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Health Education Population Survey, 2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.NHS Health Scotland is the national agency for health education in Scotland, providing leadership for health promotion in Scotland. Its remit includes:educational action to strengthen individuals' knowledge, skills and capabilitiesbuilding the capacities of systems which shape the social, environmental...
Penal Communication, 2001-2002
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The overall aim of this mixed methods research project was to contribute to the conceptual and practical development of community penalties. This was to be achieved through the following objectives:
to use empirical research to inform theory about penal communication and to explore the application of...
Radical Participation: Activists' Identities and Networks in Manchester, Oxford and North Wales, 1970-2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This project studied communities of radical activists in three areas (Manchester, Oxford and North Wales), tracing their history since the late 1960s. Quantitative and qualitative methodologies were used. Forms (repertoires), levels, targets and rationales of direct action were surveyed, with local...
Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey, 2002
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) is the primary source of data on substance using behaviour among young people in Scotland. SALSUS comprises a long running series of national surveys of young people's substance use. From 1982 to 2000 these surveys were carried...
Health Education Population Survey, 2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.NHS Health Scotland is the national agency for health education in Scotland, providing leadership for health promotion in Scotland. Its remit includes:educational action to strengthen individuals' knowledge, skills and capabilitiesbuilding the capacities of systems which shape the social, environmental...
National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2000-2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The British National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal) have been undertaken decennially since 1990 and provide a key data source underpinning sexual and reproductive health (SRH) policy. Further information is available from the Natsal website.
The National Survey of Sexual...
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...
Trade-offs in Decision-Making for Sustainable Technologies, 2004-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.When individuals consider the adoption of sustainable technologies, they engage with an increasingly complex decision-making process. It was the contention of this research project that in order to develop promotional strategies that can raise the adoption rates of sustainable technologies, researchers...
Health Education Population Survey, 2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.NHS Health Scotland is the national agency for health education in Scotland, providing leadership for health promotion in Scotland. Its remit includes:educational action to strengthen individuals' knowledge, skills and capabilitiesbuilding the capacities of systems which shape the social, environmental...
Millennium Cohort Study: Age 9 months, Sweep 1, 2003: Survey of Mothers who Received Assisted Fertility Treatment
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information about babies born at the beginning of the 21st century, their progress through life, and the families who are bringing them up, for the four countries of the United Kingdom. The...
National Child Development Study: Age 23, Sweep 4, 1981, and Public Examination Results, 1978
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...
National Child Development Study: Age 33, Sweep 5, 1991
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 Crime Survey, 2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) is a social survey which asks people about their experiences and perceptions of crime in Scotland. The survey is an important resource for both the government and public of Scotland. Respondents are selected at random from the Postal Address File and...
Scottish Health Survey, 2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) series was established in 1995. Commissioned by the Scottish Government Health Directorates, the series provides regular information on aspects of the public's health and factors related to health which cannot be obtained from other sources. The SHeS series was designed...
Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) is a social survey which asks people about their experiences and perceptions of crime in Scotland. The survey is an important resource for both the government and public of Scotland. Respondents are selected at random from the Postal Address File and...
United Kingdom Time Use Survey, 2000
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The key objectives of the United Kingdom Time Use Survey (TUS) were:to carry out a large-scale household survey featuring self-completion diaries to measure the amount of time spent by the UK population on various activitiesto build on the lessons learnt from the National Pilot Time Use Survey (not...
Consumption, Lifestyle and Identity: Reading the New Men's Lifestyle Magazines, 1985-1997
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This data collection comprises the interview material for the study 'Consumption, lifestyle and identity: reading the new men's lifestyle magazines', and includes focus group and individual interview transcripts. The study aimed to explore the new generation of men's lifestyle magazines, which emerged...
Cultural Industries and the City, 1980-1999
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study examined the relationship between the cultural industries sector and strategies to promote Manchester as a competitive and creative city.
Using in-depth qualitative interviews, the research had three aims. Firstly, to examine the working practices of small firms, entrepreneurs and...
Health and Lifestyle Survey: Seven-Year Follow-Up, 1991-1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Following a number of feasibility studies and pilot surveys carried out in 1978, the first Health and Lifestyle Survey (HALS1) (held at the UKDA under SN 2218), funded by the Health Promotion Research Trust, was carried out in 1984-1985 on a random sample of the population of England, Scotland and Wales....
Health Education Monitoring Survey (HEMS) Follow-up, 1997
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1997 Health Education Monitoring Survey (HEMS) was a follow-up survey, conducted only with respondents from the 1996 survey who were willing to be re-interviewed - no new respondents were added to the sample.
The aims were to compare findings from this survey and the 1996 survey on health-related...
ONS Omnibus Survey, July 1997
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...
Health Survey for England, 1997
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health. It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at...
Management of Back Pain, 1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This project arose from changes to the guidelines concerning the treatment of acute low back pain which advocated an early resumption of normal physical activity and increased physical activity. It was felt that little was known about the relationship between low back pain and physical activity, or on the...
Ecological Dataset for Use in Studies of the 1997 British General Election, 1980-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to produce an ecological dataset for use in studies of the 1997 British General Election and especially to be linked to data on individual voters in the 1997 British Election Study and related surveys.
Many researchers interested in voting behaviour in Britain want to study...
Individual and Household Strategies: a Decade of Change? 1986-1997
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of the <i>Decade of Change</i> (DCS) project were to extend and deepen conceptual, empirical and methodological understanding of individual and household plans and strategies, by re-interviewing a group of individuals and their partners interviewed in Kirkcaldy in 1986-1987 as part of...
Scottish Health Survey, 2018
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) series was established in 1995. Commissioned by the Scottish Government Health Directorates, the series provides regular information on aspects of the public's health and factors related to health which cannot be obtained from other sources. The SHeS series was designed...
European Quality of Life Time Series, 2007 and 2011: Open Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The European Quality of Life Time Series, 2007 and 2011 dataset was prepared as open access data, originally for the UK Data Service's first App Challenge in summer 2015. The dataset has achieved Platinum (Expert level) certification from the Open Data Institute (ODI) which means this open...
Affluent Worker in the Class Structure, 1961-1962: Special Licence Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.A selected sample of this study, listed under SN 6512: Affluent Worker in the Class Structure, 1961-1962, is available via the UK Data Service Qualibank, an online tool for browsing, searching and citing the content of selected qualitative data collections held at the UK Data Service.
The 'Affluent...
Scottish Health Survey, 2015
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) series was established in 1995. Commissioned by the Scottish Government Health Directorates, the series provides regular information on aspects of the public's health and factors related to health which cannot be obtained from other sources. The SHeS series was designed...
Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) is a social survey which asks people about their experiences and perceptions of crime in Scotland. The survey is an important resource for both the government and public of Scotland. Respondents are selected at random from the Postal Address File and...