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Continuous Household Survey, 1987
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Continuous Household Survey (CHS) is one of the largest continuous surveys carried out in Northern Ireland. The survey is designed, conducted and analysed by the Central Survey Unit of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). It is based on a sample of the general population...
Continuous Household Survey, 1991-1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Continuous Household Survey (CHS) is one of the largest continuous surveys carried out in Northern Ireland. The survey is designed, conducted and analysed by the Central Survey Unit of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). It is based on a sample of the general population...
Grandparents and Teen Grandchildren: Exploring Intergenerational Relationships, 2003-2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This research focused on the nature of grandparent-grandchild relationships, exploring the ways in which family and societal contexts are impacting on this kinship relation. The focus was on grandparent-grandchild relations when grandchildren are in their teenage years, as little research has been...
Social History of the Welsh Language : Evidence of the 1891 Census; Project 2
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of the project were as follows :
to collect and process information from the data relating to the Welsh language in the 1891 Census Enumerators' Returns in 20 selected communities in Wales;
to create computer-readable data files on the language ability of around 90,000 individuals, i.e. five per...
Young Lives: School Survey, Ethiopia, 2016-2017
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
National Foundation for Educational Research National Survey, 1960; Wales 10+ Age Group
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This group of six surveys assesses children's attainments in a sample of English and Welsh primary and secondary schools. The children in each age group were given a battery of tests and the results related to detailed information on the schools attended and to background, biographical and personal...
DCAL Research Data Archive 2006-2016
DCAL is the largest deafness and sign language research centre in Europe, bringing together leading Deaf and hearing researchers in the fields of sign linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience. Based at University College London (UCL) and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), DCAL places sign languages and Deaf people in the centre of the general...
Young People's Representations of Conflicting Roles in Child Development, 2004-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The research for this mixed methods study addressed the social construction of child development by investigating young people's experiences of work and ways in which they think about different working activities. Its particular focus is young people who are performing jobs that are commonly assumed to be...
Major Party Candidates in the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly Elections, 1999
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The general aim of the research was to create a database of candidates for the Scottish Parliament/Welsh Assembly comprising details of their social and political characteristics, experience and attitudes. The specific objectives were, firstly, to analyse the parties' procedures for recruiting and...
Young Lives: School Survey, Ethiopia, 2012-2013
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Charting the Impact of Autism and Bilingualism for Autistic and Non-Autistic Children, 2018-2020
The overall aim of this research is to ask how growing up in a bilingual environment affects the linguistic, cognitive and social development of children and, importantly, do these developmental effects differ for children with autism spectrum disorders. Here we collected data from autistic and non-autistic children at two timepoints, one year apart, (November 2018 -...
Spoken Language Multilingualism in Deaf Children, 2023
This dataset contains data from two studies on deaf children with spoken language multilingualism and professional practice. An increasing number of deaf children are being raised with multiple spoken languages; however, there is limited data available on their cognitive and language abilities, and on what advice professionals give to parents with regards to this...
Migration in the Northern Highlands, 1851-1891
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To study unpublished census data concentrating on the extent, direction and causes of population movements within the Northern Highland counties during the second half of the nineteenth century.Main Topics:Variables
Age, sex, occupation(s) and parish of birth. In addition, in 1891, it was also noted...
Project MIND
The MIND project is a study into bilingual childcare in the Netherlands. Ten childcare organizations offer childcare in both Dutch and English to children aged between zero to four years from 2018 until 2021. A team of researchers at the University of Amsterdam investigated how children, who attend such bilingual centers, develop their language proficiency. The development...
Citizen Deliberation on the Swedish Language and Swedish-speaking Minority in Finland: Post-deliberation Survey 2014
The study, which included three separate surveys as well as group deliberation sessions, charted Finnish opinions on the role of the Swedish language in Finland. This survey was conducted right after the deliberation sessions. The aim of the research project was to study the impact of deliberation and use of deliberative rules on the participants' attitudes concerning...
Survey on Attitudes Towards Swedish Language and Swedish-Speaking Finns 2017
The survey studied the attitudes of Finnish speakers towards Swedish language and the Finns whose mother tongue is Swedish. Both Finnish and Swedish are official languages in Finland, but Swedish is the minority language. The survey was funded by Svenska Folkskolans Vänner (SFV). The respondents were asked to what extent they agreed or disagreed with a number of statements...
Language Barometer 2008
The Language Barometer has measured the quality of language services in bilingual Finnish municipalities since 2004. All 43 bilingual municipalities in Finland were included in the study. The aim of the study was to find out how satisfied minority language speakers were with the municipal and state services offered in their mother tongue. The study was funded by the Ministry...
Young Lives: School Survey, India, 2016-2017
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Young Lives: School Survey, Vietnam, 2016-2017
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Bilingual Spelling Performance of Patients and Controls
The data set consists of behavioural measures for spelling accuracy data and error profiles for stroke participants and neurologically healthy controls.Strokes often lead to language disturbances which impair the ability to communicate effectively and function in society. Many people in the UK and worldwide are bilingual, and brain damage usually affects both languages....
Young Lives: School Survey, Peru, 2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Young Lives: School Survey, Vietnam, 2011-2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Library Provision and Public Response in a Bilingual Environment
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To obtain information about readers' use of library facilities in Wales, and their preference with regard to Welsh books.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Data given for Welsh speakers include: access to library or frequency and convenience of library van visits, whether librarian speaks...
Devolution and Decentralisation in Wales and Brittany, 2001-2002
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a mixed methods study.
The data are an output from an ESRC-funded comparative project on Devolution and Decentralisation in Wales and Brittany, part of the ESRC’s Devolution and Constitutional Change programme. The project set out with several objectives: to compare public opinion about...
Classroom Assistants in Primary Schools: Employment and Deployment, 1999-2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a mixed methods study.
The study investigates the ways in which classroom assistants in primary schools are deployed in classrooms, and the terms and conditions under which they are employed. The number of classroom assistants in primary schools has grown considerably in recent years, but very...
Associations Between Bilingualism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Related Behaviour in a Community Sample of Primary School Children, Research Data, 2016
It has been found that bilinguals and children from minority backgrounds, lag behind monolinguals or those in the majority culture, with respect to prevalence, assessment, and treatment for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This suggests that bilingualism might be yet another factor giving rise to variability in ADHD. Using regression methods, we analysed...
Quantifying Language Experience in Bilingual and Trilingual children, 2020-2022
The data in this repository were collected in France, the Netherlands and the UK between 2020 and 2022 to inform the validation of the Q-BEx questionnaire (). Children between the ages of 5 and 9 were tested individually to assess their proficiency in the societal language (i.e., French, Dutch or English), as well as their non-verbal intelligence and working memory. One of...
Moving from China to York: How do Changes in Language Environment Modulate Bilingual Language Control, 2023
Within this project, Mandarin-English bilingual participants completed a series of language production and comprehension tasks. The data provided correspond to three manuscripts, with the abstract per manuscript provided below.
1.Coumel, M., Liu, C., Trenkic, D., & de Bruin, A. (in press). Do accent and input modality modulate processing of language switches in bilingual...
Citizen Deliberation on the Swedish Language and Swedish-speaking Minority in Finland: Recruitment Survey 2014
The study, which included three separate surveys as well as group deliberation sessions, charted Finnish opinions on the role of the Swedish language in Finland. In this stage of the study, a survey was used to examine which of the participants were suitable to participate in the deliberation sessions. First, the respondents were presented a number of statements about...
Citizen Deliberation on the Swedish Language and Swedish-speaking Minority in Finland: Control Survey 2014
The study, which included three separate surveys as well as group deliberation sessions, charted Finnish opinions on the role of the Swedish language in Finland. This final survey in the study was used as a control and the results of the actual study were compared with it. The respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with a number of statements about Swedish and the...