ESDS Government News
New Health Survey for England FAQs
Six new frequently asked questions have been add to the HSE web pages.
Updated Northern Ireland Guide
The Guide to data sources for Northern Ireland has been updated and is now available from the thematic guides web page.
Variables in Labour Force Survey Calendar Datasets
In accordance with EU regulations the LFS has moved from Seasonal to Calendar quarters. As a result of this process a number of variables have been dropped from the Calendar datasets. A page which lists each calendar dataset with the corresponding seasonal datasets is now available, together with more information about the changes.
Call for papers - Family Resources Survey user meeting
The next Family Resources Survey user meeting is being organised by ESDS
Government for Thursday 10 June 2010 at the Royal Statistical Society,
London. The FRS programme will contain a mixture of papers from data
producers and researchers. We would like to invite offers of presentations
based on analysis of the FRS. Presenters will have 20 minutes for their
talk followed by 10 minutes for questions.
Details of previous FRS user meetings
Please send offers of a paper to Gillian.Meadows@manchester.ac.uk as soon
as possible, but by 21 March 2010 at the latest.
Call for papers - Health surveys user meeting
The next Health surveys user meeting is being organised by ESDS Government for Wednesday 14 July 2010 at the Royal Statistical Society, London. The
programme will contain a mixture of papers from data producers and researchers. We would like to invite offers of presentations based on
analysis of the Health Survey for England, the Scottish Health Survey or the Welsh Health Survey. Presenters will have 20 minutes for their talk
followed by 10 minutes for questions.
Details of previous health surveys user meetings
Please send offers of a paper to Gillian.Meadows@manchester.ac.uk as soon
as possible, but by 21 March 2010 at the latest.
General Household
Survey user meeting
Royal Statistical
Society, London
Wednesday 17 March
2010
This meeting will provide a forum for data users and producers to meet and discuss new developments and exchange information about the General Household Survey (GHS).
Sample data from surveys and the Census: data sources and resources for health analysts
Basement Computer Lab, Humanities Bridgeford Street building, University of Manchester
Thursday 15 April 2010
This day will provide an introduction to some key national data sources for health analysts: the health surveys (e.g. Health Survey for England) and the Samples of Anonymised Records (SARs) from the Census. The day will introduce the data themselves, case studies of use in academic and policy settings and the ways in which the data are obtainable.
Introductory Workshop: Analysing Complex Sample Design in ESDS Government Datasets
Basement Computer Lab, Humanities Bridgeford Street, University of Manchester
Thursday 27 May 2010
Updated Consumption Guide
The Introductory guide to using the large-scale government surveys for research on Consumption has been updated and is now available.
Latest ESDS Government Newsletter
The latest issue of the ESDS Government Newsletter, Issue 14 – December 2009 is now available.
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