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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Care for Elderly People at Home, 1989
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main aim of the Care for Elderly People at Home project was to explore new ways to help elderly people at risk of failing to cope, to remain in their own homes. An important assumption underlying the approach of the project was that for elderly people in particular, health problems are intimately...
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...
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...
National Adult Learning Survey, 2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 'National Adult Learning Survey 2001' (NALS 2001) is the third study in a series which explores participation in a range of learning experiences. The NALS series is used by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to evaluate the effectiveness of their adult learning policies. It is also used to...
National Adult Learning Survey, 2000
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Adult Learning Survey 2000 (NALS) surveyed 4,885 adults in England and Wales on their adult learning experiences. The first survey in the series, conducted in 1997 (held at the UK Data Archive (UKDA) under SN 3815), collected information about respondents' involvement in both taught and...
Health Survey for England, 2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health. It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at...
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...
Income, Expenditure and Disability, 1993
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study is to examine the income and expenditure patterns of disabled people and the impact of the introduction of Disability Living Allowance thereon.Main Topics:The interview schedule was split into three parts. The first interview was an income and expenditure inventory, looking at...
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...
OPCS Omnibus Survey, Euroqol II Health Module and Disability and Discrimination Module, January - March, 1996
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...
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...
Experiences of Life with Adult Incontinence Pads 2020-2021
The data consists of writings in which respondents describe their experiences of using incontinence guards, or adult incontinence pads. Respondents' experiences of using incontinence guards relate either to their own use or to helping others. In the writing call respondents were asked to write an autobiographical story or stories about their experiences of using adult...
Health Survey for England, 2002
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health. It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at...
Monitoring the Welfare of the Elderly, 1973; Experimental Phase
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to test on a limited scale the procedures and problems of following up clients over a period of time, using caring staff to undertake the interviews, and to give some indication of the degree of change. In the experimental phase (SN: 517) interviewing procedures were tested...
Monitoring the Welfare of the Elderly, 1973-1974; Dummy Run
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to test on a limited scale the procedures and problems of following up clients over a period of time, using caring staff to undertake the interviews, and to give some indication of the degree of change. In the experimental phase (SN: 517) interviewing procedures were tested...
General Analysis of Longitudinal Data on the Psychological Development of 0-18 Year Olds, 1951-1954; Initial Survey at Age Five
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of stability and change in abilities and personality in individuals and sub-groups. To examine the effects of sex and social class differences on development trends of these cognitive abilities and personality growth.
(Questionnaires were also...
General Household Survey, 1994 : Follow-Up Survey of the Health of People Aged 65 and Over
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.A Working Group on Health Expectancy was set up in late 1995 to provide expert advice to the Department of Health on the appropriate measures to use in the estimation of health expectancy (the expected number of years of disability-free life). The Working Group advised that health expectancy could not be...
Quality of Life among People Aged 75 and over in Great Britain, 1994-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Data for this study were first collected to contribute to a large-scale randomised trial of assessment and management of people aged 75 years and over in Britain, funded by the MRC, DoH and Scottish Office. Brief assessments were offered to all people of this age registered with 106 general practices...
Survey of Disabled Adults 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...
Survey of Disability among Adults in Communal Establishments, 1986
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...
Survey of Disabled Children in Residential Establishments, 1987
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...
1970 British Cohort Study: Age 5, Sweep 2 1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is a longitudinal birth cohort study, following a nationally representative sample of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Cohort members have been surveyed throughout their childhood and adult lives, mapping their...
Measurement and Valuation of Health, 1989
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Comparison of health state valuation methods to establish which of the available valuation/scaling methods would be the best to use in the next major study. To establish which descriptive system should be used. To partially replicate Rosser's earlier work.Main Topics:Variables
Health state valuation;...
National Adult Learning Survey, 2002
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.In 1997 the former Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) commissioned the first National Adult Learning Survey (NALS 1997), which explored participation in a wide range of learning activities. This was a baseline study followed by repeat surveys in 2000, 2001 and 2002. The NALS series is used by...
Handicapped and Impaired in Great Britain, 1968-1969
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to give reliable estimates of the number of handicapped people aged 16 and over, living in private households in Great Britain, and to examine what local authority health and welfare services were being made available to them to assist them to overcome their disablement as...