initiative.<br>
<br><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>The core indicators of political engagement covered in every survey aim to discover the percentage of people who:<ul><li>feel they know about politics</li><li>are interested in politics;</li><li>are absolutely certain to vote at an immediate general election</li><li>have undertaken a range of political activities</li><li>believe that getting involved in politics is effective</li><li>think that the present system of governing works well</li></ul>Questions asked regularly but not every year aim to discover the percentage of people who:<ul><li>are satisfied with MPs in general, with their own MP, with the UK Parliament</li><li>agree that the UK Parliament holds government to account, encourages public involvement in politics, is essential to our democracy, debates and makes decision on issues that matter to me</li><li>feel involved in local/national decision-making</li><li>want to be involved in local/national decision-making</li></ul><br>The additional questions asked in 2010 about civic involvement included interest and knowledge of how things work locally, satisfaction with how things work locally, views on the efficacy of getting involved locally, desire for involvement (both locally and nationally), willingness to volunteer in a range of activities, and motivations for involvement.<br>

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《<i>政治参与度审计报告（Audit of Political Engagement）</i>》是一项时间序列研究，旨在为衡量大不列颠地区的政治参与度提供年度基准，同时评估公众对政治及政治体系的看法，更广泛地涵盖民主整体运行状况。每一期审计报告均呈现民意调查结果，对被选为政治参与度核心衡量指标的一系列维度展开详细评述。历年重复设置的问题可让我们逐年追踪公众反馈，自2004年该审计报告首次发布以来，持续记录其变化趋势与幅度，构建起公众对民主关键议题态度的趋势数据集。
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该审计聚焦于被视为政治参与度核心构成维度，或称“构建模块”的核心关联互动领域。鉴于政治参与度具有多维度属性，所选指标并非穷尽所有可能维度，但通过捕捉公众在政治方面的行为、认知、看法、态度与价值观，有助于我们理解政治参与的驱动因素及其内在关联。在整个审计系列中，每年都会设置若干“核心”指标问题，辅以一系列主题性与时令性问题，其中部分问题会每2至3年循环复用。
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关于该调查系列的更多信息，可参考汉萨德学会（Hansard Society）的<a href="https://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/research/audit-of-political-engagement" title="Audit of Political Engagement">《政治参与度审计报告》</a>官方网页。
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《<i>2010年政治参与度审计报告（第8期）</i>》对六项核心指标进行了更新。调查还向受访者增设了关于公民参与的问题，用于对比公民参与与政治参与的态度差异，并探讨政府“大社会（Big Society）”倡议的实施前景。
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所有调查均覆盖的政治参与度核心指标旨在了解以下人群的占比：<ul><li>自认为了解政治</li><li>对政治抱有兴趣</li><li>明确肯定会在即将到来的大选中投票</li><li>参与过一系列政治活动</li><li>认为参与政治具有实际效果</li><li>认为当前的治理体系运行良好</li></ul>
定期（而非每年）设置的问题旨在了解以下人群的占比：<ul><li>对全体议员、自身选区议员以及英国议会感到满意</li><li>认同英国议会能够监督政府、鼓励公众参与政治、是民主制度的核心支柱，并能就与自身息息相关的议题展开辩论并作出决策</li><li>感受到自身参与了地方/国家层面的决策进程</li><li>希望参与地方/国家层面的决策进程</li></ul><br>
2010年增设的公民参与相关问题涵盖了对本地事务运作机制的兴趣与认知、对本地事务运作状况的满意度、对本地参与实效的看法、参与意愿（涵盖地方与全国层面）、参与各类志愿活动的意愿，以及参与行为的动机。