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December 8, 2016 6:31 AM
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Researchers Believe They've Finally Found Who Swung The EU Referendum For Brexit

Researchers Believe They've Finally Found Who Swung The EU Referendum For Brexit | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
And how disadvantaged Leave voters could change the face of British politics.
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Report: NatCen Social Research Understanding the Leave vote http://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/1319222/natcen_brexplanations-report-final-web2.pdf


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December 8, 2016 5:24 AM
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UK politics becoming mired in 'culture wars', study suggests

UK politics becoming mired in 'culture wars', study suggests | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
EU referendum polling suggests new rifts that bypass class and political leanings may leave the UK more divided than before
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November 28, 2016 5:01 AM
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Women still do more household chores than men, ONS finds - BBC News

Women still do more household chores than men, ONS finds - BBC News | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Women do almost 40% more work around the house than men, says the Office for National Statistics.
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November 17, 2016 8:48 AM
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UK voters want single market access and immigration controls, poll finds

UK voters want single market access and immigration controls, poll finds | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
NatCen study finds 90% favour staying in single market and 70% want limits on EU immigration, posing headache for government
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November 17, 2016 4:34 AM
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Voters 'split on UK Brexit priorities' - BBC News

Voters 'split on UK Brexit priorities' - BBC News | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
A study suggests Britons want the UK to stay in the EU single market - with new migration controls.
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October 27, 2016 8:21 AM
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Nurses can help teach patients about dementia risk | Nursing in Practice

Nurses can help teach patients about dementia risk | Nursing in Practice | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
A dementia charity boss urged nurses to discuss  dementia risk factors with patients after research found one in four thought there was nothing they could do to reduce their chances of developing the condition.
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October 26, 2016 5:03 AM
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Most people unaware of lifestyle link to dementia, survey finds

Most people unaware of lifestyle link to dementia, survey finds | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Most people are unaware of all the lifestyle factors which can increase the risk of dementia, a survey has found.
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October 13, 2016 9:36 AM
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England & Wales lag behind neighbours on drink driving

England & Wales lag behind neighbours on drink driving | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it

" England and Wales left with the highest drink-drive limit in Europe after Malta announces plans to lower legal blood alcohol content for drivers Road safety groups and emergency services call for England and Wales to follow suit."

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September 21, 2016 9:18 AM
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Three quarters of people think the drink-drive limit should be lowered 

Three quarters of people think the drink-drive limit should be lowered  | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Three quarters of people think the drink drive alcohol limit should be reduced, a survey found.
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September 20, 2016 4:43 AM
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Drink-drive alcohol limit should be lowered - says poll results

Drink-drive alcohol limit should be lowered - says poll results | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it

" Three quarters of people think that the amount of alcohol drivers are allowed to drink should be reduced, an official new poll has found."

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August 22, 2016 10:59 AM
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'Pension burden avalanche' is bearing down on younger workers

'Pension burden avalanche' is bearing down on younger workers | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Soaring government debt has been the biggest millstone around the necks of the young since 2000, but mounting pension liabilities have had most impact over the past year, a study finds.
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August 16, 2016 5:47 AM
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Top cleric says Church of England risks becoming a ‘suburban sect’

Top cleric says Church of England risks becoming a ‘suburban sect’ | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Plans to reverse decline in congregations may alienate even more people, says Oxford dean
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August 11, 2016 8:41 AM
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Decline of religion in Britain ‘comes to a halt’ – major study suggests

Decline of religion in Britain ‘comes to a halt’ – major study suggests | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it

" It is more than 130 years since Nietzsche declared that “God is dead”, and forecasts of the demise of organised religion in the UK and elsewhere have been a regular fixture ever since."

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December 8, 2016 5:40 AM
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Brexit vote: The breakdown

Brexit vote: The breakdown | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
New research casts further light on who voted Leave and why in the EU referendum.
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Report: NatCen Social Research Understanding the Leave vote http://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/1319222/natcen_brexplanations-report-final-web2.pdf


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November 28, 2016 7:16 AM
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‘What type of society is Britain today?’: Lay perceptions of inequality

‘What type of society is Britain today?’: Lay perceptions of inequality | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it

"Contrary to what is often believed, people hold sophisticated interpretations and understandings of socio-economic inequality, writes Sarah Irwin. She draws on her own research to explain participants’ reactions to social structure, as well as to suggest that social science can do more to effectively understand lay perceptions of inequality."

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November 23, 2016 6:14 AM
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Does Middlesbrough deserve its unenviable reputation? - BBC News

Does Middlesbrough deserve its unenviable reputation? - BBC News | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Middlesbrough, an industrial town on the north-east coast of England, often gets a bad press. But residents are determined their hometown is somewhere to be proud of. Who's right?
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November 17, 2016 4:36 AM
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U.K. Voters Want the ‘Impossible’ From an EU Deal

U.K. Voters Want the ‘Impossible’ From an EU Deal | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
A large majority of U.K. voters want both access to the European Union’s single market and limits on the free movement of labor, a combination that EU leaders have repeatedly said is not available as Britain leaves the 28-nation bloc.
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October 27, 2016 8:25 AM
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Majority don’t know lifestyle increases dementia risk

Majority don’t know lifestyle increases dementia risk | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Most people are unaware of all the lifestyle factors which can increase the risk of dementia, a survey has found.
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October 27, 2016 8:19 AM
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Lifestyle links to dementia unknown to most people

Lifestyle links to dementia unknown to most people | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it

" Most people are unaware of all the lifestyle factors which can increase the risk of dementia, a survey has found."

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October 13, 2016 9:38 AM
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Fresh calls for lowering of drink-drive limit

Fresh calls for lowering of drink-drive limit | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Road safety and health experts along with the emergency services have called on the government to lower the drink-drive limit in England and Wales.
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September 27, 2016 5:20 AM
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Ted Bromund: Brexit is a backlash about democracy

Ted Bromund: Brexit is a backlash about democracy | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it

" If there’s one thing people like to do, it’s tell stories. We all need to make sense of this busy world, and we do that by making events fit into a neat narrative. But the story Americans are hearing about Brexit is, as we’d say, a doozy."

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September 21, 2016 9:17 AM
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'Make us safer': Majority of public want a lower drink-drive limit 

'Make us safer': Majority of public want a lower drink-drive limit  | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
In a survey, commissioned by Public Health England, 77 per cent of people were in favour of the law being changed so drivers cannot legally consume as much alcohol before getting behind the wheel.
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September 13, 2016 8:08 AM
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Majority trust inspectors to make food safe - survey

Majority trust inspectors to make food safe - survey | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Almost 70% of people trust food inspectors “a great deal” or “quite a lot” to make sure food is safe, according to a survey.

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This research was funded by the ESRC and Food Standards Agency under the Global Food Security Programme.

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August 19, 2016 6:05 AM
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Shopper's trust in farmers greater than government, survey finds

Shopper's trust in farmers greater than government, survey finds | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it

Shoppers are more likely to trust farmers than the government or supermarkets when buying food, new research has revealed.

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August 11, 2016 8:45 AM
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Decline of religious belief in the UK comes to a halt

Decline of religious belief in the UK comes to a halt | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it

" The steady decline of religion in the UK appears to have come to a halt.

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