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Mikrocensus 1995, 2. quarter: Persons with Physical Disabilities
There have already been two Mikrozensus special survey on the topic of physical handicaps in 1967 (Mikrozensus MZ7604) and 1986 (Mikrozensus MZ8604). In the course of the actual survey it is again evaluated how many Austrians suffer from impairment of seeing, hearing or movement as well as who suffers from a chronic disease. Updated numbers and information on the living...
Mikrocensus 1976, 4. quarter: Physical Disabilities
The proposal for this special survey results on the one hand from the growing interest of social politics, welfare and medicine in social fringe groups. On the other hand it results from the fact that information on the number of handicapped people is currently only available for those who make use of services and are therefore registered (war victims, victims of...
Mikrocensus 1986, 4. quarter: Physical Disabilities
The Mikrozensus special survey from December 1967 (Mikrozensus MZ6704) revealed that about 1.5 million Austrians suffer from a physical handicap. In December 1986 it is again tried to evaluate how many Austrians suffer from impairment of seeing, hearing or movement as well as who suffers from a chronic disease. Updated numbers make medical and social improvement possible....
Social Service Professionals' Perceptions of Disability Services 2015
The survey studied the opinions of Finnish social services professionals on disability services. The respondents were asked questions about the state and operability of disability services, as well as the skills that disability services required. The survey consisted of three major parts; structural social work in the disability services, the service process, and the support...
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,...
Methodological Aspects of Attitude Research, 1985-1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The major aim of the study was to find ways of improving the reliability and validity of instruments for measuring social and political ideology. It represents a follow-up to the 1983 British Election Study (SN: 2005).Main Topics:Party identification, social and political values (equality, self-reliance,...
Subemployment Study, 1972-1973: Main Household Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of these studies is to examine the positions of the low paid, the subemployed (men and women unemployed for over 4 weeks in the last 12 months), the disabled and immigrants in two local labour markets. There were two main sources of data:
1) All members not in full-time education and under 71 of a...
Family Resources Survey, 2001-2002
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP. The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom...
Health State Valuations from the British General Public, 1993
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To establish relative valuations attached to different health states by members of the general public.
To identify subgroups within the general population who have significantly different valuations from the rest.Main Topics:Valuations for EuroQol health states were obtained using ranking, visual analogue...
Family Resources Survey, 1994-1995
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP. The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom...
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...
Family Resources Survey, 1995-1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP. The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom...
Family Resources Survey, 1997-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP. The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom...
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...
Family Resources Survey, 2002-2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP. The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom...
Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2003
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...
Family Resources Survey, 2003-2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP. The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom...
Family Resources Survey, 1999-2000
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP. The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom...
Family Resources Survey, 2000-2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP. The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom...
Basildon Mini-Census, 1979
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To update the information gathered in the 1971 Census for the Basildon area.
Social Services Provision in a Rural Area, 1976
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to examine the social welfare needs of persons living in a rural area and the effectiveness of services in relation to the particular enviroment.Main Topics:Variables
The survey examined needs in relation to the whole range of social services provision, including social...
Gloucestershire Structure Plan, 1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to consult the County's elected representatives with a view to the preparation of the County structure Plan. It was intended as an instrument for the identification of problems as perceived by the representatives, to evaluate their seriousness and to rank them in order of...
Survey and Follow-Up of ERRC Clients, 1977-1979
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This survey was undertaken in order to evaluate the effectiveness of Employment Rehabilitation Centres and to make recommendations concerning their improvement or further development.Main Topics:Variables
Backgrounds, personal and social circumstances, ERC course experiences and post-course experiences...
Visually Handicapped in the City of Nottingham, 1977-1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of this survey were: to update the information from the 1967 national survey by Gray and Todd (Mobility and Reading Habits of the Blind, Government Social Survey SS 386); to learn specifically about the visually handicapped who live in the City of Nottingham; to extend the age range of the...
Lone Mothers, Paid Work and Social Security : a Study of the Tapered Earnings' Disregard for Lone Parents Receiving Supplementary Benefit, 1982-1983
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.In November 1980 the United Kingdom government introduced new regulations concerning the amount of supplementary benefit that lone parents could keep after taking account of their earnings. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of this measure upon the labour market participation rates...
Employment Opportunities for Physically Disabled People in Computing, 1980-1981
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main questions adressed are: is computing an occupation which offers opportunities for the employment of persons handicapped by physical disability?; can specific opportunities or obstacles be identified and what strategies should be adapted to maximise the employment opportunities for disabled...
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...
Family Resources Survey, 1998-1999
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP. The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom...
Family Resources Survey, 2005-2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP. The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom...