14 studies found in English from a total of 36716
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Survey of 400 Locally Controlled Manufacturing Establishments in Merseyside and Greater Manchester, 1979-1980

University of Manchester, North West Industry Research Unit
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to examine the financial standing and policies of locally controlled manufacturing establishments in Merseyside and Greater Manchester during 1979-1980. The study aimed to examine the 'birth process' of newer firms and to assess the knowledge and effect of central and...
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National Consumer Study in One Hundred Local Authority Old Peoples Homes, 1980

Peace, S. M., Polytechnic of North London, Survey Research Unit; Kellaher, L. M., Polytechnic of North London, Survey Research Unit; Willcocks, D. M., Polytechnic of North London, Survey Research Unit
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of the survey were: (a) to assess the reaction of elderly residents in LA Homes to their present environment and to interpret the practical implications this may have for planners and architects; (b) to explore the attitudes of old people to residential care and identify consumer preferences, or...
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Eastleigh Carrefour : a Hypermarket and Its Effects, 1974-1975; Households

Social and Community Planning Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to collect data in order to assess the custom of Eastleigh Carrefour and the effects of its opening on patterns of shopping in the area and on existing shopping centres. (The Archive holds only data from the household survey.)Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Use...
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National House Condition Survey, 1971

Department of the Environment
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The English House Condition Survey (EHCS) was a national survey of housing in England, commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). The survey was originally called the National House Condition Survey and covered England and Wales. The information obtained through the...
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Problems of Hospital Communication : An Experimental Study, 1964; Stage I

Houghton, H., Department of Health and Social Security, Social Research Branch
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect data on the problem of communication within a particular hospital in order to find, apply and test some possible solutions. Respondents were maternity patients.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Length of time since left hospital, most striking aspect of experience in hospital,...
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Qualitative and Quantitative Data for Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control in KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape, South Africa, 2018-2021

Grant, A, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Kielmann, K, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
This multidisciplinary project adopted a 'whole systems' approach using methods from epidemiology, anthropology, and health systems research (Systems dynamic modelling) to understand the context, practice, and the potential for effective implementation of IPC for TB in South Africa. This project was conducted over four years (2017–2021) and had three stages: 1) observe &...
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Mapping Spatial Practices and Social Distancing in Smart Schools: Sensory and Digital Ethnographic Method, 2006-2022

Trafi-Prats, L, Manchester Metropolitan University; Blackwell, B, Manchester University; McCauley, I, Manchester Metropolitan University
This dataset is connected to the ESRC-funded project “Mapping Spatial Practices and Social Distancing in Smart Schools: Sensory and Digital Ethnographic Methods” (March 2021- February 2023). This project was funded in an Innovative Methods call to develop new methods of researching lived experience in secondary schools and with an emphasis on new learning environments (OECD,...
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Industry and Employment in the Inner City, 1978-1979

IFF Research Limited
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to study the views and activities of employers located in the inner city areas of Britain.Main Topics:Attitudinal Questions Opinions of employers on the way that location in the inner city affects the operation of their businesses; potential for growth of employment...
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Gender Divisions and Gentrification, 1960-1992

Bondi, L., University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences, Institute of Geography
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this project was to investigate the significance of gender as a factor in processes of gentrification, and to explore the interplay between changing gender divisions and urban change. The research was based on a comparison of three local areas in Edinburgh, one where gentrification began in the...
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Survey of Public Attitudes to the Environment, 1986

Department of the Environment
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to investigate attitudes among the general public to a number of environmental problems : to establish what people perceived as problems; the extent to which they could be alleviated; and where responsibility for alleviating these problems was seen to lie.Main...
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Hull Low Energy Housing Project : Social Survey, 1981

Pearson, L. F., Hull College of Higher Education, School of Architecture, Low Energy Housing Project
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect information on current energy use in council houses, concentrating on families in the Hull area, and to relate technical and behavioural data concerning domestic energy use.Main Topics:Variables Data was obtained on three types of house: pre-war improved, modern gas-fired radiators, and modern...
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Runcorn Community Studies, 1971-1972

Social and Community Planning Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to study the effects of large scale developments on both the incoming and the receiving populations of Runcorn New Town. Users should note that only the New Town 1972 data file is currently available from the UK Data Archive.
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English House Condition Survey, 1986: Physical Survey

Department of the Environment, Building Stock Research Division
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The English House Condition Survey (EHCS) was a national survey of housing in England, commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). The survey was originally called the National House Condition Survey and covered England and Wales. The information obtained through the...
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Relational Spaces of Innovation in Architecture Firms, 2007

Faulconbridge, J., Lancaster University, Department of Geography
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.What are the forms and geographies of the relational spaces of innovation in leading global architecture firms? A British Academy funded research project sought to answer this question and had the following objectives: to map and explore the multiple, scale transcending, networks and circuits of social...
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