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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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Older People in Europe's Rural Areas (UK Component), 1991

Scharf, T., Keele University, Centre for Modern German Studies; Wenger, G. C., University College of North Wales (Bangor), Department of Social Theory and Institutions
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The data represent the UK contribution to an 8-nation study of ageing in Eastern and Western Europe's rural areas. The study aims to identify cross- national factors which influence the social, material and economic situation of the rural elderly. In addition, the UK component examines attitudes towards...
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Income, Expenditure and Disability, 1993

Noble, M., University of Oxford, Department of Applied Social Studies and Social Research; Smith, G., University of Oxford, Department of Applied Social Studies and Social Research; Daly, M., University of Oxford, Department of Applied Social Studies and Social Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study is to examine the income and expenditure patterns of disabled people and the impact of the introduction of Disability Living Allowance thereon.Main Topics:The interview schedule was split into three parts. The first interview was an income and expenditure inventory, looking at...
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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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British Institute of Public Opinion (Gallup) Polls, 1938-1946

Liddell, I., University of Warwick, Computer Services; Hinton, J., University of Warwick, Department of History; Thompson, P., University of Warwick, Social History Centre
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This dataset comprises data from the 58 surviving BIPO polls conducted between 1938 and 1946.Main Topics:Questions cover domestic, foreign and military affairs, including: - appeasement - the progress and prosecution of the war - whether to sue for peace with Germany, Italy and Japan - satisfaction with...
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Life Before Death, 1969

Anderson, J. L., Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care; Hockey, L., Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care; Cartwright, A., Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To study the needs of the dying and the care they received. The survey is a description of the last year in the lives of 785 adults based mainly on the reports of close relatives. A further study, <i>Life Before Death, 1987</i> is held at the Data Archive as Study No. 2985.Main...
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Hampshire Rural Facilities Survey, 1983

Hampshire County Council, Planning Department; Hampshire Council of Community Service
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The survey describes the level and pattern of facility provision in rural Hampshire in 1983.Main Topics:Variables Health facility; primary schools; grocery service; post offices; community meeting places; churches; public houses; population; date of loss of facilities; other shops; recreation facilities;...
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Service Business in Shopping Centres, 1979

Unit for Retail Planning Information Ltd
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this study was to provide planners and service branch operators with factual information on the main factors that affect the location and planning of service shops. More importantly, the study obtained shoppers reactions to the presence of the various types of services in centres and examined...
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Rural Services in Avon, 1980

Mills, E., University of Bristol, Department of Geography; Tansey, P. A., Avon County Council, Planning Department
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to survey facilities and services in villages in Avon and to compare the findings with the 1947-1951 study by H.E. Bract.Main Topics:Variables Postal services, transport services, garages, shops, mobile shops, professional services, public facilities (churches, hotels,...
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Village Services in Avon, 1983-1984

Smith, L. W., Avon County Council, Planning Department; Tansey, P. A., Avon County Council, Planning Department
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to obtain an up-to-date picture of village services for comparison with the 1980 study.Main Topics:Variables Number and type of: post offices, shops, mobile shops and delivery services, professional services, garages, public facilities, recreational facilities, educational...
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Disability Follow-Up to the 1996/97 Family Resources Survey

Department of Social Security, Social Research Branch
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of the survey was to find out the size and characteristics of the disabled adult population of GB. The research is based on a follow-up survey of disabled respondents in Family Resources Survey, 1996-1997, held under SN 3957 - part of a continuous survey of household characteristics, incomes and...
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Quality of Life among People Aged 75 and over in Great Britain, 1994-1998

Bulpitt, C., Imperial College School of Medicine; Breeze, E., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Centre for Ageing and Public Health; Fletcher, A., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Centre for Ageing and Public Health; (3 more)
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Data for this study were first collected to contribute to a large-scale randomised trial of assessment and management of people aged 75 years and over in Britain, funded by the MRC, DoH and Scottish Office. Brief assessments were offered to all people of this age registered with 106 general practices...
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Handicapped and Impaired in Great Britain, 1968-1969

Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Social Survey Division
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to give reliable estimates of the number of handicapped people aged 16 and over, living in private households in Great Britain, and to examine what local authority health and welfare services were being made available to them to assist them to overcome their disablement as...
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Life Before Death, 1987

Seale, C., Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care; Cartwright, A., Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.1. To describe the last year in the lives of a random sample of adults dying in 1987. 2. To make comparisons with an earlier study* and identify change in the nature and availability of care and in the attitudes and expectations of lay and professional carers. 3. To make some assessment of the influence...
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Work Attitudes and Spending in India, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt, 1992-2007

Simister, J., University of London, Birkbeck College
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Work Attitudes and Spending surveys (WAS) are intended to give insight into household spending. In particular, they focus on whether the husband/head of household has complete control over household decisions, or whether the wife has significant control. They also attempt to explain the causes of...
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Survey of Disabled Adults in Private Households, 1985

Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Social Survey Division
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.In response to a request from the DHSS, the OPCS undertook a programme of research to find out the numbers and circumstances of disabled people in Great Britain. This programme included surveys of disabled adults living in private households; disabled children living in private households; disabled...
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