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International Environmental Survey, 1982; UK Sample
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study formed part of a time series in three countries (USA, Germany and UK) using a common core questionnaire.Main Topics:Variables
Measures of beliefs about a range of environmental issues; social and political values/paradigms; indices of behaviour on environmental issues, including political...
ECPR Party Manifestos Project, 1921-1987
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The internal analysis of election programmes (ie. of the concerns and emphases they contain) in both the domestic and the comparative contexts.A later version of this dataset is held at SN:3437. Users should note, however, that the later version does not totally supersede this version as the data does not...
Characteristics of Technological Innovations, 1973
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To examine the time taken for five major innovations (pneumatic conveying, bulk flour outloading, flour silo, short surface milling system and reverse jet filter dust collector) to diffuse throughout the flour milling industry in the United Kingdom. In addition to the time of diffusion, the study also...
The Internet in Cyprus 2016 (Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot Community)
The World Internet Project - Cyprus, implemented by the Department of Communication and Internet Studies and funded by the Cyprus University of Technology, is part of the World Internet Project, an international ongoing research program launched in 1999 and directed by the Annenberg School Center for the Digital Future at the University of Southern California. The first wave...
The Internet in Cyprus 2008
The Cyprus World Internet Project survey was conducted in late 2008. A sample of 1000 Cypriots were interviewed regarding their use of and attitudes to the Internet.
The Internet in Cyprus 2014 (Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot Community)
This is the fourth "Cyprus World Internet Project" survey. It was conducted in October-December 2014. The sample size of the Cyprot data is 2039 (1000 from the Greek-Cypriot community and 1039 from the Turkish-Cypriot community). Information was gathered via personal interview with a sample of 1000 Greek-Cypriots and 600 Turkish-Cypriots. The data collected is therefore more...
Cambridge Centre for Business Research SME Dataset, 1987-1995
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The research programme had five objectives:
to draw upon and develop recent theoretical contributions to the study of industrial organisation, firm behaviour and organisational change in a way which enabled them to be applied to the study of small firm creation, growth and development;
to employ this...
Young People's Behaviour and Attitudes Survey, 2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Persons' Behaviour and Attitudes Survey (YPBAS) is a school-based survey carried out among 11-16 year olds and covers a wide range of topics relevant to the lives of young people today. The main aim of the YPBAS is to gain an insight into, and increase understanding of, the behaviours and...
Pensions Online: Producer, Distributor and User Attitudes and Behaviour, 2004-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This project examined the extent to which the internet can make a difference to pension industry structure, product distribution, transaction procedures and administrative processes. Key researched questions to be resolved included: what was the continued role of the independent financial advisor (IFA)...
Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2001
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...
1970 British Cohort Study: Age 21 Sample Survey, 1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) began in 1970 when data were collected about the births and families of babies born in the United Kingdom in one particular week in 1970. Since then, there have been nine further full data collection exercises in order to monitor the cohort members' health,...
Strategic Science: Research Intermediaries and the Governance of Innovation, 2009-2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a qualitative data collection. In recent years a range of often debates about have demonstrated the potential for new technologies to become the focus of widespread concern and anxiety. The Strategic Science project considered the social ramifications of new technology through an examination of...
OECD Patent Statistics, 1976-2016
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Patent Statistics are presented in the following tables:
Indicators of international co-operation.
This dataset presents statistics on Indicators of international co-operation in patents (EPO, USPTO and PCT): where EPO stands for European...
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...
Longitudinal Small Business Survey, 2015-2023
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) is a large-scale telephone survey of small business owners and managers commissioned by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). This survey is the latest in a series of annual and biennial Small Business Surveys (SBS) dating back to 2003.
In 2015, the...
Employers' Response to the Introduction of the National Living Wage, 2016
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Ipsos MORI was commissioned by the Resolution Foundation to survey employers on how they have responded to the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) in 2016. The survey of 500 businesses, carried out in the weeks running up to the referendum, is the first major survey of business responses to the...
Grandparents and Teen Grandchildren: Exploring Intergenerational Relationships, 2003-2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This research focused on the nature of grandparent-grandchild relationships, exploring the ways in which family and societal contexts are impacting on this kinship relation. The focus was on grandparent-grandchild relations when grandchildren are in their teenage years, as little research has been...
Delivering Financial Services in the Home, 2002-2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The qualitative research aimed to investigate the feasibility of using home service as a means of raising levels of financial literacy and providing support services for the financially excluded. It was recognised in the proposal that home service provision for savings was in decline. However, when the...
Discourses of Globalisation and European Integration in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 2004-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The principal objective of the research was to survey and map elite political attitudes to globalisation, European integration and the relationship between the two. Explicitly designed as a pilot study for a broader multi-country and multi-language European comparative analysis, the focus of the project...
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...
OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators, 1981-2019
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Main Science and Technology Indicators database contains 151 main data series selected from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Scientific and Technological Indicators database for 30 OECD member countries and nine non-member countries. The majority of these series...
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...
Firm Migration to Britain in the Aftermath of the 1931 Emergency Tariff
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The dataset was assembled for a research project on the growth and economic impact of overseas multinational enterprises in Britain during the interwar period. The project examined the impact of protectionism on the expansion of overseas multinationals in Britain, the development of public policy towards...
Cambridge Centre for Business Research Oxford-Cambridge High-Technology Dataset, 1990-1995
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The project investigates the extent, nature and importance of technological, information and other linkages between firms themselves and between firms, research institutions and other private and public sector bodies in the Cambridge and Oxford regions and addresses the question of how far these...
Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2000
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...
Diversifying Drone Stories, 2021-2023
From its establishment as a now-iconic tool in global military arsenals, the drone increasingly features in domestic airspace. Yet, while it is frequently asserted that the domestic ‘drone age’ is with us, there remains a notable paucity of empirically-driven research exploring the impacts of the domestic drone on the lives increasingly subject to its gaze. Diversifying...
Technology Enhanced Stakeholder Collaboration for Supporting Risk-Sensitive Urban Development, 2019-2023
The dataset comprises interview transcripts, interview guidelines, questionnaire survey templates, qualitative data coding structures, and published papers from three main studies of the project. The research was conducted by three researchers: (1) Investigating stakeholder collaboration for risk-sensitive urban planning using survey and case study strategies, (2) Exploring...
Interviews with Law-Tech Firm Founders and Financiers, 2020
What human and financial capital inputs are needed to sustain and scale-up a legal innovation (‘LawTech’) ecosystem in Britain? How do networks within the sector foster and sustain the diffusion of innovation? We present a database of 20 interviews with 15 lawtech firm founders and 5 venture capitalists who invest in lawtech firms to address these questions and help inform...
Renewable Heat Premium Payment Scheme: Heat Pump Monitoring: Case Studies, 2015-2016
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme subsidised the installation of heat pumps and biomass boilers in domestic properties. The scheme ran from 2011 to 2014. BEIS, formerly DECC, funded a detailed monitoring campaign to collect data on the performance of just under 700 domestic heat pumps...
The Dark Side of Digital Working, 2022
The increased reliance on digital working due to Covid-19 and subsequent hybrid work styles has highlighted both the advantages and potential pitfalls of digital workplace technologies. The digital workplace can enable greater worker autonomy and flexibility but may also come with pitfalls such as technostress, information overload and computer anxiety. Such dark side...