Political change in Britain, 1969-1970

The data consist of a national cross-section of the British electorate interviewed in 1969, 1,114 respondents, a panel of 792 respondents reinterviewed in 1970, and 1,093 new respondents added in 1970 to create a representative electorate sample for 1970. Questions were asked about political interest, involvement in political activities, and mass media usage as a political news source. Opinions on a large number of political issues were also ascertained, as well as evaluations of the political parties and candidates using several dimensions and methods of evaluation.