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Usage of the Young People's Social Attitudes Survey

This page contains information from users who have downloaded the YPSA 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.

• Regression Class Project – Ms Lauren Bailes. December 2012

  This data usage will be used for an end-of-term class project. The class is multiple regression. I would like to use economic security, material well-being, reading/comprehension ability and time poverty (of the child) as predictors of overall subjective well-being.

• Interviewer observation variables for weighting – Professor Patrick Sturgis (University of Southampton – Social statistics). September 2012

  An assessment of the performance of interviewer observation variables as predictors of survey outcomes in order to evaluate their potential utility as variables for producing survey weights. The analysis will model a range of survey outcomes using the interviewer observation variables as predictors.
  Other surveys used: UKHLS.

• Social marketing project for DCSF – Ms Carol Garbutt. January 2010

  Work undertaken to inform a possible social marketing campaign to encourage more young people to participate in positive activities outside of school.

• Educational and career aspirations – Dr Martyn Quigley (University of Birmingham – Education). October 2009

  The study investigates (a) why males are not attracted to the teaching profession in the UAE, and (b) why the numbers of males entering primary is falling. Access to YPSA will allow us to make a comparison between young Emirati people and young British people.

• The social structure and social problems in UK and China – Dr Feng Li. May 2009

  With the rapid social transformation, there are more and more social problems in China. I want to compare the social problems in the UK, as that is the earliest industried and important developed country, and China as that is an important developing country.
  Other surveys used: BCS.

• Building Voice, Civic Action and Learning – Dr Carolynne Mason (University of Cambridge – Faculty of Education). March 2009

  This project is aiming to investigate the ways in which young people from socio-economically disadvantaged communities express their civic identities, engage with their communities at local, national and global level and reflect on processes of participation. It also aims to build the capacity of schools and voluntary agencies to provide opportunities for student voice, civic action and learning that reflect the preferences and contexts of young people from socio-economically disadvantaged communities.

• Reasoning with evidence – Mr James Nicholson (University of Durham – School of Education). April 2008

  Developing ways of visualising relationships in multi-variate data, in health, education social equity etc.
  Other surveys used: NTS FES Vital Statistics NILTS HSE.

• Econometric exercise in my module – Mr Takashi Shiono (University of York – Economics). September 2007

  Engel courve analysis, I'm especially interested in food. So, I also need some conditioning variable such as composition of household.
  Other surveys used: EFS GHS.

• Quantitative Research Methods – Dr Emma Uprichard (University of Durham – School of Applied Social Studies). January 2007

  I'm looking for suitable teaching datasets with which to teach introductory statistics to MA Gender Studies students.
  Other surveys used: HSE BHPS.

• Young peoples attitudes to education and skills – Miss Sireita Mullings (University of Goldsmiths College – Sociology). October 2006

  Data will be used and datasets referenced, in my Mphil/PhD thesis. This will aid an analysis of youth attitudes to education and skills.

• Attitudes to inclusion – Miss Sireita Mullings (University of Goldsmiths College – Sociology). October 2006

  I am currently looking at youth attitudes to social inclusion. The data will be used for the sake of the Modelling Social Data Module. Findings may be used within my thesis.

• Religious trends in Britain – Dr David Voas (University of Manchester – Centre for Census and Survey Research). October 2005

  Part of a general research agenda encompassing various specific projects.
  Other surveys used: BSA.

• Research – Miss Celia Taylor (University of Huddersfield – Behavioural Sciences). October 2005

  Online Support for QDA and CAQDAS and Evaluation of Learning Needs.

• Teaching – Miss Celia Taylor (University of Huddersfield – Behavioural Sciences). September 2005

  Online Support for QDA and CAQDAS and Evaluation of Learning Needs.

• Dataset to show how to code – Miss Celia Taylor (University of Huddersfield – Behavioural Sciences). September 2005

  ESRC grant.

• Social Mobility and Home Ownership - A Risk Assessment – Miss Sandy Patel. April 2005

  The New Horizons programme aims to introduce new research ideas, develop innovative, cross-cutting approaches to research and offer a forward-thinking perspective on medium- to long-term policy issues pertaining to the ODPM. The purpose of the study is four fold: 1 to explore the relationship between homeownership and both inter- and intra-generational social mobility 2 to highlight the risks that may weaken existing links between homeownership and social mobility 3 to identify other options to promote housing wealth 4 to place these risks and alternative options in the context of policy developments in housing and in creating sustainable communities.
  Other surveys used: BSA GHS BCS70 NCDS BHPS.