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Survey of Disabled Children Living in Private Households, 1985
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...
Family Expenditure Survey Follow-up Survey of Disabled Adults, 1986-1987
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...
Kids' Life and Times Survey, 2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Kids' Life and Times Survey (KLT) began in 2008 and is conducted by Access Research Knowledge (ARK) which runs the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) and the Young Life and Times Survey (YLT). The KLT is a survey of Primary year 7 (P7) children in Northern Ireland which is carried out...
Oral History of Cultural Consumption in Italy, 1936-1954
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a qualitative data collection, comprising 120 oral history interviews conducted in various parts of Italy during 1991-1992 as part of the ESRC-funded project 'Cultural industries, governments and the public in Italy, 1938-1954'. The overall aims of the project were to examine relations between...
Boomers and Beyond: Intergenerational Consumption and the Mature Imagination, 2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a mixed methods data collection.
The Boomers and Beyond: Intergenerational Consumption and the Mature Imagination project focused on the consumption practices of the first wave 'baby boom' generation (born 1945-1954). This group, representing 17% of the UK population, began their life at a time...
Kids' Life and Times Survey, 2014
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Kids' Life and Times Survey (KLT) began in 2008 and is conducted by Access Research Knowledge (ARK) which runs the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) and the Young Life and Times Survey (YLT). The KLT is a survey of Primary year 7 (P7) children in Northern Ireland which is carried out...
Kids' Life and Times Survey, 2015
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Kids' Life and Times Survey (KLT) began in 2008 and is conducted by Access Research Knowledge (ARK) which runs the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) and the Young Life and Times Survey (YLT). The KLT is a survey of Primary year 7 (P7) children in Northern Ireland which is carried out...
Study of Twins in the National Child Development Study and the 1970 British Cohort Study, 2008
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The collection of cohort twin zygosity data for the National Child Development Study (NCDS) and the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) was undertaken as a part of the project The Relative Importance of Nature, Nurture, and Peer Effects on Adult Outcomes, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council...
Longitudinal Study of Child Development in an Inner London Area, 1974-1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to look at the development of a sample of Tower Hamlets families and their first born children from the time of early pregnancy to school age. (These data cover the period of pregnancy only).Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
1. Screening Interview
Perception of...
Kids' Life and Times Survey, 2016
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Kids' Life and Times Survey (KLT) began in 2008 and is conducted by Access Research Knowledge (ARK) which runs the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) and the Young Life and Times Survey (YLT). The KLT is a survey of Primary year 7 (P7) children in Northern Ireland which is carried out...
Long-term Changes in Nutrition, Welfare and Productivity in Britain; Physical and Socio-economic Characteristics of Recruits to the Army and Royal Marines, 1760-1879
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To use information about the heights of the British since the middle of the eighteenth century to describe their nutritional status and to explore its relationship to the welfare and productivity of that populationMain Topics:Variables
Height, age, occupation, place of birth, place and date of...
Disability in Adolescence, 1977-1979: Psychological and Social Problems of Teenagers with Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida with Hydrocephalus
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was:to ascertain the nature and extent of psychological and social problems in adolescents with congenital cerebral palsy or spina bifida with hydrocephalusto identify some of the factors associated with good or poor `adjustment'to assess the adequacy of services available,...
Inventing Adulthoods, 1996-2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Inventing Adulthoods (IA) archive currently consists of qualitative interview transcripts for 30 young people interviewed up to six times. Transcripts for a further 20 young people will be included in the archive in the near future. Inventing Adulthoods is a qualitative longitudinal (QL) study that...
Kids' Life and Times Survey, 2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Kids' Life and Times Survey (KLT) began in 2008 and is conducted by Access Research Knowledge (ARK) which runs the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) and the Young Life and Times Survey (YLT). The KLT is a survey of Primary year 7 (P7) children in Northern Ireland which is carried out...
PPRU Surveys of Disability, 1989-1990
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...
British Candidate Study, 1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This dataset consists of two files:
1. The survey of party members (members.por) included 1,634 Labour and Conservative activists who attended 26 selection meetings in contituencies throughout Britain. The constituencies to which the researchers had access were chosen to be broadly representative in...
Northern Ireland Health and Activity Survey, 1994
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Northern Ireland Health and Activity Survey was undertaken to study the determinants of physical activity and fitness in relation to health, with particular emphasis on coronary heart disease in Northern Ireland. The survey had the following specific objectives: to establish profiles of physical...
Disability Follow-Up to the 1996/97 Family Resources Survey
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...
TAPS Study of Long-term Non-demented Patients, 1985-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.TAPS was established by the North East Thames Regional Health Authority (NETRHA) to evaluate their policy of closing two of the region's six psychiatric hospitals, Friern and Claybury, and replacing them with district-based services.
The main aim of the project was to determine whether the quality of life...
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...
Cultural Capital and Social Exclusion: a Critical Investigation, 2003-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This mixed method study uses focus groups, a national random survey, and follow-up household interviews to explore the relationships between cultural capital and a range of social position indicators relating to occupational class, gender, age, ethnicity, and location. The survey was also administered to...
Smoking Attitudes in 11-18 Year-Olds, 1999-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Smoking Attitudes in 11-18 Year-Olds, 1999-2005 provides data on adolescents' views of smoking initiation and smoking behaviour in a sample of young people surveyed from age 11/12 years through to 17/18 years of age. The data are part of an existing large cohort study of adolescents and smoking...
United Kingdom Omnibus: Poverty and Social Exclusion Module, 2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Poverty and Social Exclusion in the United Kingdom project is the largest research project of its kind ever carried out in the UK. It examines levels of deprivation in the UK today. The research aims to answer the following questions:What are the best methods for measuring poverty, deprivation, social...
Poverty and Social Exclusion Living Standards Survey, 2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Poverty and Social Exclusion in the United Kingdom project is the largest research project of its kind ever carried out in the UK. It examines levels of deprivation in the UK today. The research aims to answer the following questions:What are the best methods for measuring poverty, deprivation, social...
Coding of Text Data from BCS70 at 10 and 16 Years: Health Care Utilisation of School-Aged Children, 1970-1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of the project was to code text variables originally collected as part of the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) files. Text variables were selected from the original BCS70 studies (held at the Archive under SNs 3535 and 3723) to provide information about health care utilisation of school-aged...
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...
Kids' Life and Times Survey, 2013
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Kids' Life and Times Survey (KLT) began in 2008 and is conducted by Access Research Knowledge (ARK) which runs the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) and the Young Life and Times Survey (YLT). The KLT is a survey of Primary year 7 (P7) children in Northern Ireland which is carried out...
ONS Omnibus Survey, June 1999
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, July 1999
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...
Children and Welfare : Negotiating Pathways, 1998-1999
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study explored young people's perceptions of their worries and problems, their negotiations, coping strategies and their help-seeking behaviour. The study explored the contingent and contextual nature of young people's worries and their responses to them, including how they cope with them and to...