293 studies found in English from a total of 37402
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Slovene Public Opinion Survey 1987

Toš, Niko (Univerza v Ljubljani = University of Ljubljana. Fakulteta za sociologijo, politične vede in novinarstvo = Faculty of Sociology, Political Science and Journalism.)
In first bloc, respondents assess economic situation of that time. Next, questions on constitutional changes follow. In part that cover technics and technology, respondents describe possibilities of (mis) usage of information technology and express their expectations about future technological development. Extensive chapter covers education of adults. In next two blocs,...
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Young People's Views on Development Cooperation 2012

Finnish Children and Youth Foundation
The survey studied the views of young Finnish people on development cooperation and their interest towards it. The survey aimed to chart young people's willingness to participate in development cooperation as well as their knowledge about the goals of development cooperation and whether these goals had been reached. A set of factual questions relating to development...
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Disputes in the Charitable Sector in England and Wales, 1979-2002

Fitzgerald, R., National Centre for Social Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Disputes can be very costly to charities. They may lose staff, income and their reputation. Further, any cases that end up in court can undermine the legitimacy of the sector as a whole, especially in the light of public concerns over charities’ administration costs. This research investigates disputes...
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Survey of Personal Incomes, 2001-2002 : Public Use Tape

Inland Revenue, Analysis and Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) is based on information held by HM Revenue and Customs tax offices on individuals who could be liable to UK income tax. It is carried out annually by HMRC and covers income assessable to tax for each tax year. Not all of them are taxpayers because the operation of...
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Participation in Political Organisations in the United Kingdom and the Internet, 2001-2003

Ward, S., University of Salford, European Studies Research Institute; Lusoli, W., University of Salford, European Studies Research Institute; Gibson, R. K., University of Salford, European Studies Research Institute, Centre for Contemporary History and Politics
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This project evaluated the use of the internet by political organisations (parties, interest groups, trade unions and new social movements) to promote participation in two dimensions: increasing vs. decreasing participation: examining whether the internet will increase rates of political participation and...
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Family Resources Survey, 2003-2004

Department for Work and Pensions; National Centre for Social Research; Office for National Statistics, Social and Vital Statistics Division
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP. The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom...
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ONS Omnibus Survey, July 2003

Office for National Statistics, Social and Vital Statistics Division
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (formerly known as the ONS Opinions Survey or Omnibus) is an omnibus survey that began in 1990, collecting data on a range of subjects commissioned by both the ONS internally and external clients (limited to other government departments, charities, non-profit...
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Family Expenditure Survey, 1994-1995

Central Statistical Office
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Expenditure Survey (FES), which closed in 2001, was a continuous survey with an annual sample of around 10,000 households. They provided information on household and personal incomes, certain payments that recurred regularly (e.g. rent, gas and electricity bills, telephone accounts, insurances,...
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Origins and Characteristics of Scottish Business Leaders, 1850-1960s

Black, M., University of Glasgow, Centre for Business History in Scotland; Slaven, A., University of Glasgow, Centre for Business History in Scotland
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The primary aim was to identify the economic and social characteristics of Scotland's business leaders circa 1850-1960, on the basis of the sample of men surveyed in the two volumes of the Dictionary of Scottish Business Biography. This aim guided the structure of the computer database which was designed...
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Discrimination Against Gay Men and Lesbians, 1993

Thomson, K., Social and Community Planning Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The study was designed to take an unbiased and comprehensive look at the nature of discrimination against gay men and lesbians in Britain today, through a random sample survey of gays/lesbians and of heterosexuals. There was also a follow-up qualitative study of gays and lesbians, but only data from the...
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Family Resources Survey, 1994-1995

Social and Community Planning Research; Department for Work and Pensions; Department of Social Security; (1 more)
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP. The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom...
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Family Expenditure Survey, 1995-1996

Central Statistical Office
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Expenditure Survey (FES), which closed in 2001, was a continuous survey with an annual sample of around 10,000 households. They provided information on household and personal incomes, certain payments that recurred regularly (e.g. rent, gas and electricity bills, telephone accounts, insurances,...
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PPRU Surveys of Disability, 1989-1990

Policy Planning and Research Unit (Northern Ireland), Social Policy Branch
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The surveys were commissioned to provide information about disability for use in planning policies and services. The aims of the surveys were to: estimate the prevalence of disability among adults and children in Northern Ireland; assess the circumstances under which people with disabilities live; provide...
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Employers' Recruitment Practices : The 1992 Survey

Hales, J. M., Social and Community Planning Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The specific aims of this study were as follows : to provide Employment Service economists with data to update estimates of the quantifiable resource and exchequer costs and benefits of the Employment Service's placing activities; to obtain a comprehensive account of employers' current recruitment...
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Family Resources Survey, 1995-1996

Social and Community Planning Research; Department for Work and Pensions; Department of Social Security; (1 more)
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP. The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom...
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National Evaluation of the New Deal for Communities Programme: Household Survey Data, 2002-2008

GfK NOP; Ipsos MORI, Social Research Institute
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Evaluation of the New Deal for Communities Programme (NDC) surveys began in 2002. To begin the programme, MORI Social Research worked with CRESR at Sheffield Hallam University, on behalf of the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit. The first phase of the programme took the form of a large-scale project...
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Housing the Mentally Vulnerable: the Role of Charities, 2003-2004

Glover-Thomas, N., University of Liverpool, School of Law, Charity Law Unit; Barr, W., University of Liverpool, School of Law, Charity Law Unit
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of this project were to provide a better perception of charity involvement in housing the mentally vulnerable and to identify any legal and practical problems these organisations face in providing this accommodation. The community care policy emphasises the community as the primary environment...
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Survey of Personal Incomes, 2003-2004: Public Use Tape

Inland Revenue
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) is based on information held by HM Revenue and Customs tax offices on individuals who could be liable to UK income tax. It is carried out annually by HMRC and covers income assessable to tax for each tax year. Not all of them are taxpayers because the operation of...
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Expenditure and Food Survey, 2004-2005

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Office for National Statistics
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Background: A household food consumption and expenditure survey has been conducted each year in Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland) since 1940. At that time the National Food Survey (NFS) covered a sample drawn solely from urban working-class households, but this was extended to a fully...
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General Household Survey, 1988-1989

Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Social Survey Division
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The General Household Survey (GHS), ran from 1971-2011 (the UKDS holds data from 1972-2011). It was a continuous annual national survey of people living in private households, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The main aim of the survey was to collect data on a range of core topics,...
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General Household Survey, 1989-1990

Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Social Survey Division
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The General Household Survey (GHS), ran from 1971-2011 (the UKDS holds data from 1972-2011). It was a continuous annual national survey of people living in private households, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The main aim of the survey was to collect data on a range of core topics,...
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Northern Ireland Family Expenditure Survey, 1990

Policy Planning and Research Unit (Northern Ireland), Central Survey Unit
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Northern Ireland Family Expenditure Survey (NIFES) was conducted in Northern Ireland from 1967-1998, and was the counterpart to the Family Expenditure Survey (FES), which was conducted annually in Great Britain from 1957-2001 (see under GN 33057). The FES/NIFES provided reliable data on expenditure...
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Study of The Labour Party Membership, December 1989 - May 1990

Whiteley, P., College of William and Mary (Virginia); Broughton, D., University of Sheffield, Department of Politics; Seyd, P., University of Sheffield, Department of Politics
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The first national survey of Labour Party members to analyse: range and type of political activism by Labour Party members; social background characteristics of members; attitudes on issues and values of members; methods of recruitment into Labour Party; activism in pressure groups.Main...
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Family Expenditure Survey Follow-up Survey of Disabled Adults, 1986-1987

Department of Employment; Department of Social Security, Social Research Branch
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to analyse and compare the income and expenditure patterns of households containing a disabled adult with other households. To provide a comparative measure of the extra costs of disability to complement the subjective measures used in the OPCS Survey of Disabled Adults in...
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British Social Attitudes Survey, 1991

Social and Community Planning Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1991

Social and Community Planning Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Northern Ireland Social Attitudes (NISA) survey series began in 1989, and was conducted every year in which the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey was fielded until 1996. Supported initially by the Nuffield Foundation, the Central Community Relations Unit (CCRU) and the Policy Planning Research...
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British Social Attitudes Survey, 1983-1991; Cumulative File

Social and Community Planning Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
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Family Expenditure Survey, 1992

Central Statistical Office
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Expenditure Survey (FES), which closed in 2001, was a continuous survey with an annual sample of around 10,000 households. They provided information on household and personal incomes, certain payments that recurred regularly (e.g. rent, gas and electricity bills, telephone accounts, insurances,...
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Advanced Technology in the Lives of Disabled People, 2007-2008

Hine, N., University of Dundee, School of Computing; Harris, J., University of Dundee, College of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Education, Social Work and Community Education; Arnott, J., University of Dundee, School of Computing; (1 more)
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Advanced Technology in the Lives of Disabled People, 2007-2008 assesses the use, application and role of advanced technologies in the lives of disabled people. Although disabled people are excited by the potential benefits of using new advanced technological devices at home, research has shown that one...
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National Survey of Third Sector Organisations, 2008

GuideStar UK; Cabinet Office, Office of the Third Sector; Ipsos MORI, Social Research Institute
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Survey of Third Sector Organisations, 2008 (NSTSO) measured the views of third sector organisations (TSOs) across 149 top tier local authority areas. The survey had two aims: to measure a baseline and progress against a key national indicator in the local government performance framework...
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