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Social cohesion and mental health in Wales – Dr Giles Greene (Cardiff University – Dept of Primary Care and Public Health). March 2012
The data will be used to generate area-level (LSOA) values of social cohesion using items from the Neighbourhood cohesion scale (Buckner; 1988). These LSOA social cohesion scores will then be combined with mental health outcome data from the Welsh Health Survey. The research aims to establish examine the association between perceived community cohesion and mental health. Multilevel logistic models will be used due to the clustered nature of the Understanding Society sample to account for the non-independence of observations within neighbourhoods. The data will be used to derive an area-level score of social cohesion in Wales.
Other surveys used: NSW.
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The role of community-level factors in determining vaccine uptake – Dr giles greene (Cardiff University – Dept of Primary Care and Public Health). February 2012
The requested data will be matched up to vaccine uptake take provided by the HPA combining the geographical data from the UK census to examine the role of community-level factors such as variations in neighbourhood social capital to explain uptake of vaccines, in particular MMR. The research aims to establish a link between the individual's perceptions of their community and their health choices for their children.
Other surveys used: BHPS HBAI GHS WHS BCS70 UKHLS.
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Wales Rural Demography – Dr Luis Camarero (Cardiff University – CPLAN). November 2011
Data Analysis refers to demographic structure (age and sex) and household composition differences between rural and urban areas. Microdata are needed in order to access variables that classify the household between urban rural.
Other surveys used: APS.
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Distributional impacts of climate change policy – Mr Pedro Guertler. November 2011
We intend to use this data to understand households expenditure on energy for use in the home and to understand how the costs of meeting the UK's climate change objectives translates into increases in fuel bills across different household groups.
Other surveys used: EFS EHS NSW.
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Calculation of Health Expectancies – Mr Andrew Yeap (Office for National Statistics (ONS) – Centre for Health Analysis and Life Events). September 2011
Calculation of health expectancies on a national and sub-national level. Users and stakeholders include the Deparment of Health; the Department for Work and Pensions; and various health-related organisations across Great Britain.
Other surveys used: NICHS GHS HSE WHS BSA FRS SHES EHS NORTHERN IRELAND HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELLBEING SURVEY; 2005-2006 SILC.
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Community Leadership Project for Wales – Mr Neil Wholey. December 2010
Looking at the Living in Wales study for a project to help improve communications among public sector bodies in Wales.
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Citizen survey 2007/08 – Dr Valeria Guarneros-meza (Cardiff University – Business School). August 2010
To analyse the perceptions of Welsh citizens'on their impact/influence upon policy decisions. This will complement a project run by the Centre for Local and Regional Government; Cardiff University; aiming to assess the Welsh Assembly's policy for local government. More information: www.cardiff.ac.uk/carbs/research/groups/clrgr
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Service use amongst those for whom English is not their first language – Mr Martin Hyde (Sheffield Hallam University – Psychology; sociology and politics). May 2010
The data will be used to do some preliminary analyses on the number of potential service users have difficulty speaking English.
Other surveys used: HSE SHES WHS ELSA.
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Volunteering in Wales – Dr Bryan Collis. February 2010
This study is an ongoing collation of different datasets which attempt to estimate the proportion of adults who volunteer in Wales. The analysis is published by Wales COuncil for Voluntary Action in its statistical digest of the Third Sector in Wales
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Monitoring poverty and social exclusion – Mr Guy Palmer. February 2010
Maintenance of 100 key indicators of poverty and social exclusion both for the UK as a whole and for regions within it. Subjects covered include income, work, education, health, housing, crime and neighbourhoods. See www.poverty.org.uk
Other surveys used: LFS NICHS EFS HSE FRS APS BCS SCS WHS Omnibus HBAI FES EHS NSW.
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Estimating the number of deaf blind people in the UK – Dr Janet Robertson (Lancaster University – Division of Health Research). November 2009
A review of existing estimates of the number of deafblind people in the UK by the Investigator for the Sponsor (SENSE).
Other surveys used: FRS HSE GHS NTS SHES ELSA BHPS APS HBAI WHS LFS NICHS MCS.
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Public Health Training course – Professor George Ellison (St George's University of London – Health and Social Care Sciences). June 2009
Developing statistical exercises focussing on ethnicity and health for training purposes with public health professionals. This will involve demonstrating the internal heterogeneity of ethnic categories and the important role of socioeconomic factors in the relationship between ethnicity and health.
Other surveys used: APS.
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