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Scottish Survey of Adult Literacies, 2009
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of the Scottish Survey of Adult Literacies, 2009 (SSAL2009) was to update existing data on working age (16-65 year old) adults’ literacies skills, and to provide a new baseline estimate of the general population’s levels of literacies skills in Scotland. This included an assessment of skills on...
1970 British Cohort Study: Age 16, Sweep 4, 1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is a longitudinal birth cohort study, following a nationally representative sample of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Cohort members have been surveyed throughout their childhood and adult lives, mapping their...
1970 British Cohort Study: Age 10, Sweep 3, 1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is a longitudinal birth cohort study, following a nationally representative sample of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Cohort members have been surveyed throughout their childhood and adult lives, mapping their...
Adult Literacy in Britain, 1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Adult Literacy Survey, carried out in Great Britain in 1996, was part of an international programme of surveys known as the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS).
The aim was to profile the literacy skills of adults aged 16-65 using an internationally agreed measure. The objectives were to...
Visually Handicapped in the City of Nottingham, 1977-1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of this survey were: to update the information from the 1967 national survey by Gray and Todd (Mobility and Reading Habits of the Blind, Government Social Survey SS 386); to learn specifically about the visually handicapped who live in the City of Nottingham; to extend the age range of the...
Millennium Cohort Study: Age 11, Sweep 5, 2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information about babies born at the beginning of the 21st century, their progress through life, and the families who are bringing them up, for the four countries of the United Kingdom. The...
1970 British Cohort Study: Age 10, Sweep 3 Special Needs Survey, 1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) began in 1970 when data were collected about the births and families of babies born in the United Kingdom in one particular week in 1970. Since then, there have been nine further full data collection exercises in order to monitor the cohort members' health,...
Millennium Cohort Study: Age 14, Sweep 6, 2015
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information about babies born at the beginning of the 21st century, their progress through life, and the families who are bringing them up, for the four countries of the United Kingdom. The...
PIAAC 2012: Survey of Adult Skills: Finnish Data
The study charted adults' proficiency in basic information-processing skills; literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments. Background information on the respondents included, among others, their educational and occupational backgrounds and their need for cognitive, physical, social, learning and computer skills.
Millennium Cohort Study: Age 5, Sweep 3, 2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information about babies born at the beginning of the 21st century, their progress through life, and the families who are bringing them up, for the four countries of the United Kingdom. The...
Assessment data for international cognitive ability resource 2014-2018
The data is categorised by item types. Each folder contains datasets for one item type, including the item-level data, the participants information, and the item files. There are 8 folders in total, contributing data for 2d rotation test, 3d rotation test, face detection test, matrices reasoning test, perceptual maze test, two number series tests, and linear syllogism...
1970 British Cohort Study: Age 26, Sweep 5, 1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is a longitudinal birth cohort study, following a nationally representative sample of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Cohort members have been surveyed throughout their childhood and adult lives, mapping their...
Effects of Role Expectations on the Graduate Selection Interview, 1980-1982
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study examined the effect of interviewers' and interviewees' expectations of topics that would be covered at job interview, or made in post-interview decisions.
Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Pre-interview judgements of suitability (based on application forms). Pre- and post-interview...
Millennium Cohort Study: Age 7, Sweep 4, 2008
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information about babies born at the beginning of the 21st century, their progress through life, and the families who are bringing them up, for the four countries of the United Kingdom. The...
Using Functional MRI Multivariate Pattern Analysis to Decode the Neural Basis of Mental State Ascription, 2018-2021
Functional MRI data are available for 34 participants. All subjects were scanned during a theory of mind localiser task and a novel theory of mind task. Anonymised T1 scans are also available alongside the stimuli and Matlab script for running the experiment.
Previous work has shown bilateral temporal-parietal junction (TPJ) and the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) to be...
Tampere Health and Social Survey 2005
The survey charted the general health, functional ability, and need for help of people living in the city of Tampere (Finland). Other main themes included exercise habits, sleeping habits and problems, use of and satisfaction with social and health services, perceptions of the neighbourhood, and sense of safety and security. Previous surveys were carried out in 1990, 1993...
Tampere Health and Social Survey 2008
The survey charted the general health, functional ability, and need for help of people living in the city of Tampere (Finland). Other main themes included living habits, use of social and health services, safety and security, and neighbourhood. Tampere Health and Social Surveys have been conducted every third year starting from the year 1990. The respondents' state of health...
Evaluation through follow-up
UGU stands for "Evaluation Through Follow-up" and is one of the country's largest research study in the field of education, the country's largest survey of schools. As part of the national evaluation of the school, our study contributes with nationally representative data that can be linked to other databases. Researchers in psychology, economics, political science and...