British Social Attitudes: Public Policy, Social Ties - The 18th Report (British Social Attitudes Survey series)

The indispensable annual British Social Attitudes survey compiles, describes and comments on a range of current social attitudes. The series charts changes in British social values, with annual surveys carried out from a nationwide sample of around 3,500 people by the National Centre for Social Research's team of interviewers. The 18th Report summarizes and interprets data from the most recent survey, and makes comparisons with findings from previous years. `The Rolls Royce of opinion surveys' - The Times. Read more... Contents 6 List of tables and figures 11 Introduction 16 1 - Poverty and social security : What rights? Whose responsibilities? 20 2 - Just a piece of paper? Marriage and cohabitation 48 3 - Teenage mums 78 4 - The NHS and Labour's battle for public opinion 100 5 - Genetic research: friend or foe? 122 6 - How green are our values? 150 7 - Internet use: the digital divide 178 8 - How robust is British civil society? 194 9 - Political engagement, trust and constitutional reform 218 10 - Is devolution strengthening or weakening the UK? 246 11 - The Conservatives and Europe: waving or drowning? 264 Appendix I: Technical details of the survey 282 Appendix II: Notes on the tabulations 300 Appendix III: The questionnaires 302 Subject index 382 Cover Contents List of tables and figures Introduction 1 -- Poverty and social security : What rights? Whose responsibilities? 2 -- Just a piece of paper? Marriage and cohabitation 3 -- Teenage mums 4 -- The NHS and Labour's battle for public opinion 5 -- Genetic research: friend or foe? 6 -- How green are our values? 7 -- Internet use: the digital divide 8 -- How robust is British civil society? 9 -- Political engagement, trust and constitutional reform 10 -- Is devolution strengthening or weakening the UK? 11 -- The Conservatives and Europe: waving or drowning? Appendix I: Technical details of the surveyAppendix II: Notes on the tabulations Appendix III: The questionnaires. This survey provides an indispensable guide to current political and social issues in contemporary Britain. It describes and reviews a broad range of current social attitudes derived from nationwide interviews of around 3500 people each year In March 1999 Tony Blair surprised the audience to his Beveridge lecture by pledging to eliminate child poverty in Britain over the next 20 years (Walker, 1999).