In addition to the health conditions that they have, people were asked whether they are limited in their day-to-day lives by a disability or chronic health condition. We can see their answers in Figure 1 (above, using weighted data) and more than seven in ten people say that they are not limited at all. AroundContinue reading “Survey Variable: Disability Limitations”
Category Archives: Survey Variables: Self-Perceptions
Survey Variable: Self-Perceived Accent
Given that it can be a prominent indicator of one’s background, the Privilege and Participation survey asked people about their accents. Specifically, it asked them whether they think that they have a regional accent and then, whether they answered yes or no, to write in how they would describe their accent. The written answers wereContinue reading “Survey Variable: Self-Perceived Accent”
Survey Variable: Perceived Privilege of Those in Politics
In addition to asking about the things, if any, that differentiate people who get involved in politics from the public, and the percentage of politicians who were privately educated, the Privilege and Participation survey was more explicit about privilege in politics. It asked about the privilege of two groups, politicians and people who get involvedContinue reading “Survey Variable: Perceived Privilege of Those in Politics”
Survey Variable: Self-Perceived Status
In addition to their explanations for status in society and their own status, and the indicators of status that they use, a crucial part of people’s perception of privilege is their sense of their own status. When assessing our status, we might compare ourselves to a range of different reference points, from a billionaire propertyContinue reading “Survey Variable: Self-Perceived Status”
Survey Variable: Ranked Indicators of Difference in Politics
As with indicators of status more generally, respondents to the Privilege and Participation survey were asked not only to select but also to rank the indicators that they think distinguish people involved in politics from them. The results of their rankings can be seen in Figure 1 (above, using weighted data), which shows that thereContinue reading “Survey Variable: Ranked Indicators of Difference in Politics”
Survey Variable: Selected Indicators of Difference in Politics
It is commonly observed that the people who are involved in politics, and especially politicians, are somehow different from the general population. This feeds into narratives of a gap between people and those they elect, and the idea that representatives are out of touch with the public. However, surveys rarely, if ever, ask people aboutContinue reading “Survey Variable: Selected Indicators of Difference in Politics”
Survey Variable: Impact of Background on Own Status
Having looked at people’s identification of the factors that influence status difference in society and their own statuses, it is important to also consider the nature of the impact that it has. Two people who both say that background is a very important factor in shaping status might have very different experiences in mind. OneContinue reading “Survey Variable: Impact of Background on Own Status”
Survey Variable: Reasons for Own Status
In addition to their beliefs about the reasons for status difference in society, it also matters what people think are the reasons for their own status. Do they prioritise the same explanations for status difference in general as they do for their own status, or do they emphasise different things? After asking them to selectContinue reading “Survey Variable: Reasons for Own Status”
Survey Variable: Party Identity
An important element of people’s political engagement and their perception of themselves is whether they identify with a political party and, if so, which. Party identity is a well-established concept within political science and has been argued to be a key driver of electoral behaviour, meaning that it is widely measured in political surveys. TheContinue reading “Survey Variable: Party Identity”
Survey Variable: Left-Right Self-Placement
An important driver and facet of people’s political engagement is their ideology, which we have already measured through their views on specific economic and social issues. However, beyond their specific views and the underlying ideological positions that they indicate, we also need to take into account how people think of themselves ideologically. Someone might makeContinue reading “Survey Variable: Left-Right Self-Placement”
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