ESDS Government News
British Secondary Data: Researching Housing and the Local Environment
Monday 26 March 2012
Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Institute of Education, London
This one-day workshop organised by the Economic and Social Data Service introduces British individual-level data ('microdata') that are available for re-analysis. The focus will be on data from surveys and the Census, with a particular emphasis on the English Housing Survey.
Ethnicity guide updated
The ESDS Government Ethnicity Introductory Guide has been updated and is available from the thematic guides web page.
Living Costs and Food Survey user meeting
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Royal Statistical Society, Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX
This meeting, organised by the Economic and Social Data Service, will provide a forum for data users and producers to meet and discuss new developments and exchange information about the Living Costs and Food Survey. The programme contains a mixture of papers from data producers and researchers.
Opinions and Lifestyle Survey user meeting
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Royal Statistical Society, Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX
ESDS Government has organised this half-day Opinions and Lifestyle Survey user meeting, which will comprise a number of papers from users of the current ONS Opinions Survey and the General Lifestyle Survey. The user meeting will also provide users with valuable information from ONS on the content and methodology of the new Opinions and Lifestyle Survey that will be created in 2012 as a result of merging the ONS Opinions survey with some of the previous General Lifestyle Survey questions. For more information on this please see the ONS website.
Expenditure and Food Survey guide updated
The Introductory Guide to the Expenditure and Food Survey has been updated and renamed the ‘Introductory Guide to the Living Costs and Food and Expenditure and Food Surveys’. The guide is available from the thematic guides web page.
Three lifestyle surveys under review
The NHS Information Centre needs your input on a public consultation that will inform the future of three major health and lifestyle surveys:
• Health Survey for England
• Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People in England
• Infant Feeding Survey
These surveys are commissioned and managed by the NHS Information Centre and the findings are used to produce reports which provide an insight into the health and behaviour of people in England. The longevity of the surveys also enables changing trends to be studied over time. They can be used to help decision makers improve policies and services and ultimately improve the health of population in this country.
The consultation aims to:
• engage with survey users to develop a more complete understanding of the use made of this data
• ensure the surveys are relevant and meaningful to the needs of users
• seek the views of users on the content and format of the publications
Input in these areas will be considered against increasing resource pressures, following the Government's 2010 spending review. Comments are invited from all interested parties, including those from outside the academic community.
The consultation will run for 12 weeks, concluding on Friday 23 March 2012. Comments must be returned via email or post before the closing date to be considered.
Complete details, including the consultation document, are available on the NHS Information Centre website.
Nesstar guide updated
The ESDS Government guide, Using Nesstar to explore consumer durables in the General Household Survey 2004-05, has been updated and is available from the analysis guides web page.
Latest ESDS Government Newsletter
The latest edition of the ESDS Government Newsletter, Issue 18 - December 2011, is now available.
Complex Sample Design guide updated
The ESDS Government guide, Introduction to Complex Sample Design in UK Government Surveys, has been updated and is available from the analysis guides web page.
Last updated 23 January 2012
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