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Generational Transmissions in Finland, Baby Boomers 2012
The study charted Finnish baby boomers' contacts with relatives and friends as well as giving and receiving help. The study was funded by the Academy of Finland (project id 250620) and Alli Paasikivi Foundation. FSD's holdings also include data on baby boomers' chilren collected in the same research project (FSD3256). First, the respondents were asked whether they kept up...
New Challenges of Grandparenting 2009: Writing Competition
The data comprise 185 texts written by people taking part in the writing competition titled "Isovanhemmuuden uudet haasteet" [New Challenges of Grandparenting]. The invitation for the competition was published in a Finnish magazine. Especially those grandparents who were born in the 1940s and 50s were invited to participate, but texts from grandparents in general were...
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...
Adding Quality to Quantity: Quality of Life in Older Age, 2000-2002
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The broad aim of the study was to define the constituents of quality of life in older age. The research questions were twofold: how do older people define and prioritise quality of life, and how do they feel it can be improved? While the aim of the exploratory part of the research presented here was to...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
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...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
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...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2006
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...
Later Life Widowhood : Bereavement and Gender Effects on Lifestyle and Participation, 2000-2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of the study was to examine the lifestyles of women and men widowed in late life, highlighting gender, social participation, wellbeing and emotional response, with a view to promoting more effective adjustment to bereavement and widowhood.
The objectives of the study were as follows:
1. to...
Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Social Attitudes (SSA) survey was launched by ScotCen Social Research (formerly the Scottish Centre for Social Research) in 1999, following the advent of devolution. Based on annual rounds of interviews of between 1,200 to 1,500 people drawn using probability sampling (based on a stratified,...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
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...
Attitudes to Inheritance, 2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The issue of inheritance has, until recent decades, concerned only a small percentage of the population, because only this group has been rich enough to have assets to leave to others. The growth of home-ownership, however, has probably increased the number of people who will both bequeath and inherit...
1970 British Cohort Study: Age 29, Sweep 6, 1999-2000
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...
National Child Development Study: Age 42, Sweep 6, 1999-2000
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Child Development Study (NCDS) is a continuing longitudinal study that seeks to follow the lives of all those living in Great Britain who were born in one particular week in 1958. The aim of the study is to improve understanding of the factors affecting human development over the...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2008
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...
On the Edge of Later Life, 1930-1990
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The project was carried out between 1991 and 1993 to establish sources of self-identity and relate this to prospective ageing, and to consider how earlier life experiences contributed to adaptability to ageing. In-depth life history interviews were carried out with individuals aged 55 to 59 and this...
Involved Grandparenting and Child Well-Being, 2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.With changing families, increased life expectancy, growing numbers of dual-worker households and higher rates of family breakdown, grandparents are now playing an increasing role in their grandchildren’s lives. Despite their growing importance, there has been little research from the perspective of young...
Generational Transmissions in Finland, Baby Boomers' Adult Children 2012
The study charted contacts of Finnish baby boomers' adult children with relatives and friends as well as giving and receiving help. The study was funded by the Academy of Finland (project id 250620) and Alli Paasikivi Foundation. FSD's holdings also include data on baby boomers collected in the same research project (FSD3255). First, the respondents were asked whether they...
ONS Omnibus Survey, September 2001
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...
ONS Omnibus Survey, October 2001
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...
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: Waves 0-10, 1998-2023
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) is a longitudinal survey of ageing and quality of life among older people that explores the dynamic relationships between health and functioning, social networks and participation, and economic position as people plan for, move into and progress beyond...
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA); Wave 1, 2002-2003: Teaching Dataset
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The ELSA teaching data file contains information obtained from individual interviews and self-completion questionnaires from all 12,100 ELSA participants.
The file contains less than a tenth of the number of variables available on the main ELSA file and is designed for use as a teaching aid and also as...
Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) series began in 1998, and was the successor to the previous Northern Ireland Social Attitudes series, which was discontinued in 1996.The main aims of the NILT series are:
to monitor public attitudes towards social policy and political issues in Northern...
British Migrants in Spain: the Extent and Nature of Social Integration, 2003-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This project arose out of research conducted during the 1990s (by O'Reilly and others) which explored the trends, motivations, mobility patterns, identity and way of life of British migrant communities in the Costa del Sol. Reviewing the data collected during that period of fieldwork raised key issues of...
National Child Development Study: Age 46, Sweep 7, 2004-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Child Development Study (NCDS) is a continuing longitudinal study that seeks to follow the lives of all those living in Great Britain who were born in one particular week in 1958. The aim of the study is to improve understanding of the factors affecting human development over the...
Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Social Attitudes (SSA) survey was launched by ScotCen Social Research (formerly the Scottish Centre for Social Research) in 1999, following the advent of devolution. Based on annual rounds of interviews of between 1,200 to 1,500 people drawn using probability sampling (based on a stratified,...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
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...
Social Variations in Health in Early Old Age : Investigation of Precursors in a 60 Year Follow-up Study, 1997-2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The original aims of this project in 1997 were:to investigate the processes which generate variations in health in early old age, specifically cumulative differential exposure to health damaging physical environments and their interaction with healthto identify the respective contributions of childhood...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2011
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...
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: Waves 8-10, 2016-2023, Primary Data: Secure Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) study is a longitudinal survey of ageing and quality of life among older people that explores the dynamic relationships between health and functioning, social networks and participation, and economic position as people plan for, move into and progress beyond...
Syntax to Create Household Derived Variables from the 2001 Census Controlled Access Microdata Sample
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This dataset comprises syntax, to run in SPSS software, on the Census 2001 Household Controlled Access Microdata Sample (CAMS) Sample of Anonymised Records. The CAMS data are not included here, and prospective users will need to negotiate access to CAMS separately; further information may be found on the...