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Life Before Death, 1969
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...
Survey of Self-Funded Admissions to Care Homes, 1999-2000
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The objectives of the study were:
to establish whether self-funded people who are admitted to residential care differ significantly in terms of financial assets and informal support from elderly people in private households;
to establish the extent to which self-financed residents are admitted at levels...
General Household Survey, 2000-2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The General Household Survey (GHS), ran from 1971-2011 (the UKDS holds data from 1972-2011). It was a continuous annual national survey of people living in private households, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The main aim of the survey was to collect data on a range of core topics,...
Last Refuge, 1958-1959
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a qualitative data collection.
In the late 1950s Peter Townsend undertook a national study which investigated the provision of long-stay institutional care for old people in England and Wales. His findings and recommendations were published in 1962 in his book The Last Refuge. The study sought to...
Technology and Natural Death: a Study of Older People, 2001-2002
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.In its focus on older peoples’ understandings of technologies used in end of life care, this study has developed new methodologies for social science in a demanding and ethically sensitive field. Pictures, story boards and media extracts were used during interviews and focus groups and the research team...
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...
Living with AIDS : The Experience of Homosexual Men with HIV Infection Or AIDS, 1988-1989
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims and objectives of this survey were to:
Describe the experience of and attitudes towards the care of people with AIDS or related conditions; describe the social context in which requirements of health care are negotiated; look at the continuity of care between hospital and community; describe...
OPCS Omnibus Survey, May 1992
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...
Mental Health of Young People Looked After by Local Authorities in Great Britain, 2001-2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Mental Health of Children and Young People Surveys (MHCYP) series provides data about the mental health of young people living in Great Britain.The MHCYP was first carried out in 1999, capturing information on 5 to 15-year-olds. It was conducted by the Office for National Statistics...
National Survey of Bereaved People, 2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Survey of Bereaved People (VOICES - Views of Informal Carers - Evaluation of Services) is an annual survey designed to measure the quality of end of life care. The VOICES survey particularly focuses on the last three months of life. Results are used to inform policy decisions and enable...
National Survey of Bereaved People, 2012-2013
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Survey of Bereaved People (VOICES - Views of Informal Carers - Evaluation of Services) is an annual survey designed to measure the quality of end of life care. The VOICES survey particularly focuses on the last three months of life. Results are used to inform policy decisions and enable...
National Survey of Bereaved People, 2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Survey of Bereaved People (VOICES - Views of Informal Carers - Evaluation of Services) is an annual survey designed to measure the quality of end of life care. The VOICES survey particularly focuses on the last three months of life. Results are used to inform policy decisions and enable...
National Survey of Bereaved People, 2011-2015: Secure Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Survey of Bereaved People (VOICES - Views of Informal Carers - Evaluation of Services) is an annual survey designed to measure the quality of end-of-life care. The VOICES survey particularly focuses on the last three months of life. Results are used to inform policy decisions and enable...
Local Authority Data, 1971-1975; English Personal Social Services Authorities
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To establish a bank of statistical data at post-1974 local authority level.Main Topics:Variables
The first 23 variables are those extracted from the 1971 Census by Valerie Imber in order to describe the social characteristics of the authorities responsible for the Personal Social Services. A further 129...
Old People in Long-Stay Institutions, 1965-1970
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study examined the provision and quality of care for elderly people in long-stay institutions. The collection includes: visit reports from a range of local authority and private homes, nursing homes, general and psychiatric hospitals; and notes based on interviews carried out with nursing and...
Southampton Ageing Project, 1977-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Southampton Ageing Project is a longitudinal and multidisciplinary study of ageing that began in 1977. The study has been carried out in two distinct phases. The first phase was a three year study, from 1977-1980, and was concerned with the investigation of the health and well-being of a sample of...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
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...
General Household Survey, 1990-1991
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The General Household Survey (GHS), ran from 1971-2011 (the UKDS holds data from 1972-2011). It was a continuous annual national survey of people living in private households, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The main aim of the survey was to collect data on a range of core topics,...
Life Before Death, 1987
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...
OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity : Institutions Sample, 1994
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,...
General Household Survey, 1995-1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The General Household Survey (GHS), ran from 1971-2011 (the UKDS holds data from 1972-2011). It was a continuous annual national survey of people living in private households, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The main aim of the survey was to collect data on a range of core topics,...
General Lifestyle Survey, 2000-2011: Secure Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The General Household Survey (GHS) was a continuous national survey of people living in private households conducted on an annual basis, by the Social Survey Division of the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The main aim of the survey was to collect data on a range of core topics, covering household,...
National Survey of Bereaved People, 2013
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Survey of Bereaved People (VOICES - Views of Informal Carers - Evaluation of Services) is an annual survey designed to measure the quality of end of life care. The VOICES survey particularly focuses on the last three months of life. Results are used to inform policy decisions and enable...
National Survey of Bereaved People, 2015
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Survey of Bereaved People (VOICES - Views of Informal Carers - Evaluation of Services) is an annual survey designed to measure the quality of end of life care. The VOICES survey particularly focuses on the last three months of life. Results are used to inform policy decisions and enable...
National Survey of Bereaved People, 2014
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Survey of Bereaved People (VOICES - Views of Informal Carers - Evaluation of Services) is an annual survey designed to measure the quality of end of life care. The VOICES survey particularly focuses on the last three months of life. Results are used to inform policy decisions and enable...
National Survey of Bereaved People, 2011-2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Survey of Bereaved People (VOICES - Views of Informal Carers - Evaluation of Services) is an annual survey designed to measure the quality of end of life care. The VOICES survey particularly focuses on the last three months of life. Results are used to inform policy decisions and enable...
Migrant Care Workers in Ageing Societies, 2008
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Long-term care is an increasingly important sector of employment for migrant workers, both in the United Kingdom (UK) and in most immigrant-receiving countries. This study investigated the current and potential future demand for migrant carers in ageing societies; the experiences of migrant care workers,...
Family Practices during Life-Threatening Illness: Exploring the Everyday, 2007-2008
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a qualitative data collection. These data were collected as part of a PhD project which explored the experiences of individuals living in a family where a member was dying or had a life-threatening illness. This was an ethnographic study which combined informal, in-depth interviews with nine...