Political Ambition in Britain Survey, 2017
The Political Ambition in Britain Survey, 2017 consists of responses to a survey regarding individual-level patterns of political ambition in Britain, fielded in 2017 to an online panel of over 10,000 respondents.
This project aimed to answer the question of why some people hold ambitions to run for political office, at any level, whilst others do not. This research examined different explanations for why some British people are politically ambitious and others are not and assess which factors hold the greatest influence over, and interrelate, to affect individuals' levels of political ambition.
The survey examines levels of political ambition (interest in running for office) across the UK and includes a range of political, social, and economic variables expected to condition ambition.
(Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.)
Cite this dataset as:
Allen, P.,
2020.
Political Ambition in Britain Survey, 2017.
UK Data Service.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-8599-1.
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Creators
Peter Allen
University of Bath
Contributors
David Cutts
Contributor
University of Bath
University of Bath
Rights Holder
HMSO
Rights Holder
Queen's Printer for Scotland
Rights Holder
Coverage
Collection date(s):
From 17 March 2017 to 25 April 2017
Geographical coverage:
United Kingdom
Documentation
Data collection method:
Time dimension: Cross-sectional (one-time) study. Sampling procedure: Quota sample. Mode of data collection: Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI). Further documentation is provided within the dataset.
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000269
Born Politicians? Testing Multiple Explanations of Political Ambition in Britain
ES/N002644/1
Publication details
Publication date: 24 April 2020
by: UK Data Service
Version: 1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-8599-1
URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/id/eprint/1024
Contact information
Please contact the Research Data Service in the first instance for all matters concerning this item.
Contact person: Peter Allen
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Politics, Languages and International Studies
