ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN'> <html><head><title>Title Page</title><meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'><style type='text/css'>h1 { margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px; font-size:large; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align:center; color:#000; }h2 { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; }h2.myclass { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; text-align:center;}h3 { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; }h3.myclass { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; text-align:center;}h4 { font-size:x-large; font-family:garamond, serif; color:#09f; text-align:center; margin:0px 0px 5px 0px; padding:0px;}h5 { font-size:13px; font-family:verdana, arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; margin:0px 0px 5px 50px; padding:0px;}i.myclass{color:#07a;}</style></head><body> <H1> Citizenship Survey, 2008-2009 </H1> <H3 class='myclass'> UKDA study number:6388</h3> <H2 class='myclass'>Principal Investigators </H2> <H3 class='myclass'> Department for Communities and Local Government<br>National Centre for Social Research<br> </H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Sponsor</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>Department for Communities and Local Government<br></H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Distributed by</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.</H3> <H3 class='myclass'> February 2010 </H3> <div style='page-break-before:always'></div> <H1>&nbsp;</H1><H1>Bibliographic Citation</H1> <H5> All works which use or refer to these materials should acknowledge these sources by means of bibliographic citation. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for bibliographic indexes, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: </h5> <H5> Department for Communities and Local Government and National Centre for Social Research, <i> Citizenship Survey, 2008-2009</i> [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], February 2010. SN: 6388, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6388-1. </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1 >Acknowledgement</h1> <h5> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials, should acknowledge the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive, and to acknowledge Crown Copyright where appropriate. <br> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials should carry a statement that the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive bear no responsibility for their further analysis or interpretation. </h5><H5>&nbsp;</H5> <h5><b>Copyright: </b><br> Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen s Printer for Scotland </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1>Disclaimer</H1> <h5> Although all efforts are made to ensure the quality of the materials, neither the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections, nor the UK Data Archive bear any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of these materials.<br> </h5><h5>&nbsp;</h5><h5>All rights reserved. No part of these materials may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the UK Data Archive.<br><br>UK Data Archive<br> University of Essex<br> Wivenhoe Park<br> Colchester<br> Essex C04 3SQ<br> United Kingdom<br>www.data-archive.ac.uk <br><br> </h5> <h2 style='page-break-before:always'> 6388 . Citizenship Survey, 2008-2009<br> (Communities Study; HOCS) </h2><h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Depositor:</h3> <h5>Department for Communities and Local Government</h5> <h3>Principal Investigators:</h3> <h5>Department for Communities and Local Government</h5> <h5>National Centre for Social Research</h5> <H3>Sponsor:</H3><H5> Department for Communities and Local Government<br> </H5> <h3> Abstract: </h3> <h5>The <i>Citizenship Survey</i> (known in the field as the <i>Communities Study</i>) commenced on a biennial basis in 2001 (the second survey was conducted in 2003, the third in 2005 and the current wave in 2007-2008). The survey provided an evidence base for the work of Communities and Local Government (formerly the Department for Communities and Local Government), principally on the issues of community cohesion, community engagement, race and faith, volunteering and civil renewal. It was also used extensively for developing policy and for performance measurement. The survey was also used more widely, by other government departments and external stakeholders, to help inform their work around the issues covered in the survey. The survey moved to a continuous design in 2007, which means that data became available on a quarterly basis for that survey from April 2007. Once collection for the four quarters was completed, a full aggregated dataset was made available, and the larger sample size allows more detailed analysis.<br> <br> The <i>Citizenship Survey</i> was first conducted by the Home Office (whose remit formerly included the topics covered in the survey), and was then known as the <i>Home Office Citizenship Survey</i> (HOCS) before responsibility moved to the Communities and Local Government department (CLG, now the Department for Communities and Local Government, or DCLG) in May 2006. The HOCS acronym may still be in use for earlier waves of the survey. Further information about the survey, including links to publications, can be found on the DCLG <a href="http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/research/citizenshipsurvey/" title="Citizenship Survey">Citizenship Survey</a> web pages.<br> <br> <b>January 2011: cancellation of the <i>Citizenship Survey</i></b><br> The DCLG has announced that the <i>Citizenship Survey</i> has been cancelled. Fieldwork will conclude on 31 March 2011, followed by publication of reports in the months after analysis of that data. Further information about the survey closure may be found on the DCLG website at <a href="http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/research/citizenshipsurvey/surveycancellation/" title="http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/research/citizenshipsurvey/surveycancellation/">http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/research/citizenshipsurvey/surveycancellation/</a>.<br> <br>The <i>Citizenship Survey, 2008-2009</i> dataset includes a total sample of 14,917 people aged 16 and over, resident in England and Wales. This comprised a core sample of 9,335 people and a minority ethnic boost of 5,582.<br></h5><h3>Main Topics:</h3><h5>The 2008-2009 survey covered:<ul><li>identity and social networks</li><li>feelings about the community, including community cohesion</li><li>trust and influence</li><li>volunteering </li><li>civic engagement</li><li>race and religious prejudice, and perceptions of discrimination</li><li>religion</li><li>mixing between people of different backgrounds</li><li>values</li><li>demographic and some geo-demographic information</li></ul>Standard Measures:<br> The questionnaire used established questions and classifications where appropriate:<ul><li>demographic questions were mostly taken from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) harmonised question booklets</li><li>questions on family relationships were adapted from the <i>General Household Survey</i> (GHS) family relationship grid (the GHS is held at the UK Data Archive under GN 33090)</li><li>the hierarchy of community participation was adapted from the method used in the <i>National Survey of Voluntary Activity, 1997</i> (held under SN 3931)</li><li>Some questions on trust were adapted from the <i>World Values Survey</i> (see under SN 5488) and some from the <i>British Social Attitudes Survey</i> (BSA) (held under GN 33168)</ul></h5> <h3>Coverage: </h3><h5> <br><i class='myclass'>Dates of Fieldwork: </i> April 2008 - March 2009 <br><i class='myclass'>Country: </i> England and Wales <br><i class='myclass'>Spatial Units: </i> Government Office Regions (GORs) <br><i class='myclass'>Observation Units: </i> Individuals <br><i class='myclass'>Kind of Data: </i> Alpha/numeric data; Individual (micro) level </h5> <h3>Universe Sampled: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Location of Units of Observation:</i> National <br><i class='myclass'>Population:</i> The survey covered adults aged 16 years and over, resident in England and Wales during 2008-2009. </h5> <h3>Methodology: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Time Dimensions: </i> Repeated cross-sectional study<br> Previously every two years since 2001. Since 2007, the survey has moved to a continuous design. <br><i class='myclass'>Sampling Procedures: </i> Multi-stage stratified random sample<br> The survey is conducted with a core, nationally representative, sample, plus a minority ethnic boost sample, achieved through direct screening and focused enumeration. <br><i class='myclass'>Number of Units:</i> All quarters: 14,917 cases. <br><i class='myclass'>Method of Data Collection: </i> Face-to-face interview <br><i class='myclass'>Weighting: </i> Weighting used. See documentation for details </h5><h3>Language(s) of Written Materials: </h3> <h5>Study Description: English<br>Study Documentation: English<br></h5> <h3>Access: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Access Conditions: </i> The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See <a href='http://www.esds.ac.uk/orderingdata/termsandConditions.asp'>terms and conditions</a> for further information. <br><i class='myclass'>Availability: </i> ESDS Access and Preservation, UK Data Archive <br><i class='myclass'>Contact: </i></b> Help desk: help@esds.ac.uk<br> </h5> <h3>Date of First Release:</h3><h5> 23 February 2010<br></h5> <h3> Copyright: </h3> <h5>Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen s Printer for Scotland</h5> <br><br> <h3> File last updated: </h3> <h5>31 October 2011</h5> </body></html>