Britain speaks out, 1937-87 : a social history as seen through the Gallup data
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Britain speaks out, 1937-87 : a social history as seen through the Gallup data
Macmillan, 1989
- : pbk
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Includes index
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Description
Since its establishment as the British Institute of Public Opinion in 1937, Gallup has been asking questions of the general public virtually every week, even throughout World War II. This volume is a selection of numerous questions that have been asked over the past 50 years. Due to the wealth of data in the Gallup files, the author has had to be selective in his approach to material included in the text, but hopes that the spread and depth of information will satisfy general readers. The book attempts to chronicle the changing views of the British public on the issues of their times and to show what they thought about events not only at home but also in the wider world. The results contained herein have been taken from adults in Great Britain and are normally based on samples of approximately 1000 cases.
Table of Contents
- The formative years 1937-45
- Labour's first term 1945-51
- the road to Suez 1951-57
- the Macmillan administration 1957-64
- the Wilson era 1964-70
- the success and failure of Mr Heath 1970-74
- Labour returns 1974-79
- a new Conservative philosophy 1979-87. Appendices: Gallup's election record 1945-87
- Prime Ministers' popularity 1945-87
- Opposition Leaders' popularity 1955-87
- ratings of the war-time Prime Ministers
- satisfaction with government's conduct of the war
- ideal family income and amount spent on food 1937-87
- rating of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Budget 1949-87
- standing of trade unions 1952-87
- end-of-year poll 1957-87.
by "Nielsen BookData"