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Disputes in the Charitable Sector in England and Wales, 1979-2002
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...
Emergent Environmentalism : Adults, 1991-1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to investigate life experiences and formative influences which have contributed to the development of knowledge of, and concern for, the environment among those involved in environmental education.Main Topics:Significant life experiences of environmental educators;...
OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity : Private Household Survey, 1993
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys (APMS) (formerly known as the Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity) are a series of surveys which provide data on the prevalence of both treated and untreated psychiatric disorders in the adult population (aged 16 and over). The first survey was conducted in 1993,...
OPCS Omnibus Survey, March 1994
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...
Infant Feeding Survey, 1995
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) has been carried out every five years since 1975, in order to establish information about infant feeding practices. Government policy in the United Kingdom has consistently supported breastfeeding as the best way of ensuring a healthy start for infants and of promoting...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1983-1989
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, 1983-1991; Cumulative File
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...
Infant Feeding Survey, 1985
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) has been carried out every five years since 1975, in order to establish information about infant feeding practices. Government policy in the United Kingdom has consistently supported breastfeeding as the best way of ensuring a healthy start for infants and of promoting...
Infant Feeding Survey, 1990
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) has been carried out every five years since 1975, in order to establish information about infant feeding practices. Government policy in the United Kingdom has consistently supported breastfeeding as the best way of ensuring a healthy start for infants and of promoting...
Political Change in Britain, 1963-1970; Merged File
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The study was designed to investigate political change in Great Britain using a panel technique. The main areas of investigation were the party system, campaign issues, and social class. Information on the political background of the respondent as well as extensive demographic data were also collected....
Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1999
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...
Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1998
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...
National Survey of 1960 University Graduates, 1966-1967
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to study the careers of those who had taken first degrees, after a substantial interval of time since graduation.Main Topics:This survey is part of a two-pronged investigation of the careers of British university graduates, sponsored by the Statistics Committee of the...
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...
Pioneers of Social Research, 1996-2018
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a qualitative data collection. The Pioneers of Social Research collection includes the full interview transcripts, interview summaries, edited thematic highlights, short biographies and links to audio extracts from detailed life story interviews conducted with some fifty pioneers of social...
Young Life and Times Survey, 2008
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Life and Times Survey (YLT) originally began as a companion survey to the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) series. It surveyed young people aged 12-17 living in the households of adults interviewed for NILT, and YLT ran alongside it from 1998-2000. Following an evaluation in 2001,...
Determinants of Occupational Status and Mobility in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic, 1973-1974; Phase II Data
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to ascertain answers to such questions as whether societies are becoming more or less equal, whether they are expanding or restricting opportunity for their citizens and whether they are offering the kinds of education that will enable nations to cope with the challenges of...
Employee Participation in the British Steel Corporation, 1970
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this study was to provide an account of the employee/director experiment in the nationalised steel industry.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural
a) Attitude towards work: most liked/disliked aspects of place of work; importance of working in a team; amount of flexibility and scope for personal...
Exploratory Study of Attitudes and Behaviour of Workers in Small Firms, 1974-1976
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main aims of the survey were to investigate the attitudes and behaviour of workers in small and large firms in the printing and electronics industries. Data were collected on three main issues:
(i) the process of becoming a small firm worker;
(ii) the meanings and social relations distinctively...
Use of Legal Services in England and Wales, 1977
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to investigate the use of lawyers' services by the general public in England and Wales, at the request of the Royal Commission on Legal Services.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
A) Household Questionnaire (each person aged 18+)
Use of solicitor's/lawyer's services...
Child Development Research Unit Longitudinal Study: Composite File Including Ages One, Four, Seven, Eleven and Sixteen, 1958-1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this longitudinal survey study was to investigate parent/child relationships in developmental sequence in order to understand the process of child-rearing as it happens in a fairly typical English urban community. To achieve a detailed picture of the child's behaviour in the home and its...
European Elections Survey, 1979
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The survey was designed to record reactions to the first direct elections to the European Parliament, across the European Community. It forms part of an international study conducted through the International Institute of Communications on the role of broadcasting in those elections.Main...
Roman Catholic Opinion, 1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.1. To provide a descriptive account of the social and demographic characteristics of adult Roman Catholics in England and Wales;
2. To describe the religious attitudes, beliefs and practices of Roman Catholics, including their attitudes to recent changes in the Church;
3. To describe the associational...
Shop Steward Tenure, 1979-1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to test hypotheses suggesting that the higher turnover amongst shop stewards in small plants is due to the fewer resources available to these stewards.
Youth Survey, 1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To investigate young people's attitudes towards social issues, their habits and product usage. The survey was originally commissioned by the Jimmy Young Programme (BBC Radio 2) and was expanded by NOP to encompass other areas not requested by the BBC.Main Topics:Attitudinal\Behavioural Questions
The...
Social Origins, University Experiences and Career Destinations of Oxford University Members, 1900-1979
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect and analyse data on the social origins, university experiences, and career destinations of a 9 per cent stratified sample of Oxford University's twentieth-century members; to elaborate and develop computer methods used with large-scale collective biography; to elaborate taxonomic schemes used...
Skills and Employment Survey, 2012: Special Licence Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Skills Survey is a series of nationally representative sample surveys of individuals in employment aged 20-60 years old (since 2006, the surveys have additionally sampled those aged 61-65). The surveys aim to investigate the employed workforce in Great Britain. Although they were not originally...
Skills Survey, 2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Skills Survey is a series of nationally representative sample surveys of individuals in employment aged 20-60 years old (since 2006, the surveys have additionally sampled those aged 61-65). The surveys aim to investigate the employed workforce in Great Britain. Although they were not originally...
Analysing Partnership in the Catholic Church Aid Chain, 2005-2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a qualitative data collection.
The primary aim of the project was to develop and test an analytical framework for partnership in aid chains. The framework was derived by analysing the aid chain of the Catholic Church, focussing specifically on the relationships between the diocese of Abuja...
BBC Election Survey, 1983
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To explain why people voted the way they did in the 1983 general electionMain Topics:Variables
Party voted for, continuity and negative/positive motivation of party choice; tactical considerations; influence of advertising and TV broadcasts, of party image; past vote; perception of best party for...