Greater Manchester Public Attitudes Survey, 1974-1975

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The purpose of this study was to collect data in order to define the main problems of the area and to help in evaluating strategies, and to collect the views of a representative cross-section of the area's population.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions<br>
Length of residence in house/area, tenure (past present and preferred), details of payments (rent, mortgage, rates, rebates etc), details of changes or improvements respondent would like to see in neighbourhood. Most serious problem facing household, good aspects of and suggested improvements for present residence, expectation of move in next year (reasons), action taken, type of house considered. Head of household: employment status, journey to work (method, time, longest time prepared to travel). Woman not in paid employment: whether job wanted; reasons for non-employment; preferred hours of work. Respondents were asked to agree/disagree with a number of statements about possible changes in the job situation in Greater Manchester. Members of household in full-time education (nursery - further), opinion of educational facilities and reasons, use of social/health services during past year by members of household, opinion of facilities and reasons, shopping habits (frequency, journey to shops), other places visited while shopping, features of shopping area, location of shopping for more expensive goods other than food. Regular sport/recreation activities, frequency of visits to Manchester City Centre, importance of open countryside to respondent (reasons). Opinion on various problems in area and satisfaction with services and facilities in area, opinion on transport policy, reasons for favouring public transport or private car provision, opinion on housing policy, reasons for favouring improvement or rebuild or both, opinions on planning for shopping, reasons for favouring hypermarket or small shop development.<br>
Background Variables<br>
Age, sex, marital status, age finished full-time education, employment status, household status, socio-economic group of head of household, number of other household members (aged 0 - 4, 5 - 15, 16 - 59, 60 plus, and total). Membership of local clubs, number of cars owned or available to household, garden, income, type of dwelling.

<P>本摘要版权归英国数据服务中心（UK Data Service）及数据采集版权所有者所有。</P><br>本研究旨在通过数据采集明确该区域的核心问题，助力相关策略评估，并收集该区域具有代表性的民众样本的观点。<br><B>核心研究主题</B>:<br><br>态度与行为类问题：在当前住所/区域的居住时长、住房保有形式（过往、当前及偏好形式）、各类缴费详情（租金、抵押贷款、税费、减免补贴等）、受访者希望对周边社区做出的调整与改善细节；家庭面临的最严峻问题、当前住所的优势方面与改进建议、未来一年内的搬家预期及原因、已采取的行动、考虑过的住房类型；户主的就业状态、通勤情况（通勤方式、时长、可接受的最长通勤时间）；无有偿工作的女性：是否希望就业、未就业的原因、偏好的工作时长。受访者需就大曼彻斯特地区就业形势可能出现的多项表述表明同意或反对态度。接受全日制教育的家庭成员（涵盖托儿所至高等教育阶段）、对教育设施的评价及原因、过去一年家庭成员使用社会/医疗服务的情况、对相关服务设施的评价及原因、购物习惯（购物频率、通勤前往商店的情况）、购物途中到访的其他场所、购物区域的特征、非食品类高价商品的购物地点选择；常规体育/休闲活动、前往曼彻斯特市中心的频次、开放郊野对受访者的重要性及原因；对区域内各类问题的看法、对区域内服务与设施的满意度、对交通政策的看法、偏好公共交通或私家车配套的原因、对住房政策的看法、偏好改造、重建或两者兼具的原因、对商业规划的看法、偏好大型综合超市或小型商铺发展的原因。<br><br>背景变量：年龄、性别、婚姻状况、完成全日制教育的年龄、就业状态、家庭状况、户主的社会经济阶层、其他家庭成员的人数分布（0-4岁、5-15岁、16-59岁、60岁及以上，及总人数）；本地俱乐部会员身份、家庭拥有或可使用的汽车数量、是否拥有庭院、收入水平、住宅类型。