Cluster Survey, 1962
Scope and Contents
A series of 180 individual questionnaires completed by research staff during visits to residents and covering such topics as early life, education and career, neighbour relations, amenities, housing and surrounding area. For some of the surveys, parts of the questionnaires were typed up and anonymised - see Checklists and Secondary Keys.
Dates
- Creation: 1962
Creator
- From the Fonds: University of Edinburgh (Scottish University) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Certain material may be restricted due to Data Protection and other legislative reasons.
Biographical / Historical
Two hundred and seventeen families were approached to produce a yield of 180 interviews. Researchers chose to concentrate on the following four areas: Wardie; Wardieburn; Muirhouse; Silverknowes.
"The cluster survey was set up to look mainly at neighbourhood and housig questions, but this was interpreted from the point of view of families and households developing through time, moving through space and being engaged in a network of associations. We sought therefore to investigate the social affiliations of the family (neighbourliness, membership of local bodies, use of services, kinship relations, etc) and to relate these to the origins and previous movements of families, to their consitution and to the features of the district - its age, ownership and housing type."
"Four clusters of streets were chosen, hence the name of the study. Two were post-war, built between 1952 and 1959, and two were pre-war. One of each pair consisted of Corporation-owned tenemented houses, the other of owner-occupied detached, semi-detached or terraced housing. Each area contained between 300 and 500 houses and in choosing them an attempt was made to form relatively homogenous groups."
Taken from "Social Environment in Suburban Edinburgh", Hutton, Geoffrey, 1975, pp7.4-7.5. A copy of this is availalbe in the University Library - please refer to this form more information on the aims and methods of the cluster survey.
Full Extent
5 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The original order of the sample questionnaires has been retained and are grouped as follows:
Nos 1-40: Wardie Nos 41-80: Wardieburn Nos 81-120: Muirhouse Nos 121-160: Silverknowes Nos 161-180: West Pilton
Repository Details
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