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Usage of the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (formerly the ONS Opinions and ONS Omnibus Survey)


This page contains information from users who have downloaded the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey data and who have agreed to have their project information shared. You can opt to be included or to amend the details held for you by changing your project registration.

The 2011 usage report and 2010 report on usage of the ONS Opinions Survey are available in Word format. A 2008 report on usage of the Omnibus Survey is available in Word and PDF format.

  • Step Change project – Dr Andrew Miles (University of Manchester – ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-cultural Change). January 2013
    Background and contextualising research in connection with the project 'Sustainable Transport Evidence and Modelling Paradigms: Cohort Household Analysis to Support New Goals in Engineering Design'(STEP CHANGE).
    Other surveys used: NTS TimeUse.
  • Innovation research – Mr Paul Oroyemi. November 2012
    Exploratory research on skills and innovation. This study aims to contribute to the body of knowledge establishing the required conditions that enhances product and process innovation.
    Other surveys used: LFS SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL APPLICATIONS; 2008 UNITED KINGDOM SURVEY OF SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES' FINANCES; 2008.
  • Who Uses Social Media? – Dr Luke Sloan (University of Plymouth – School of Social Sciences). November 2012
    A quick and simple analysis of the demographic backgrounds of who uses social media, drawing largely on the ONS Opinions Survey and correlating with estimated characteristics of Twitter users. Will inform future analysis of new social media data sets.
  • Secondary analysis for U3A presentation – Mr John Hall. September 2012
    I want to do some secondary analysis on the ONS well-being data for Aileen Hingston. I'll be looking at actual distributions and extracting tabulations and charts. I want to compare my QoL in Britain data for the same questions. I'm going to do some comparisons with the 1973 and 1975 SSRC Quality of Life surveys. Aileen writes: "The main observation, for those who haven't looked in depth, is that the increase in reported life satisfaction, happiness and worthwhile activities, which is notable from about 50 or 55, is mainly because fewer people report 'medium' and more report 'high' - the proportion reporting 'low' or 'very low' does not change much with age, except for an upward trend for 'worthwhile activities' from around 70. Thus, even for those in the sample over 90, the proportion reporting life satisfaction as 9 or 10 is 40%, and worthwhile activities are around 33%." Given that there is some deterioration of health with age, it seems perverse that there is a surge of increased SWB in the older groups. Is the association between poor health and lower happiness/life satisfaction stronger for those in younger age groups than it is for those of increased years, who may perhaps have adapted more to ill health or disability?
    Other surveys used: APS.
  • Well-Being / Happiness Exploration – Dr Roger Hyam. September 2012
    I am looking at data behind the Office for National Statistics releases on well being to see how it compares with notions of affect happiness rather than satisfaction happiness. This is exploratory analysis and any interesting results will be presented on my blog http://www.hyam.net/blog.
    Other surveys used: APS.
  • Charitable Giving in Wales – Dr Bryan Collis. July 2012
    Description of the giving behaviour of people resident in Wales. Using the Charitable Giving module of the ONS Opinions survey and other datasets I intend to publish a time series of giving behaviour for different demographic groups in Wales.
  • Social Determinants of Self-Reported Health Wellbeing in the UK – Dr Christopher Deeming (University of Bristol – School Of Geographical Sciences). June 2012
    Building on our previous work in this field, e.g. Deeming Hayes (2012) 'Worlds of welfare capitalism and wellbeing: A multilevel analysis', Journal of Social Policy. We plan to explore the social determinants of self-reported health wellbeing in the UK according to the latest survey evidence.
  • Attitudes towards the rich – Dr David Weakliem. March 2012
    Research on public opinion about wealth and taxation of the rich. I am interested in the items about taxation of inheritances, which can be compared to similar questions from the United States.
  • Consensus on Equality – Mr Richard Keyte. March 2012
    Investigating changing trends over time on attitudes towards equality to challenge the theoretical position that there can be a convergent conceptual point on equality and policies and programmes can be more efficiently designed to encourage society to move towards this.
    Other surveys used: BSA IHS NATIONAL SURVEY OF SEXUAL ATTITUDES AND LIFESTYLES II; 2000-2001.
  • Education-Job Mismatch; Lifelong Learning; and Quality of Working Life – Dr Milosh Raykov. March 2012
    The intention of this postdoctoral study is to examine repationships among education-job mismatch, lifelong learning, and quality of working life. Also I may use some of examples for the course Quantitative Methods in Educational.
  • Econometrics Project – Mr Felix Weinberger (University of Warwick – Economics). February 2012
    As part of our Econometrics module for the Economics course we want to undertake an investigation into the determinants of happiness in Europe. This dataset has a high number of useful variables that would help us analyse this question.
    Other surveys used: SMOKING; DRINKING AND DRUG USE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE; 2008 BRITISH GAMBLING PREVALENCE SURVEY; 2010.
  • Charity fundraising audience research – Mr Andrew Russell. February 2012
    In order to fundraise more effectively, we need to understand how people in the UK currently spend their money. The LFS will give us the breakdown of potential audiences we need and a good understanding of what their spending priorities are.
    Other surveys used: EFS.
  • Replication and extension of Felitti et al. (1998) – Dr Michael Daly (University of Manchester – Psychology). January 2012
    This project aims to test the relationship between retrospectively assessed household dysfunction and parental maltreatment and adult health. In addition, it aims to test if the role of household dysfunction and parental maltreatment can be separated from differences in childhood socioeconomic status and health.
    Other surveys used: NCDS BCS70 ELSA MCS HSE ADULT PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY SURVEY; 2007 BEHAVIOUR FOR WELL-BEING; ENVIRONMENT AND LIFE; 2010 NATIONAL EVALUATION OF SURE START; 2003-2007.
  • Opinion surveys April; June; July; August 2011 – Dr John Helliwell. December 2011
    To examine the subjective well-being data and their correlates. This is part of a much larger research programme in the measurement and understanding of subjective well-being data in many countries.
  • Happiness; health and unemployment – Professor David Blanchflower (University of Stirling – Economics). December 2011
    examine how the welfare of the UK population is dealing with the onset of the great recession. This is a broad based project involving looking at depression, happiness as well as underemployment with emphasis on the young.
    Other surveys used: LFS BSA SHES HSE FRS NCDS WHS LOS.
  • Understanding the social impacts of climate change – Dr Eldin Fahmy (University of Bristol – School for Policy Studies). December 2011
    This project aims to provide the understanding and analytical tools necessary to underpin socially just responses to climate change in the UK by: revealing in detail the distributional consequences of a wide-range of current, proposed and possible future policies designed to mitigate UK household energy and transport-related carbon emissions; enhancing understanding of these social aspects of climate policy within both climate and social policy arenas; improving and proliferating capability to model policy options and assess their justness.
    Other surveys used: APS.
  • Measuring well-being – Ms Elissa Sibley (University of Essex – Sociology). December 2011
    Research project exploring well-being and its measurement. I will be looking at substantive and methodological research questions, potentially using both cross-national and single-country datasets.
  • Lifestyle studies – Dr Modesto Gayo. August 2011
    This is intended to be used in a study on lifestyles. At this stage I´m trying to identify the most appropriate data for my research. So this is an exploratory stage of the whole study.
    Other surveys used: TimeUse.
  • Domestic Violence and Economic Status – Professor Dan Anderberg (Royal Holloway; University of London – Economics). June 2011
    The purpose of this research is to consider how women's education and economic opportunities affect their risk of being subjected to domestic violence. The work will consider both the role of education and the role of economic policy affecting women's labour market opportunities. The statistical methods to be used include state-of-the-art approaches, including instrumental variable techniques and difference-in-difference techniques. The work on the role of education will focus primarily the school reforms affecting the cohorts born around 1960 while the work on the role of economic policy will focus on the measured trends in domestic violence since the mid-1990s and how these have varied across demographic groups.
    Other surveys used: BCS APS.
  • Internet access amongst disdavantaged groups – Dr Nick Banks. June 2011
    We wish to understand internet access amongst disadvantaged groups in preparation for a research bid. This is so that we can make a case for further research into the design of the interface for web-linked smart meters.
  • Social networks and occupational structure – Dr Paul Lambert (University of Stirling – Applied Social Science). May 2011
    Seeking to apply and compare social network analysis, and social interaction distance analysis, to survey data on social connections between occupations. By exploring the empirical patterns of social connections between occupations we anticipate obtaining useful information about the nature of the social stratification structure and the relationship between social stratification and other social structures.
    Other surveys used: SHES BHPS LFS.
  • Food Labelling Study – Dr Richard Milne (University of Sheffield – Geography). May 2011
    The data will be used to provide a background to new research on consumer understandings of food, particularly among older people and focussing on date labelling.
    Other surveys used: NFS NOTTINGHAM STUDY OF FOOD CHOICE IN LATER LIFE; 1994-1996 ELSA FOOD AND YOU SURVEY; 2010.
  • Study quit rate – Dr Shiu Wong. April 2011
    I will study yearly quit rate change and compare the change with those in the U.S. and further compare to the yearly quit rate in the State of California. Further studies will be conducted to see if nicotine replacement treatment (NRT) will affect smokers' desire of quit attempt.
    Other surveys used: GHS.
  • Tobacco control research – Dr Shiu Wong. April 2011
    To compare the tobacco use and the number of quit attempts made in Great Britain and the State of California at the population level. A further comparison will be made between the two population and the users of the California Smokers' Helpline to inform the researchers what further efforts should be made to encourage smokers to quit.
  • Nursing Quality Study – Miss Anna DeCourcy (University of Greenwich – Health and Social Care). February 2011
    To improve patient experiences of care through investigating various ward attributes such as nursing. The intended use of this particular dataset will be to see what (if any) changes over time have been experienced as a result of the National Inpatient and Staff Surveys.
    Other surveys used: NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2007 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2004 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2003 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2006 ACUTE TRUSTS: ADULT INPATIENTS SURVEY; 2006 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2005 ACUTE TRUSTS: ADULT INPATIENTS SURVEY; 2008 ACUTE TRUSTS: ADULT INPATIENTS SURVEY; 2007 ACUTE TRUSTS: ADULT INPATIENTS SURVEY; 2005 NATIONAL SURVEYS OF NHS PATIENTS: CANCER; 1999-2000 ACUTE TRUSTS: ADULT INPATIENTS SURVEY; 2009 MATERNITY SURVEY; 2007 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2008 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2009 BCS GHS MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN; 1999 ACUTE TRUSTS: ADULT INPATIENTS SURVEY; 2010.
  • Sustainable Practices Analysis – Dr Ben Anderson (University of Essex – Sociology). October 2010
    The Sustainable Practices Group intends to achieve new and relevant understandings of the processes which lead to radical changes in behaviour and to provide advice on realistic strategies to encourage more sustainable behaviours. It will move beyond a focus on individual behaviour ('micro') and toward a better understanding of how practices of consumption and production evolve in particular contexts through interactions between 'macro', 'meso' and 'micro' level processes. The objectives of the Group will be: To develop fresh understandings of how social practices change and how they might become more sustainable; To encourage theoretical reflection about the difficulties of change in behaviour and to analyse alternative theories (lay and scholarly) about the motors of social action; To diffuse an alternative understanding of how to approach behaviour change in relation to mitigating the impact of climate change; To make public officials and policy makers aware of the levers for change which are identified and emphasised by the practice-theoretical approach to routine behaviour; To influence the making of government policy at all levels and organizational practices of corporations with regard to encouragement of sustainable behaviours.
    Other surveys used: NICHS UKHLS EFS.
  • Scalability of self-report measures – Dr Matthew Hankins (University of Sussex – Division of Primary Care & Public Health). October 2010
    This project will assess the scalability of self-report measures (i.e. questionnaire measures) used in the survey. Methods used will attempt to model scalability and reliability of measures under more realistic assumptions than are usually applied.
    Other surveys used: HSE ELSA.
  • e-skills labour market analysis – Mr peter hounsome. September 2010
    Data is used to provide an analysis of changes in the labour market for IT and Telecoms staff. This analysis is then distributed amongst a variety of users including public/private employers, individuals and educational establishments. Quarterly data from ONS has been utilised in this manner since 2002 and has traditionally been accessed via their own Supercross service (which will be discontinued.
    Other surveys used: LFS APS.
  • internet penetration – Professor Raymond Duch (University of Oxford – Nuffield College). July 2010
    Analyzing data as part of British CCAP internet surveys being conducted in UK. These data will allow us to benchmark demographic profile of internet sample from YouGov with data on internet penetration from ONS survey.
  • Cancer Awareness Measure – Dr John Quinn (University of Liverpool – School of Health Sciences). July 2010
    The file will be used to inform the University of Liverpool; School of Health Sciences' telephone survey on cancer awareness using the CAM survey instrument. The research has been funded by the Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Network
  • Values study – Dr Kingsley Purdam (University of Manchester – SOSS). June 2010
    Analysis of value change using the BCS. Follow up work examining patterns of behaviour across the EU and in the UK. The initial work is exploratory.
    Other surveys used: BCS70 BCS.
  • Monitoring poverty and social exclusion – Mr Guy Palmer. May 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 LIW BCS SCS WHS HBAI FES EHS NSW.
  • LIMEW International Comparisons – Mr Willis Walker. May 2010
    To produce estimates of the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Wellbeing for the United Kingdom for 1994 and 2000; in order to make international comparisons on household economic wellbeing between the US; Canada; Germany; France and the UK.
    Other surveys used: FRS FES TimeUse BHPS NTS LFS EFS.
  • research on teenagers' body modifications – Dr rossella ghigi (Goldsmiths; University of London – Sociology). February 2010
    I'm collecting data on teens' body modifications and body images in Uk in order to compare them with data about Italian teenagers. This will be part of a more general research project on the increasing number of cosmetic surgery procedures among young people in European countries.
    Other surveys used: SHES HSE NICHS APS BSA EFS FRS LSYPE.
  • Effect of Education on Marital Outcomes – Dr Dan Anderberg (Royal Holloway; University of London – Economics). January 2010
    In this project we will consider how education affects marital outcomes: if you marry; whom you marry and if the marriage lasts. In the future the project will also consider impact of education on fertility outcomes.
    Other surveys used: LFS BCS70.
  • Giving to charity in Wales – Dr Bryan Collis. January 2010
    The giving behaviour of adults in Wales will be analysed and compared with UK figures by pooling data from the ONS Omnibus surveys from 2004-2008. This will be cleaned using rules from CAF/NCVO. The work will be published by Wales COuncil for Voluntary Action in its statistical summary of the Third Sector in Wales
  • Exploring walking and cycling behaviour in Scotland – Dr Yusak Susilo (University of the West of England – Architecture and Planning). January 2010
    Has been commisioned by NHS Scotland to map datasets that related with walking and cycling behaviour in Scotland overtime. I am planning to use some multivariate stastistical analysis to explore the relationships between individual socio-demographic; built environment factor and cycling and walking behaviour in Scotland.
    Other surveys used: LFS SHES BSA APS SSA HSE SEH NTS.
  • Distributional analysis – Mr Ray Rusike. January 2010
    Analysing the distributional impact of indirect tax policy changes. The work relates to supporting the upcoming PBR 2009 and follow up work to Budget 2010 work.
    Other surveys used: EFS SEH FRS HBAI.
  • Monitoring poverty and social exclusion – Miss Anushree PAREKH. November 2009
    Analysis of trends in low income by various characteristics like family type, age, gender, ethnicity, work status etc. to form an annual report that is released in the public domain.
    Other surveys used: LFS FRS HBAI HSE BHPS NTS EFS SEH APS GHS BCS.
  • Precarious employment – Professor John MacInnes (University of Edinburgh – Sociology). November 2009
    Basic research with colleagues in Canada on ways of defining and measuring precarious employment and interntional comparisons in its extent.
    Other surveys used: GHS LFS BSA.
  • Time Use Survey 2005 – Dr Daniel Fernandez-Kranz. October 2009
    Objective is to analyze the implicit wage penalty of flexible working time by women with children in the U.K. and in other European and non-European countries. Comparative cross-country analysis of work schedule patterns and implicit wage costs.
    Other surveys used: TimeUse.
  • Measuring the Core Economy – Mr Rafael Lopez. October 2009
    Research into the value of the core economy in the UK, and the link between monetarised and the core economy.
  • Research on nutrition policy evaluation – Dr Mario Mazzocchi (University of Reading – m.mazzocchi@rdg.ac.uk). October 2009
    The data are used for a EU research project on the evaluation of nutrition policies (EATWELL). The aim of the project is to provide data-based evidence on the effectiveness of alternative policy actions to tackle obesity.
    Other surveys used: EFS HSE NATIONAL DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY : ADULTS AGED 19 TO 64 YEARS; 2000-2001 NATIONAL DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY; 2008-2009 NFS FES NATIONAL FOOD SURVEY; 1976.
  • An analysis of passengers' satisfaction towards pre-trip en-route bus information – Dr Chih-Wei Pai. October 2009
    The aim of the project is to explore passengers' satisfaction towards pre-trip en-route bus information including real time bus information at bus stops, on buses, and on-line booking systems etc.
  • Scottish Alcohol Model – Professor Petra Meier (University of Sheffield – ScHARR). September 2009
    We are modelling of the effect of alcohol policies on health; crime and employment outcomes in England and Scotland. For this we need detailed alcohol consumption data by age and gender; as well as datasets for harm estimation. Funding has been received from DH; Scottish Government; NICE and MRC.
    Other surveys used: SHES GHS ELSA FACS LSYPE BCS.
  • Non-drinking in Young People – Dr Jean Adams (Newcastle University – Institute of Health and Society). September 2009
    Exploration of non-drinking in young people, particularly interested in socio-economic trends in non-drinking in young people.
  • Research background – Dr Neal Hinvest (University of Bath – Psychology). August 2009
    This data will be used to gain information concerning individual saving behaviour; in other words, attitudes towards saving their money. This data will be used as background in research publications and a grant application.
    Other surveys used: ELSA.
  • Internet access by disabled people – Mr Graham Kelly. July 2009
    I have been asked to examine levels of Internet access by disabled people, relative to the wider population. This will include frequency of usage and location of access point.
  • A new approach to measuring income-related inequalities in health – Dr Casey Quinn (University of Nottingham – Primary Care). June 2009
    I intend to us the data to look at Health and Income longitudinally, to compare different measures of income-related inequalities in health. It will be primarily a methodological paper that also seeks to contribute to the health-inequality literature in the UK and internationally.
    Other surveys used: ELSA BHPS HSE.
  • Children with non-resident parents – Mr Ben Wilson (Office for National Statistics – Demography). June 2009
    Exploratory research to examine the possibilities of estimating the number of children with non-resident parents in the constituent countries of the UK, and to estimate some characteristics of this population group.
  • UES Research – Dr Aruna Sivakumar (Imperial College London – Civil & Environmental Engineering). June 2009
    Research undertaken as part of the Urban Energy Systems project at Imperial College London. The primary objective is to understand and model in-home activity participation jointly with household technology holdings.
    Other surveys used: BHPS EFS FES.
  • Education and health – Dr Mary Silles (National University of Ireland, Galway – Economics). June 2009
    Most attempts to study the relationship between maternal smoking and birth weight have relied on cross-sectional data. These studies have repeatedly indicated that maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with an average reduction in birth weight of approximately 200 grams. Accurately estimating the causal effect of smoking on birth weight is complicated by the fact that unobservable variables are likely to be correlated with a mother's decision to smoke which also influence birth weight.
    Other surveys used: NCDS BCS70.
  • Ongoing research into the demographic; socio-demographic and personal correlates of tobacco smoking – Professor Martin Jarvis (UCL – epidemiology & public health). June 2009
    The GHS is the principal source of data on tobacco smoking behaviour for Great Britain. I have accessed and analysed the GHS data for all years since 1973 in order to study numerous aspects of smoking and its determinants. Interests include (1) calculation of smoking cessation rates in ever smokers (quit ratios) adjusted for pipe and cigar smoking in order to examine gender differences in smoking cessation; (2) study of cigarette smoking and cessation in relation to a variety of indicators of socio-economic status; (3) Use of cigarette brand choice as reported in the GHS to generate market share estimates and contribute to sales-weighted cigarette yields that are independent of tobacco industry sources; (4) comparison of smoking prevalence estimates from the GHS with those derived from the ONS Omnibus survey. I wish to continue these lines of research by accessing the 2007 and future data. HSE and ONS Omnibus surveys give complementary smoking data; but the GHS is the source of official GB prevalence data. I wish to add to existing time-series data that I have extracted from previous GHS data sets. The analyses I need to conduct cannot be done without access to the detailed data. Publication of research papers in peer-reviewed academic journals
    Other surveys used: HSE GHS IHS SHES ELSA.
  • Tobacco Cessation Study – Dr Shiu Wong. April 2009
    In the state of California, United States, the California Smokers Helpline provides smoking cessation services to the people living in the state, and does tobacco cessation research as well. We periodically compare population data from various countries to find trends in smoking cessation and search for effective and efficient ways of smoking cessation.
    Other surveys used: GHS.
  • Sociological research – Professor Yaojun Li (University of Manchester – Institute for Social Change). March 2009
    I am interested in research on social mobility and social stratification, social and political capital, labour market postition especially concerning the minority ethnic groups in Britain, and comparative research between the UK and other countries such as the US and China. I need data primarily for purely academic research and sometimes may incorporate the research findings in teaching where appropriate.
    Other surveys used: LSYPE BHPS Household SAR APS LFS GHS NCDS .
  • Lifelong learning in the UK – Dr Muriel Egerton (University of Oxford – Sociology). November 2008
    To investigate the amounts of time spent in formal or informal learning by age, gender, education level, social class and income. The research will inform the Independent Inquiry into the Future of Lifelong Learning.
  • Social Impact of Road Pricing Schemes – Dr Kim Perren (Loughborough University – Centre for Research in Social Policy). November 2008
    Conducting a survey (N=1500; representative sample) and writing a report for Shropshire County Council on the potential social impact of road pricing schemes.
    Other surveys used: GHS BSA LFS.
  • Barriers to digital inclusion in the Black Country – Mr Joe Lee. November 2008
    I am conducting a research project into the barriers to digital inclusion in the Black Country. I understand from UK Online centre reports that the ONS Omnibus survey contains the best data on internet usage, which i need for the background to the research project.
  • Worcestershire County Economic Assessment – Mr Chris Baker. September 2008
    The usage will provide valuable data for the economic assessment, which is an analysis of current trends and developments in Worcestershire's economy and contains information to provide an overview of recent national policy in order to establish a framework for, and give meaning to, development in the county.
    Other surveys used: APS BCS LFS.
  • Updating R-ISEWs for RDAs – Mr Saamah Abdallah (University of Birkbeck College – Centre for Well-being). July 2008
    We are updating Regional Indices of Sustainable Economic Well-Being for the RDAs. We have already calculated figures up to 2005, and will be updating them over the next three years.
    Other surveys used: FRS.
  • Personal Accounts – Miss Bhaveshree Hirani (The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) – Personal Accounts Delivery Authority). June 2008
    The dataset will be used to assist in the modelling of participation rates into personal accounts. The dataset will help produce estimates of scheme volumes, support other strands of work and adhoc analysis to support briefing etc. The dataset will also help identify the characteristics of individuals who are/aren't currently participating into a pension scheme; including those who are contributing into the pension scheme; detailed job level information to identify multiple jobs, and information on how often individuals move between jobs.
    Other surveys used: GHS FRS LFS BHPS ELSA.
  • National long-term conditions policy – Mr Roger Halliday (Department of Health – Department of Health). May 2008
    Provide an evidence base for national policy to improve health, care and well-being of people with long-term conditions.
    Other surveys used: GHS HSE FRS LFS.
  • Research – Mr Alex Dregan (University of Surrey – Sociology). May 2008
    A range of surveys are used to examine the changes in the prevalence of sleep problems across different social and historical periods over the last four decades. We expect to demonstrate that sleep problems varied by historical time and respondents age. In addition, it is expected that the way that sleep problems were framed will be associated with different trends in prevalence rates both within and between age and gender. These findings will provide a valuable insight into the development of sleep problems over time and their association with different historical and social events.
    Other surveys used: FES NCDS ELSA HSE BSA SHES.
  • Longer Distance Travel in the UK – Dr Joyce Dargay (University of Leeds – Institute for Transport Studies). March 2008
    This project will examine longer-distance non-regular travel within the UK by car, coach, rail and air. The main objective is to develop a forecasting model for long-distance travel by mode over a 20-year horizon which will be able to analyze the impact of various supply-side developments, policy measures and demographic and socio-economic developments.
    Other surveys used: NTS BSA.
  • Evaluation of public opinion research on fluoridation – Professor Paul Bellaby (University of Salford – Institute for Social Cultural and Policy Research). February 2008
    A critical appraisal of fluoridation opinion polls, using the Cochrane method.
  • Socio-economic position and sleep – Dr Jean Adams (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne – School of Population and Health Sciences). January 2008
    Exploring socio-economic inequalities in sleep quantity using a number of different markers of SEP.
    Other surveys used: TimeUse.
  • Deprivation and development – Professor Laurence Moseley (University of Glamorgan – SOCS-HESAS). January 2008
    An analysis of data in rural areas in England with a view to trying to uncover the barriers to, and stimulators of, economic progress.
    Other surveys used: APS GHS WHS HSE MCS.
  • Student use for coursework exercise – Ms Emer Brangan (University of Bath – Economics and International Development). October 2007
    Using the data from the 'charitable giving' module 338 of the Omnibus household survey for an exercise by a group of 3 students (including myself) on a MRes degree at the university of Bath, requiring us to obtain secondary data and carry out quantitative analysis on it.
  • Time Use Project – Ms Rebecca Vichniac. August 2007
    The datasets would be used as a part of the analysis for a new paper in the Journal of Economic Perspective. The paper is a cross-national comparison of the time spent with children and how the child care is divided amongst the parents.
    Other surveys used: TimeUse BHPS.
  • Investigate obesity time trends in school age children – Dr Steven Julious (University of Sheffield – Medical Statistics Group). August 2007
    To investigate time trends in obesity in school age children as part of a MPH dissertation assignment.
    Other surveys used: NCDS LSYPE.
  • Indications of Public Health in the English Regions: Substance Use – Miss Claire Shaw (Liverpool John Moores University – Centre for Public Health). July 2007
    The North West Public Health Observatory (PHO) has been tasked with the completion of the Indications of Public Health in relation to drug use in the English regions on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer.
    Other surveys used: BCS.
  • GeNet project 5: WHIPP – Mr Jerome De Henau (Open University, The – Economics). July 2007
    We analyse the determinants and the distribution of intra-household financial inequalities in the UK, with a focus on tax-benefits.
    Other surveys used: FRS GHS TimeUse LFS BHPS FACS ELSA.
  • Equalitec Recruitment of women into ITEC project – Dr Robert Busfield (University of Roehampton – Business and Social Sciences). July 2007
    This project examines how women are recruited and retained in the ITEC sector. The main method involves interviewing HR managers in relevant companines and the project aims to disseminate good practice throughout the industry in order to increase the proportion of women emoployed in ITECT careers. The research will also involve secondary analysis of labour force statistics in order to illustrate the current position of women in the ITEC sector.
    Other surveys used: LFS GHS BSA BCS.
  • A qualitative assessment of young adult's risk perceptions of chlamydia – Mrs Kate Newby (Coventry University – Faculty of Health and Life Sciences). July 2007
    I am writing a paper to be submitted to the journal 'Health Education Research'. I wish to report within this paper on awareness of chlamydia and its symptoms/consequences as reported in the omnibus report No. 30. However I want to include data collectively on 16-24 year olds which is not provided. I will therefore use the dataset to determine the precentage of 16-24 year olds who are aware of chlaydia and symptoms/consequences.
  • Domestic Burglary in South Yorkshire – Mr Paul Brindley (University of Sheffield – Town and Regional Planning). June 2007
    PhD research to explore the temporal and spatial patterns of domestic burglary in South Yorkshire. Regression analysis to explore socio-economic factors of variations in crime patterns between geographic areas.
    Other surveys used: APS BCS FRS EFS.
  • Ethnicity and the labour market – Dr Gindo Tampubolon (University of Manchester – Sociology). June 2007
    There has been very little empirical evidence to date on the indirect discrimination that women from ethnic minorities group face in the labour market in terms of unemployment duration or re-employment duration after redundancy. Employment rate of the well-educated from among these minorities is comparable to that of the women from the majority group. This comparable rate of employment however masks potential indirect discrimination in terms of the quality of their occupation and of terms of employment [controlling for the same level of education]. Another potential difference, which can be understood as indirect discrimination, masked by this headline rate is the duration of job search or the duration of unemployment [again controlling for education and stage in the life course such as child bearing age, for instance]. The project aims to study the latter phenomenon which requires information that this data provides: detailed region and the detailed or month of changes in the labour market status. We also need detailed age not only age band.
    Other surveys used: APS LSYPE.
  • Secondary analysis – Miss Stella Chatzitheochari (University of Surrey – Sociology). May 2007
    My research is 'the sociological and biomedical effects of sleep restriction'.
  • Public Attitudes towards Development and the UK Media – Dr David Hudson (University of University College London – Political Science). May 2007
    The data will provide a basis for writing a conference paper on the role of the media and public attitudes towards development in the UK.
  • eSocTu - Time Use Data to Analyse Macro and Micro Change in an e-Society – Mr Paul Stoneman (University of Essex – Chimera Institute). May 2007
    Other surveys used: TimeUse BHPS.
  • Opinion on cultural policy – Dr Tally Katz-Gerro. March 2007
    Data is requested for purposes of academic research on the association between social position, cultural consumption, and attitudes towards cultural policy. Results will be compared with similar data from the United States.
  • Secondary analysis – Ms Victoria Peacey. February 2007
    I am currently conducting a similar study using the ONS Omnibus. I am interested in comparing the characteristics of respondents to the two surveys and may also undertake some secondary analysis of the data to look at face-to-face contact.
    Other surveys used: FRS LFS.
  • Social mobility and the middle classes – Dr Gindo Tampubolon (University of Manchester – Sociology). February 2007
    Social mobility and the middle classes: latent growth models of class careers.
    Other surveys used: NCDS BHPS BCS70.
  • ICT Use - Citizen Media – Dr Jan Heim. February 2007
    Data from several available European countries, colleted by EUROSTAT, are applied in a cluster analysis to characterize people's use of ICT.
  • Reference – Mr Anuratha Vnekataraman (University of Warwick – Sociology). February 2007
    Research for study and aquiring knowledge in my studies pertaining to sick pay and its ramifications on corporate policy.
    Other surveys used: EFS SEH GHS.
  • Teaching – Dr Robert Evans (Cardiff University – School of Social Sciences). February 2007
    Data for teaching and assessment in Quantitative Methods on ESRC recognised 1+3 MSc Social Science Research Methods.
    Other surveys used: HSE.
  • Data for research methods teaching purposes – Dr Richard Lampard (University of Warwick – Sociology). February 2007
    To generate teaching examples on an undergraduate research methods module, Surveys, Secondary Analysis and Social Statistics.
    Other surveys used: BSA MCS LSYPE.
  • Grandparent caring – Professor Bob Broad (De Montfort University – Health and life sciences). December 2006
    I am seeking to collect information about grandparent caring to inform my teaching and research about kinship care in the UK. This information will provide the context within which grandparent carers are located.
    Other surveys used: BSA FACS MCS.
  • Grandparent caring – Professor Bob Broad (De Montfort University – Health and life sciences). November 2006
    I am studying/teaching kinship care and for that social work I am conducting a review of grandparent caring. I am seeking to find information from official census and other government data about the extent and nature of types of grandparent care of children.
    Other surveys used: TimeUse BSA MCS.
  • Smoking behaviour and smoke intake – Professor Martin Jarvis (University of University College London – Epidemiology and Public health). November 2006
    My research aims to examine the association between smoking behaviour and smoke intake as indexed by cotinine in relation to factors such as socio-economic status, age, gender and product smoked.
    Other surveys used: HSE GHS NCDS ELSA.
  • Open University Project – Mrs Margaret Halstead (St Martin's College – Library). September 2006
    Project for Unit K223, and then to develop this into practice guideline for a PCT smoking cessation programme on assisting pipe smokers to stop smoking. Using this data for information on number of pipe smokers nationally and intention to quit
  • Fertility patterns in contemporary Britain – Ms Jane Roberts (Oxford: Nuffield College – Social Studies). August 2006
    The aim is to ascertain the differences in circumstances of women at different ages in resepct of partnership status, and number of children, in order to help understand some of the factors affecting family size. no funding.
    Other surveys used: Vital Statistics.
  • Seconday Analysis and the Social Model of Disability – Dr Mark Priestley (University of Leeds – Centre for Disability Studies). April 2006
    Long term project to map and scope the potential use of existing datasets for secondary analysis within a social model approach to disability (beginning with a pilot project on disability and public transport funded by the Disability Rights Commission).
  • RDI - Comparing New Teaching Datasets – Ms Sam Parsons (Institute of Education – CLS). March 2006
    I am constructing teaching datasets using BCS780 and NCDS and want to explore this recently deposited dataset.
  • Scottish Survey Statistics – Dr Michael Rosie (University of Edinburgh – Sociology). March 2006
    Survey statistics on Scottish society
    Other surveys used: NILTS BSA LFS SHES GHS SEH.
  • Volunteering – Dr Iain Lang (University of Exeter – Peninsula Medical School). March 2006
    Examination of time spent volunteering.
    Other surveys used: HSE TimeUse.
  • MSc Research Methods – Mr Nick Foard (Nottingham Trent University – Graduate School). February 2006
    Data will be used for teaching purposes on a module entitled 'Advanced Data Analysis' on the MSc Research Methods at Nottingham Trent University.
    Other surveys used: BSA GHS HSE BHPS ELSA .
  • International Comparison of Smoking and Cessation Behavior – Dr Shiu Wong. January 2006
    To compare the smoking intensity, quitting, and cessation help-seeking behavior of people in different continents and countries.
  • Sizing the illicit drugs market – Dr Jonathan Burton (University of Essex – ISER). September 2005
    Home Office project.
    Other surveys used: BCS ELSA MCS BHPS.
  • Smoking Section – Miss Abigail Fox (KAI: Analysis). September 2005
    The smoking section of the data will be analysed for the purpose of deriving the average amount of cigarettes smoked.
    Other surveys used: GHS HSE.
  • Academic research on racial attitudes – Dr Catherine Fieschi (University of Nottingham – Politics). May 2005
    Carrying out a comparison of attitudes toward immigration in Britain.
    Other surveys used: .
  • Social and gender influences on tobacco use – Professor Martin Jarvis (University of University College London – Epidemiology and Public Health). May 2005
    Examination of patterns of smoking prevalence and cessation by age, measures of socio-economic position and sex, in order to test for differences by gender and by social influences. Estimation of sales-weighted average tar and nicotine yields using the GHS as the source for brand market share.
    Other surveys used: HSE GHS SHES BCS70 NCDS.
  • Economic Value of Walking – Dr Geoff Riddington (Glasgow Caledonian University – Economics). May 2005
    To identify the numbers of walking trips and the value these have to the participants
    Other surveys used: HSE SHES NTS.
  • Questionnaire development for health needs assessment – Mr Paul McCabe (Newham PCT – Public Health). May 2005
    To examine the results of the alcohol module questions as part of developing a questionnaire on alcohol for local needs assessment.
  • Men's Use of Sexual Health Services – Dr Steve Pearson (University of Leeds – Nuffield International Health and Development Centre). April 2005
    To use a national cross-sectional survey (Omnibus Survey) to provide a profile of men reporting use of family planning clinics or general practitioners for family planning purposes. Data from 1991 have already been downloaded and provide a trend of levels of use. The aim is to write a paper based upon this analysis.
  • ICT uptake models – Dr Ben Anderson (University of Essex – Chimera). January 2005
    Use of BHPS to model distributions and uptake of ICTS across the UK.
  • Evaluating the Impact of 'Valuing People' – Professor Eric Emerson (Lancaster University – Institute for Health Research). December 2004
    To develop a comprehensive set of performance indicators that can be used to evaluate the impact of current health and social care policies for people with learning disabilities.
    Other surveys used: LFS HSE TimeUse GHS FRS BCS BHPS NCDS FACS MCS BCS70.
  • Step Change project – Dr Andrew Miles (University of Manchester – ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-cultural Change). January 2013
    Background and contextualising research in connection with the project 'Sustainable Transport Evidence and Modelling Paradigms: Cohort Household Analysis to Support New Goals in Engineering Design'(STEP CHANGE).
    Other surveys used: NTS TimeUse.
  • Innovation research – Mr Paul Oroyemi. November 2012
    Exploratory research on skills and innovation. This study aims to contribute to the body of knowledge establishing the required conditions that enhances product and process innovation.
    Other surveys used: LFS SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL APPLICATIONS; 2008 UNITED KINGDOM SURVEY OF SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES' FINANCES; 2008.
  • Who Uses Social Media? – Dr Luke Sloan (University of Plymouth – School of Social Sciences). November 2012
    A quick and simple analysis of the demographic backgrounds of who uses social media, drawing largely on the ONS Opinions Survey and correlating with estimated characteristics of Twitter users. Will inform future analysis of new social media data sets.
  • Secondary analysis for U3A presentation – Mr John Hall. September 2012
    I want to do some secondary analysis on the ONS well-being data for Aileen Hingston. I'll be looking at actual distributions and extracting tabulations and charts. I want to compare my QoL in Britain data for the same questions. I'm going to do some comparisons with the 1973 and 1975 SSRC Quality of Life surveys. Aileen writes: "The main observation, for those who haven't looked in depth, is that the increase in reported life satisfaction, happiness and worthwhile activities, which is notable from about 50 or 55, is mainly because fewer people report 'medium' and more report 'high' - the proportion reporting 'low' or 'very low' does not change much with age, except for an upward trend for 'worthwhile activities' from around 70. Thus, even for those in the sample over 90, the proportion reporting life satisfaction as 9 or 10 is 40%, and worthwhile activities are around 33%." Given that there is some deterioration of health with age, it seems perverse that there is a surge of increased SWB in the older groups. Is the association between poor health and lower happiness/life satisfaction stronger for those in younger age groups than it is for those of increased years, who may perhaps have adapted more to ill health or disability?
    Other surveys used: APS.
  • Well-Being / Happiness Exploration – Dr Roger Hyam. September 2012
    I am looking at data behind the Office for National Statistics releases on well being to see how it compares with notions of affect happiness rather than satisfaction happiness. This is exploratory analysis and any interesting results will be presented on my blog http://www.hyam.net/blog.
    Other surveys used: APS.
  • Charitable Giving in Wales – Dr Bryan Collis. July 2012
    Description of the giving behaviour of people resident in Wales. Using the Charitable Giving module of the ONS Opinions survey and other datasets I intend to publish a time series of giving behaviour for different demographic groups in Wales.
  • Social Determinants of Self-Reported Health Wellbeing in the UK – Dr Christopher Deeming (University of Bristol – School Of Geographical Sciences). June 2012
    Building on our previous work in this field, e.g. Deeming Hayes (2012) 'Worlds of welfare capitalism and wellbeing: A multilevel analysis', Journal of Social Policy. We plan to explore the social determinants of self-reported health wellbeing in the UK according to the latest survey evidence.
  • Attitudes towards the rich – Dr David Weakliem. March 2012
    Research on public opinion about wealth and taxation of the rich. I am interested in the items about taxation of inheritances, which can be compared to similar questions from the United States.
  • Consensus on Equality – Mr Richard Keyte. March 2012
    Investigating changing trends over time on attitudes towards equality to challenge the theoretical position that there can be a convergent conceptual point on equality and policies and programmes can be more efficiently designed to encourage society to move towards this.
    Other surveys used: BSA IHS NATIONAL SURVEY OF SEXUAL ATTITUDES AND LIFESTYLES II; 2000-2001.
  • Education-Job Mismatch; Lifelong Learning; and Quality of Working Life – Dr Milosh Raykov. March 2012
    The intention of this postdoctoral study is to examine repationships among education-job mismatch, lifelong learning, and quality of working life. Also I may use some of examples for the course Quantitative Methods in Educational.
  • Econometrics Project – Mr Felix Weinberger (University of Warwick – Economics). February 2012
    As part of our Econometrics module for the Economics course we want to undertake an investigation into the determinants of happiness in Europe. This dataset has a high number of useful variables that would help us analyse this question.
    Other surveys used: SMOKING; DRINKING AND DRUG USE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE; 2008 BRITISH GAMBLING PREVALENCE SURVEY; 2010.
  • Charity fundraising audience research – Mr Andrew Russell. February 2012
    In order to fundraise more effectively, we need to understand how people in the UK currently spend their money. The LFS will give us the breakdown of potential audiences we need and a good understanding of what their spending priorities are.
    Other surveys used: EFS.
  • Replication and extension of Felitti et al. (1998) – Dr Michael Daly (University of Manchester – Psychology). January 2012
    This project aims to test the relationship between retrospectively assessed household dysfunction and parental maltreatment and adult health. In addition, it aims to test if the role of household dysfunction and parental maltreatment can be separated from differences in childhood socioeconomic status and health.
    Other surveys used: NCDS BCS70 ELSA MCS HSE ADULT PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY SURVEY; 2007 BEHAVIOUR FOR WELL-BEING; ENVIRONMENT AND LIFE; 2010 NATIONAL EVALUATION OF SURE START; 2003-2007.
  • Opinion surveys April; June; July; August 2011 – Dr John Helliwell. December 2011
    To examine the subjective well-being data and their correlates. This is part of a much larger research programme in the measurement and understanding of subjective well-being data in many countries.
  • Happiness; health and unemployment – Professor David Blanchflower (University of Stirling – Economics). December 2011
    examine how the welfare of the UK population is dealing with the onset of the great recession. This is a broad based project involving looking at depression, happiness as well as underemployment with emphasis on the young.
    Other surveys used: LFS BSA SHES HSE FRS NCDS WHS LOS.
  • Understanding the social impacts of climate change – Dr Eldin Fahmy (University of Bristol – School for Policy Studies). December 2011
    This project aims to provide the understanding and analytical tools necessary to underpin socially just responses to climate change in the UK by: revealing in detail the distributional consequences of a wide-range of current, proposed and possible future policies designed to mitigate UK household energy and transport-related carbon emissions; enhancing understanding of these social aspects of climate policy within both climate and social policy arenas; improving and proliferating capability to model policy options and assess their justness.
    Other surveys used: APS.
  • Measuring well-being – Ms Elissa Sibley (University of Essex – Sociology). December 2011
    Research project exploring well-being and its measurement. I will be looking at substantive and methodological research questions, potentially using both cross-national and single-country datasets.
  • Lifestyle studies – Dr Modesto Gayo. August 2011
    This is intended to be used in a study on lifestyles. At this stage I´m trying to identify the most appropriate data for my research. So this is an exploratory stage of the whole study.
    Other surveys used: TimeUse.
  • Domestic Violence and Economic Status – Professor Dan Anderberg (Royal Holloway; University of London – Economics). June 2011
    The purpose of this research is to consider how women's education and economic opportunities affect their risk of being subjected to domestic violence. The work will consider both the role of education and the role of economic policy affecting women's labour market opportunities. The statistical methods to be used include state-of-the-art approaches, including instrumental variable techniques and difference-in-difference techniques. The work on the role of education will focus primarily the school reforms affecting the cohorts born around 1960 while the work on the role of economic policy will focus on the measured trends in domestic violence since the mid-1990s and how these have varied across demographic groups.
    Other surveys used: BCS APS.
  • Internet access amongst disdavantaged groups – Dr Nick Banks. June 2011
    We wish to understand internet access amongst disadvantaged groups in preparation for a research bid. This is so that we can make a case for further research into the design of the interface for web-linked smart meters.
  • Social networks and occupational structure – Dr Paul Lambert (University of Stirling – Applied Social Science). May 2011
    Seeking to apply and compare social network analysis, and social interaction distance analysis, to survey data on social connections between occupations. By exploring the empirical patterns of social connections between occupations we anticipate obtaining useful information about the nature of the social stratification structure and the relationship between social stratification and other social structures.
    Other surveys used: SHES BHPS LFS.
  • Food Labelling Study – Dr Richard Milne (University of Sheffield – Geography). May 2011
    The data will be used to provide a background to new research on consumer understandings of food, particularly among older people and focussing on date labelling.
    Other surveys used: NFS NOTTINGHAM STUDY OF FOOD CHOICE IN LATER LIFE; 1994-1996 ELSA FOOD AND YOU SURVEY; 2010.
  • Study quit rate – Dr Shiu Wong. April 2011
    I will study yearly quit rate change and compare the change with those in the U.S. and further compare to the yearly quit rate in the State of California. Further studies will be conducted to see if nicotine replacement treatment (NRT) will affect smokers' desire of quit attempt.
    Other surveys used: GHS.
  • Tobacco control research – Dr Shiu Wong. April 2011
    To compare the tobacco use and the number of quit attempts made in Great Britain and the State of California at the population level. A further comparison will be made between the two population and the users of the California Smokers' Helpline to inform the researchers what further efforts should be made to encourage smokers to quit.
  • Nursing Quality Study – Miss Anna DeCourcy (University of Greenwich – Health and Social Care). February 2011
    To improve patient experiences of care through investigating various ward attributes such as nursing. The intended use of this particular dataset will be to see what (if any) changes over time have been experienced as a result of the National Inpatient and Staff Surveys.
    Other surveys used: NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2007 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2004 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2003 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2006 ACUTE TRUSTS: ADULT INPATIENTS SURVEY; 2006 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2005 ACUTE TRUSTS: ADULT INPATIENTS SURVEY; 2008 ACUTE TRUSTS: ADULT INPATIENTS SURVEY; 2007 ACUTE TRUSTS: ADULT INPATIENTS SURVEY; 2005 NATIONAL SURVEYS OF NHS PATIENTS: CANCER; 1999-2000 ACUTE TRUSTS: ADULT INPATIENTS SURVEY; 2009 MATERNITY SURVEY; 2007 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2008 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2009 BCS GHS MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN; 1999 ACUTE TRUSTS: ADULT INPATIENTS SURVEY; 2010.
  • Sustainable Practices Analysis – Dr Ben Anderson (University of Essex – Sociology). October 2010
    The Sustainable Practices Group intends to achieve new and relevant understandings of the processes which lead to radical changes in behaviour and to provide advice on realistic strategies to encourage more sustainable behaviours. It will move beyond a focus on individual behaviour ('micro') and toward a better understanding of how practices of consumption and production evolve in particular contexts through interactions between 'macro', 'meso' and 'micro' level processes. The objectives of the Group will be: To develop fresh understandings of how social practices change and how they might become more sustainable; To encourage theoretical reflection about the difficulties of change in behaviour and to analyse alternative theories (lay and scholarly) about the motors of social action; To diffuse an alternative understanding of how to approach behaviour change in relation to mitigating the impact of climate change; To make public officials and policy makers aware of the levers for change which are identified and emphasised by the practice-theoretical approach to routine behaviour; To influence the making of government policy at all levels and organizational practices of corporations with regard to encouragement of sustainable behaviours.
    Other surveys used: NICHS UKHLS EFS.
  • Scalability of self-report measures – Dr Matthew Hankins (University of Sussex – Division of Primary Care & Public Health). October 2010
    This project will assess the scalability of self-report measures (i.e. questionnaire measures) used in the survey. Methods used will attempt to model scalability and reliability of measures under more realistic assumptions than are usually applied.
    Other surveys used: HSE ELSA.
  • e-skills labour market analysis – Mr peter hounsome. September 2010
    Data is used to provide an analysis of changes in the labour market for IT and Telecoms staff. This analysis is then distributed amongst a variety of users including public/private employers, individuals and educational establishments. Quarterly data from ONS has been utilised in this manner since 2002 and has traditionally been accessed via their own Supercross service (which will be discontinued.
    Other surveys used: LFS APS.
  • internet penetration – Professor Raymond Duch (University of Oxford – Nuffield College). July 2010
    Analyzing data as part of British CCAP internet surveys being conducted in UK. These data will allow us to benchmark demographic profile of internet sample from YouGov with data on internet penetration from ONS survey.
  • Cancer Awareness Measure – Dr John Quinn (University of Liverpool – School of Health Sciences). July 2010
    The file will be used to inform the University of Liverpool; School of Health Sciences' telephone survey on cancer awareness using the CAM survey instrument. The research has been funded by the Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Network
  • Values study – Dr Kingsley Purdam (University of Manchester – SOSS). June 2010
    Analysis of value change using the BCS. Follow up work examining patterns of behaviour across the EU and in the UK. The initial work is exploratory.
    Other surveys used: BCS70 BCS.
  • Monitoring poverty and social exclusion – Mr Guy Palmer. May 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 LIW BCS SCS WHS HBAI FES EHS NSW.
  • LIMEW International Comparisons – Mr Willis Walker. May 2010
    To produce estimates of the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Wellbeing for the United Kingdom for 1994 and 2000; in order to make international comparisons on household economic wellbeing between the US; Canada; Germany; France and the UK.
    Other surveys used: FRS FES TimeUse BHPS NTS LFS EFS.
  • research on teenagers' body modifications – Dr rossella ghigi (Goldsmiths; University of London – Sociology). February 2010
    I'm collecting data on teens' body modifications and body images in Uk in order to compare them with data about Italian teenagers. This will be part of a more general research project on the increasing number of cosmetic surgery procedures among young people in European countries.
    Other surveys used: SHES HSE NICHS APS BSA EFS FRS LSYPE.
  • Effect of Education on Marital Outcomes – Dr Dan Anderberg (Royal Holloway; University of London – Economics). January 2010
    In this project we will consider how education affects marital outcomes: if you marry; whom you marry and if the marriage lasts. In the future the project will also consider impact of education on fertility outcomes.
    Other surveys used: LFS BCS70.
  • Giving to charity in Wales – Dr Bryan Collis. January 2010
    The giving behaviour of adults in Wales will be analysed and compared with UK figures by pooling data from the ONS Omnibus surveys from 2004-2008. This will be cleaned using rules from CAF/NCVO. The work will be published by Wales COuncil for Voluntary Action in its statistical summary of the Third Sector in Wales
  • Exploring walking and cycling behaviour in Scotland – Dr Yusak Susilo (University of the West of England – Architecture and Planning). January 2010
    Has been commisioned by NHS Scotland to map datasets that related with walking and cycling behaviour in Scotland overtime. I am planning to use some multivariate stastistical analysis to explore the relationships between individual socio-demographic; built environment factor and cycling and walking behaviour in Scotland.
    Other surveys used: LFS SHES BSA APS SSA HSE SEH NTS.
  • Distributional analysis – Mr Ray Rusike. January 2010
    Analysing the distributional impact of indirect tax policy changes. The work relates to supporting the upcoming PBR 2009 and follow up work to Budget 2010 work.
    Other surveys used: EFS SEH FRS HBAI.
  • Monitoring poverty and social exclusion – Miss Anushree PAREKH. November 2009
    Analysis of trends in low income by various characteristics like family type, age, gender, ethnicity, work status etc. to form an annual report that is released in the public domain.
    Other surveys used: LFS FRS HBAI HSE BHPS NTS EFS SEH APS GHS BCS.
  • Precarious employment – Professor John MacInnes (University of Edinburgh – Sociology). November 2009
    Basic research with colleagues in Canada on ways of defining and measuring precarious employment and interntional comparisons in its extent.
    Other surveys used: GHS LFS BSA.
  • Time Use Survey 2005 – Dr Daniel Fernandez-Kranz. October 2009
    Objective is to analyze the implicit wage penalty of flexible working time by women with children in the U.K. and in other European and non-European countries. Comparative cross-country analysis of work schedule patterns and implicit wage costs.
    Other surveys used: TimeUse.
  • Measuring the Core Economy – Mr Rafael Lopez. October 2009
    Research into the value of the core economy in the UK, and the link between monetarised and the core economy.
  • Research on nutrition policy evaluation – Dr Mario Mazzocchi (University of Reading – m.mazzocchi@rdg.ac.uk). October 2009
    The data are used for a EU research project on the evaluation of nutrition policies (EATWELL). The aim of the project is to provide data-based evidence on the effectiveness of alternative policy actions to tackle obesity.
    Other surveys used: EFS HSE NATIONAL DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY : ADULTS AGED 19 TO 64 YEARS; 2000-2001 NATIONAL DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY; 2008-2009 NFS FES NATIONAL FOOD SURVEY; 1976.
  • An analysis of passengers' satisfaction towards pre-trip en-route bus information – Dr Chih-Wei Pai. October 2009
    The aim of the project is to explore passengers' satisfaction towards pre-trip en-route bus information including real time bus information at bus stops, on buses, and on-line booking systems etc.
  • Scottish Alcohol Model – Professor Petra Meier (University of Sheffield – ScHARR). September 2009
    We are modelling of the effect of alcohol policies on health; crime and employment outcomes in England and Scotland. For this we need detailed alcohol consumption data by age and gender; as well as datasets for harm estimation. Funding has been received from DH; Scottish Government; NICE and MRC.
    Other surveys used: SHES GHS ELSA FACS LSYPE BCS.
  • Non-drinking in Young People – Dr Jean Adams (Newcastle University – Institute of Health and Society). September 2009
    Exploration of non-drinking in young people, particularly interested in socio-economic trends in non-drinking in young people.
  • Research background – Dr Neal Hinvest (University of Bath – Psychology). August 2009
    This data will be used to gain information concerning individual saving behaviour; in other words, attitudes towards saving their money. This data will be used as background in research publications and a grant application.
    Other surveys used: ELSA.
  • Internet access by disabled people – Mr Graham Kelly. July 2009
    I have been asked to examine levels of Internet access by disabled people, relative to the wider population. This will include frequency of usage and location of access point.
  • A new approach to measuring income-related inequalities in health – Dr Casey Quinn (University of Nottingham – Primary Care). June 2009
    I intend to us the data to look at Health and Income longitudinally, to compare different measures of income-related inequalities in health. It will be primarily a methodological paper that also seeks to contribute to the health-inequality literature in the UK and internationally.
    Other surveys used: ELSA BHPS HSE.
  • Children with non-resident parents – Mr Ben Wilson (Office for National Statistics – Demography). June 2009
    Exploratory research to examine the possibilities of estimating the number of children with non-resident parents in the constituent countries of the UK, and to estimate some characteristics of this population group.
  • UES Research – Dr Aruna Sivakumar (Imperial College London – Civil & Environmental Engineering). June 2009
    Research undertaken as part of the Urban Energy Systems project at Imperial College London. The primary objective is to understand and model in-home activity participation jointly with household technology holdings.
    Other surveys used: BHPS EFS FES.
  • Education and health – Dr Mary Silles (National University of Ireland, Galway – Economics). June 2009
    Most attempts to study the relationship between maternal smoking and birth weight have relied on cross-sectional data. These studies have repeatedly indicated that maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with an average reduction in birth weight of approximately 200 grams. Accurately estimating the causal effect of smoking on birth weight is complicated by the fact that unobservable variables are likely to be correlated with a mother's decision to smoke which also influence birth weight.
    Other surveys used: NCDS BCS70.
  • Ongoing research into the demographic; socio-demographic and personal correlates of tobacco smoking – Professor Martin Jarvis (UCL – epidemiology & public health). June 2009
    The GHS is the principal source of data on tobacco smoking behaviour for Great Britain. I have accessed and analysed the GHS data for all years since 1973 in order to study numerous aspects of smoking and its determinants. Interests include (1) calculation of smoking cessation rates in ever smokers (quit ratios) adjusted for pipe and cigar smoking in order to examine gender differences in smoking cessation; (2) study of cigarette smoking and cessation in relation to a variety of indicators of socio-economic status; (3) Use of cigarette brand choice as reported in the GHS to generate market share estimates and contribute to sales-weighted cigarette yields that are independent of tobacco industry sources; (4) comparison of smoking prevalence estimates from the GHS with those derived from the ONS Omnibus survey. I wish to continue these lines of research by accessing the 2007 and future data. HSE and ONS Omnibus surveys give complementary smoking data; but the GHS is the source of official GB prevalence data. I wish to add to existing time-series data that I have extracted from previous GHS data sets. The analyses I need to conduct cannot be done without access to the detailed data. Publication of research papers in peer-reviewed academic journals
    Other surveys used: HSE GHS IHS SHES ELSA.
  • Tobacco Cessation Study – Dr Shiu Wong. April 2009
    In the state of California, United States, the California Smokers Helpline provides smoking cessation services to the people living in the state, and does tobacco cessation research as well. We periodically compare population data from various countries to find trends in smoking cessation and search for effective and efficient ways of smoking cessation.
    Other surveys used: GHS.
  • Sociological research – Professor Yaojun Li (University of Manchester – Institute for Social Change). March 2009
    I am interested in research on social mobility and social stratification, social and political capital, labour market postition especially concerning the minority ethnic groups in Britain, and comparative research between the UK and other countries such as the US and China. I need data primarily for purely academic research and sometimes may incorporate the research findings in teaching where appropriate.
    Other surveys used: LSYPE BHPS Household SAR APS LFS GHS NCDS .
  • Lifelong learning in the UK – Dr Muriel Egerton (University of Oxford – Sociology). November 2008
    To investigate the amounts of time spent in formal or informal learning by age, gender, education level, social class and income. The research will inform the Independent Inquiry into the Future of Lifelong Learning.
  • Social Impact of Road Pricing Schemes – Dr Kim Perren (Loughborough University – Centre for Research in Social Policy). November 2008
    Conducting a survey (N=1500; representative sample) and writing a report for Shropshire County Council on the potential social impact of road pricing schemes.
    Other surveys used: GHS BSA LFS.
  • Barriers to digital inclusion in the Black Country – Mr Joe Lee. November 2008
    I am conducting a research project into the barriers to digital inclusion in the Black Country. I understand from UK Online centre reports that the ONS Omnibus survey contains the best data on internet usage, which i need for the background to the research project.
  • Worcestershire County Economic Assessment – Mr Chris Baker. September 2008
    The usage will provide valuable data for the economic assessment, which is an analysis of current trends and developments in Worcestershire's economy and contains information to provide an overview of recent national policy in order to establish a framework for, and give meaning to, development in the county.
    Other surveys used: APS BCS LFS.
  • Updating R-ISEWs for RDAs – Mr Saamah Abdallah (University of Birkbeck College – Centre for Well-being). July 2008
    We are updating Regional Indices of Sustainable Economic Well-Being for the RDAs. We have already calculated figures up to 2005, and will be updating them over the next three years.
    Other surveys used: FRS.
  • Personal Accounts – Miss Bhaveshree Hirani (The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) – Personal Accounts Delivery Authority). June 2008
    The dataset will be used to assist in the modelling of participation rates into personal accounts. The dataset will help produce estimates of scheme volumes, support other strands of work and adhoc analysis to support briefing etc. The dataset will also help identify the characteristics of individuals who are/aren't currently participating into a pension scheme; including those who are contributing into the pension scheme; detailed job level information to identify multiple jobs, and information on how often individuals move between jobs.
    Other surveys used: GHS FRS LFS BHPS ELSA.
  • National long-term conditions policy – Mr Roger Halliday (Department of Health – Department of Health). May 2008
    Provide an evidence base for national policy to improve health, care and well-being of people with long-term conditions.
    Other surveys used: GHS HSE FRS LFS.
  • Research – Mr Alex Dregan (University of Surrey – Sociology). May 2008
    A range of surveys are used to examine the changes in the prevalence of sleep problems across different social and historical periods over the last four decades. We expect to demonstrate that sleep problems varied by historical time and respondents age. In addition, it is expected that the way that sleep problems were framed will be associated with different trends in prevalence rates both within and between age and gender. These findings will provide a valuable insight into the development of sleep problems over time and their association with different historical and social events.
    Other surveys used: FES NCDS ELSA HSE BSA SHES.
  • Longer Distance Travel in the UK – Dr Joyce Dargay (University of Leeds – Institute for Transport Studies). March 2008
    This project will examine longer-distance non-regular travel within the UK by car, coach, rail and air. The main objective is to develop a forecasting model for long-distance travel by mode over a 20-year horizon which will be able to analyze the impact of various supply-side developments, policy measures and demographic and socio-economic developments.
    Other surveys used: NTS BSA.
  • Evaluation of public opinion research on fluoridation – Professor Paul Bellaby (University of Salford – Institute for Social Cultural and Policy Research). February 2008
    A critical appraisal of fluoridation opinion polls, using the Cochrane method.
  • Socio-economic position and sleep – Dr Jean Adams (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne – School of Population and Health Sciences). January 2008
    Exploring socio-economic inequalities in sleep quantity using a number of different markers of SEP.
    Other surveys used: TimeUse.
  • Deprivation and development – Professor Laurence Moseley (University of Glamorgan – SOCS-HESAS). January 2008
    An analysis of data in rural areas in England with a view to trying to uncover the barriers to, and stimulators of, economic progress.
    Other surveys used: APS GHS WHS HSE MCS.
  • Student use for coursework exercise – Ms Emer Brangan (University of Bath – Economics and International Development). October 2007
    Using the data from the 'charitable giving' module 338 of the Omnibus household survey for an exercise by a group of 3 students (including myself) on a MRes degree at the university of Bath, requiring us to obtain secondary data and carry out quantitative analysis on it.
  • Time Use Project – Ms Rebecca Vichniac. August 2007
    The datasets would be used as a part of the analysis for a new paper in the Journal of Economic Perspective. The paper is a cross-national comparison of the time spent with children and how the child care is divided amongst the parents.
    Other surveys used: TimeUse BHPS.
  • Investigate obesity time trends in school age children – Dr Steven Julious (University of Sheffield – Medical Statistics Group). August 2007
    To investigate time trends in obesity in school age children as part of a MPH dissertation assignment.
    Other surveys used: NCDS LSYPE.
  • Indications of Public Health in the English Regions: Substance Use – Miss Claire Shaw (Liverpool John Moores University – Centre for Public Health). July 2007
    The North West Public Health Observatory (PHO) has been tasked with the completion of the Indications of Public Health in relation to drug use in the English regions on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer.
    Other surveys used: BCS.
  • GeNet project 5: WHIPP – Mr Jerome De Henau (Open University, The – Economics). July 2007
    We analyse the determinants and the distribution of intra-household financial inequalities in the UK, with a focus on tax-benefits.
    Other surveys used: FRS GHS TimeUse LFS BHPS FACS ELSA.
  • Equalitec Recruitment of women into ITEC project – Dr Robert Busfield (University of Roehampton – Business and Social Sciences). July 2007
    This project examines how women are recruited and retained in the ITEC sector. The main method involves interviewing HR managers in relevant companines and the project aims to disseminate good practice throughout the industry in order to increase the proportion of women emoployed in ITECT careers. The research will also involve secondary analysis of labour force statistics in order to illustrate the current position of women in the ITEC sector.
    Other surveys used: LFS GHS BSA BCS.
  • A qualitative assessment of young adult's risk perceptions of chlamydia – Mrs Kate Newby (Coventry University – Faculty of Health and Life Sciences). July 2007
    I am writing a paper to be submitted to the journal 'Health Education Research'. I wish to report within this paper on awareness of chlamydia and its symptoms/consequences as reported in the omnibus report No. 30. However I want to include data collectively on 16-24 year olds which is not provided. I will therefore use the dataset to determine the precentage of 16-24 year olds who are aware of chlaydia and symptoms/consequences.
  • Domestic Burglary in South Yorkshire – Mr Paul Brindley (University of Sheffield – Town and Regional Planning). June 2007
    PhD research to explore the temporal and spatial patterns of domestic burglary in South Yorkshire. Regression analysis to explore socio-economic factors of variations in crime patterns between geographic areas.
    Other surveys used: APS BCS FRS EFS.
  • Ethnicity and the labour market – Dr Gindo Tampubolon (University of Manchester – Sociology). June 2007
    There has been very little empirical evidence to date on the indirect discrimination that women from ethnic minorities group face in the labour market in terms of unemployment duration or re-employment duration after redundancy. Employment rate of the well-educated from among these minorities is comparable to that of the women from the majority group. This comparable rate of employment however masks potential indirect discrimination in terms of the quality of their occupation and of terms of employment [controlling for the same level of education]. Another potential difference, which can be understood as indirect discrimination, masked by this headline rate is the duration of job search or the duration of unemployment [again controlling for education and stage in the life course such as child bearing age, for instance]. The project aims to study the latter phenomenon which requires information that this data provides: detailed region and the detailed or month of changes in the labour market status. We also need detailed age not only age band.
    Other surveys used: APS LSYPE.
  • Secondary analysis – Miss Stella Chatzitheochari (University of Surrey – Sociology). May 2007
    My research is 'the sociological and biomedical effects of sleep restriction'.
  • Public Attitudes towards Development and the UK Media – Dr David Hudson (University of University College London – Political Science). May 2007
    The data will provide a basis for writing a conference paper on the role of the media and public attitudes towards development in the UK.
  • eSocTu - Time Use Data to Analyse Macro and Micro Change in an e-Society – Mr Paul Stoneman (University of Essex – Chimera Institute). May 2007
    Other surveys used: TimeUse BHPS.
  • Opinion on cultural policy – Dr Tally Katz-Gerro. March 2007
    Data is requested for purposes of academic research on the association between social position, cultural consumption, and attitudes towards cultural policy. Results will be compared with similar data from the United States.
  • Secondary analysis – Ms Victoria Peacey. February 2007
    I am currently conducting a similar study using the ONS Omnibus. I am interested in comparing the characteristics of respondents to the two surveys and may also undertake some secondary analysis of the data to look at face-to-face contact.
    Other surveys used: FRS LFS.
  • Social mobility and the middle classes – Dr Gindo Tampubolon (University of Manchester – Sociology). February 2007
    Social mobility and the middle classes: latent growth models of class careers.
    Other surveys used: NCDS BHPS BCS70.
  • ICT Use - Citizen Media – Dr Jan Heim. February 2007
    Data from several available European countries, colleted by EUROSTAT, are applied in a cluster analysis to characterize people's use of ICT.
  • Reference – Mr Anuratha Vnekataraman (University of Warwick – Sociology). February 2007
    Research for study and aquiring knowledge in my studies pertaining to sick pay and its ramifications on corporate policy.
    Other surveys used: EFS SEH GHS.
  • Teaching – Dr Robert Evans (Cardiff University – School of Social Sciences). February 2007
    Data for teaching and assessment in Quantitative Methods on ESRC recognised 1+3 MSc Social Science Research Methods.
    Other surveys used: HSE.
  • Data for research methods teaching purposes – Dr Richard Lampard (University of Warwick – Sociology). February 2007
    To generate teaching examples on an undergraduate research methods module, Surveys, Secondary Analysis and Social Statistics.
    Other surveys used: BSA MCS LSYPE.
  • Grandparent caring – Professor Bob Broad (De Montfort University – Health and life sciences). December 2006
    I am seeking to collect information about grandparent caring to inform my teaching and research about kinship care in the UK. This information will provide the context within which grandparent carers are located.
    Other surveys used: BSA FACS MCS.
  • Grandparent caring – Professor Bob Broad (De Montfort University – Health and life sciences). November 2006
    I am studying/teaching kinship care and for that social work I am conducting a review of grandparent caring. I am seeking to find information from official census and other government data about the extent and nature of types of grandparent care of children.
    Other surveys used: TimeUse BSA MCS.
  • Smoking behaviour and smoke intake – Professor Martin Jarvis (University of University College London – Epidemiology and Public health). November 2006
    My research aims to examine the association between smoking behaviour and smoke intake as indexed by cotinine in relation to factors such as socio-economic status, age, gender and product smoked.
    Other surveys used: HSE GHS NCDS ELSA.
  • Open University Project – Mrs Margaret Halstead (St Martin's College – Library). September 2006
    Project for Unit K223, and then to develop this into practice guideline for a PCT smoking cessation programme on assisting pipe smokers to stop smoking. Using this data for information on number of pipe smokers nationally and intention to quit
  • Fertility patterns in contemporary Britain – Ms Jane Roberts (Oxford: Nuffield College – Social Studies). August 2006
    The aim is to ascertain the differences in circumstances of women at different ages in resepct of partnership status, and number of children, in order to help understand some of the factors affecting family size. no funding.
    Other surveys used: Vital Statistics.
  • Seconday Analysis and the Social Model of Disability – Dr Mark Priestley (University of Leeds – Centre for Disability Studies). April 2006
    Long term project to map and scope the potential use of existing datasets for secondary analysis within a social model approach to disability (beginning with a pilot project on disability and public transport funded by the Disability Rights Commission).
  • RDI - Comparing New Teaching Datasets – Ms Sam Parsons (Institute of Education – CLS). March 2006
    I am constructing teaching datasets using BCS780 and NCDS and want to explore this recently deposited dataset.
  • Scottish Survey Statistics – Dr Michael Rosie (University of Edinburgh – Sociology). March 2006
    Survey statistics on Scottish society
    Other surveys used: NILTS BSA LFS SHES GHS SEH.
  • Volunteering – Dr Iain Lang (University of Exeter – Peninsula Medical School). March 2006
    Examination of time spent volunteering.
    Other surveys used: HSE TimeUse.
  • MSc Research Methods – Mr Nick Foard (Nottingham Trent University – Graduate School). February 2006
    Data will be used for teaching purposes on a module entitled 'Advanced Data Analysis' on the MSc Research Methods at Nottingham Trent University.
    Other surveys used: BSA GHS HSE BHPS ELSA .
  • International Comparison of Smoking and Cessation Behavior – Dr Shiu Wong. January 2006
    To compare the smoking intensity, quitting, and cessation help-seeking behavior of people in different continents and countries.
  • Sizing the illicit drugs market – Dr Jonathan Burton (University of Essex – ISER). September 2005
    Home Office project.
    Other surveys used: BCS ELSA MCS BHPS.
  • Smoking Section – Miss Abigail Fox (KAI: Analysis). September 2005
    The smoking section of the data will be analysed for the purpose of deriving the average amount of cigarettes smoked.
    Other surveys used: GHS HSE.
  • Academic research on racial attitudes – Dr Catherine Fieschi (University of Nottingham – Politics). May 2005
    Carrying out a comparison of attitudes toward immigration in Britain.
    Other surveys used: .
  • Social and gender influences on tobacco use – Professor Martin Jarvis (University of University College London – Epidemiology and Public Health). May 2005
    Examination of patterns of smoking prevalence and cessation by age, measures of socio-economic position and sex, in order to test for differences by gender and by social influences. Estimation of sales-weighted average tar and nicotine yields using the GHS as the source for brand market share.
    Other surveys used: HSE GHS SHES BCS70 NCDS.
  • Economic Value of Walking – Dr Geoff Riddington (Glasgow Caledonian University – Economics). May 2005
    To identify the numbers of walking trips and the value these have to the participants
    Other surveys used: HSE SHES NTS.
  • Questionnaire development for health needs assessment – Mr Paul McCabe (Newham PCT – Public Health). May 2005
    To examine the results of the alcohol module questions as part of developing a questionnaire on alcohol for local needs assessment.
  • Men's Use of Sexual Health Services – Dr Steve Pearson (University of Leeds – Nuffield International Health and Development Centre). April 2005
    To use a national cross-sectional survey (Omnibus Survey) to provide a profile of men reporting use of family planning clinics or general practitioners for family planning purposes. Data from 1991 have already been downloaded and provide a trend of levels of use. The aim is to write a paper based upon this analysis.
  • ICT uptake models – Dr Ben Anderson (University of Essex – Chimera). January 2005
    Use of BHPS to model distributions and uptake of ICTS across the UK.
  • Evaluating the Impact of 'Valuing People' – Professor Eric Emerson (Lancaster University – Institute for Health Research). December 2004
    To develop a comprehensive set of performance indicators that can be used to evaluate the impact of current health and social care policies for people with learning disabilities.
    Other surveys used: LFS HSE TimeUse GHS FRS BCS BHPS NCDS FACS MCS BCS70.

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