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Travel and Urban Working Life Styles, 1974-1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to generate data about the way individuals respond evaluatively to the social and physical environment in which they have to operate on a day to day basis, and to monitor changes in both their experience and responses over a 4 year period.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural...
Family, Work and Leisure in the London Region, 1970: Diaries
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to examine the relationship between work, home and leisure in order to explain changes in family patterns; to provide demographic, social/behavioural and economic data for the analysis of family life.The purpose of this survey was to provide additional information to the...
Health and Lifestyle Survey, 1984-1985
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....
Values in Norway, 1982
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this project was to describe and analyse the value systems in the Norwegian population and to provide data for comparisons of values between nations.
Social Change and Economic Life Initiative Surveys, 1986-1987
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The principal emphasis of the programme was to examine the attitude of the population to changes in the employment structure of British society, including occupational structure changes in the gender composition of the workforce, increased unemployment and increases in the use of casual employment. These...
Labour Market Experiences of Miners Following Colliery Closure, South Wales, 1985-1987
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To describe and explain what happened to the workforce following the closure of Markham colliery in the South Wales coalfield in 1985.
It is essentially a labour market study where the labour market responses of former miners are analysed: their initial redundancy/relocation decision, their assessment of...
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....
Family, Work and Leisure in the London Region, 1970 : Main Study
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to examine the relationship between work, home and leisure in order to explain changes in family patterns; to provide demographic, social/behavioural and economic data for the analysis of family life.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Present and preferred...
Buckinghamshire Child Survey, 1961 and 1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between childhood behaviour and subsequent adult career. The original childhood data was collected in 1961 when information was obtained from the parents and teachers of a 1 in 10 random sample of children aged 5 - 15 years attending local...
Youth Survey, 1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To investigate young people's attitudes towards social issues, their habits and product usage. The survey was originally commissioned by the Jimmy Young Programme (BBC Radio 2) and was expanded by NOP to encompass other areas not requested by the BBC.Main Topics:Attitudinal\Behavioural Questions
The...
ONS Opinions Survey, November 2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) is an omnibus survey that collects data from respondents in Great Britain. Information is gathered on a range of subjects, commissioned both internally by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and by external clients (other government departments, charities,...
ONS Opinions Survey, December 2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) is an omnibus survey that collects data from respondents in Great Britain. Information is gathered on a range of subjects, commissioned both internally by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and by external clients (other government departments, charities,...
ONS Opinions Survey, March 2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) is an omnibus survey that collects data from respondents in Great Britain. Information is gathered on a range of subjects, commissioned both internally by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and by external clients (other government departments, charities,...
Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, April 2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) is an omnibus survey that collects data from respondents in Great Britain. Information is gathered on a range of subjects, commissioned both internally by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and by external clients (other government departments, charities,...
Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, June 2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) is an omnibus survey that collects data from respondents in Great Britain. Information is gathered on a range of subjects, commissioned both internally by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and by external clients (other government departments, charities,...
Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, July 2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) is an omnibus survey that collects data from respondents in Great Britain. Information is gathered on a range of subjects, commissioned both internally by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and by external clients (other government departments, charities,...
Non Resident Fathers, 1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The project aimed to investigate the circumstances of non resident fathers in Britain. This study, which consisted of a sample survey and two qualitative surveys of sub-samples, covered the socio-economic circumstances, age, employment, income, marital status, living arrangements and housing (only the...
Retirement Survey, 1994
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1994 Retirement Survey is the second wave of a panel survey designed to examine issues surrounding the transition to retirement. The panel nature of the Retirement Survey data provides a unique insight into the behaviour of this group of people at and around retirement age. The issues examined include...
ONS Opinions Survey, December 2010
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) is an omnibus survey that collects data from respondents in Great Britain. Information is gathered on a range of subjects, commissioned both internally by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and by external clients (other government departments, charities,...
PEP Survey on Inflation, 1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to explore influences on the pressure for pay increases.Main Topics:Variables
Areas covered include:
(a) Characteristics of jobs
(b) Assessments of adequacy and fairness of
(i) pay; (ii) pay increase; (iii) household income
(c) Runcimen style questioning on feelings of...
Employment and Mobility in Inner Urban Areas : an Interpretive Study, 1979
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to explore the process of adaptation to the joint inflexibility of housing and labour markets. It was sought to establish at the level of human experience what alternative patterns of adaptation actually involved in terms of occupational flexibility, work journey complexity and...
National Diet and Nutrition Survey : People Aged 65 Years and Over, 1994-1995
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) Rolling Programme (RP) began in 2008 and is designed to assess the diet, nutrient intake and nutritional status of the general population aged 1.5 years and over living in private households in the UK. (For details of the previous NDNS series, which began in...
Scottish Crime Survey, 1993 and 1996
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...
Young People and Crime Survey, 1992-1993
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The study aimed to provide an estimate of the extent, frequency and nature of self-reported offending among 14-25 year olds in England and Wales, to establish the reasons why some young people start to offend, and what influences those young offenders who desist from offending to sustain a non-criminal...
Young Life and Times Survey, 2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Life and Times Survey (YLT) originally began as a companion survey to the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) series. It surveyed young people aged 12-17 living in the households of adults interviewed for NILT, and YLT ran alongside it from 1998-2000. Following an evaluation in 2001,...
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...
National Child Development Study: Warnock Study of Handicapped School Leavers, 1976
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 whole...
Early Leaving in Northern Ireland, 1971-1972
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To identify and measure the major concomitants of early leaving, voluntary staying or transfer to technical college among 15 year olds. It compared teachers, parents and pupils in their perceptions of the aims of education and the interests of adolescents.
The survey concentrated on pupils in their final...
Scrounging on the Welfare, 1972
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of the survey was to investigate the social and financial consequences for Supplementary Benefit claimants of the various control procedures in operation from 1968-74, and to study the employment and medical histories of claimants to whom the control procedures have been applied.Main...
Williams Committee Surveys: National Educational Survey, 1977; National Survey of Post Secondary Teaching Staff, 1977
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The surveys were commissioned by the Committee of Inquiry into Education and Training, set up by the Australian Government, in order to gather information from students and staff in all sectors of Australian post-secondary education. Areas covered include characteristics of students and staff, career...