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The number of people saying they are on zero-hours contracts rises 21%, according to official figures.
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This article covers research which uses data held by the UK Data Service Labour Force Survey SN 2000026 https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000026
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Researchers find that regular physical activity can cut the risk of dying from alcohol-related cancer and other diseases
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This article cover research which uses data held by the UK Data Service Scottish Health Survey SN 2000047 https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000047 Health Survey for England SN 2000021 https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000021
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" Rocketing cyber crime is affecting more Oxfordshire families and businesses every day, police chiefs have warned."
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This article covers research which uses data held by the UK Data Service Crime survey for England and Wales SN 200009 https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=200009
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People starting a family should head to Hertfordshire, a new poll suggests, after the county was named the UK’s best place to raise children.
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Link to uSwitch report: https://www.uswitch.com/place-to-live/for-a-family/ Crime Survey for England and Wales Labour Force Survey https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000026
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" The first Better Family Life Index from uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service..."
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Link to uSwitch report: https://www.uswitch.com/place-to-live/for-a-family/ Crime Survey for England and Wales https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=200009 Labour Force Survey
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Study finds ‘stubbornly high number of young people excluded from UK labour market’ – depending on where they live
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Link to EY Foundation report: https://t.co/BBkUveCzjC Labour Force Survey
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" The number of households where no-one works has fallen by almost 200,000 over the past year, new figures show."
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Labour Force Survey
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One of Britain’s largest recruitment firms said the employment market has boomed since the EU referendum with an extra 30,000 new jobs on its books since the Brexit vote.
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Labour Force Survey
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Almost three-quarters of a million girls are unhappy with their looks and more than a quarter of a million are distressed about their overall lives, according to an annual report on childhood in the UK.
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Understanding Society
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"Fears have been raised over zero-hour contracts after new figures revealed one in 10 people want to work longer hours. Ten per cent of Swansea employees would jump at the chance of clocking up more time at work, the highest rate in five years, according to the Welsh Government figures."
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Annual Population Survey
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Up to 800,000 EU nationals who have been working in Britain were not included in official job figures, it has emerged.
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Labour Force Survey
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"A new economic study by the University of Stirling and Royal Holloway, University of London has found evidence that there is a big difference in cash flow problems faced by men and women in the UK."
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This article covers research which uses data held by the UK Data Service. Labour Force Survey https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000026 Wealth and Assets Survey
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The number of people on such employment terms continues to rise despite criticism of their use at firms including Sports Direct.
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This article covers research which uses data held by the UK Data Service Labour Force Survey SN 2000026 https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000026
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Here are the numbers of people from countries outside the UK who made up the population of Wales in 2015
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This article covers research which uses data held by the UK Data Service. Annual Population Survey SN 200002 https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=200002
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The government might be targeting "phantom students" in its efforts to control migration, a study suggests.
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This article covers research which uses data held by the UK Data Service Annual Population Survey SN 200002 https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=200002 International Passenger Survey SN 2000025 https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000025
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" Mothers with young children are nearly a third less likely to be in work than men with children of the same age, according to new TUC analysis..."
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Labour Force Survey
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As well as traditional measures like GCSE grades and average income, the study looked at average hours of sleep, time spent with family, average sunshine and access to amenities
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Link to uSwitch report: https://www.uswitch.com/place-to-live/for-a-family/ Crime Survey for England and Wales Labour Force Survey
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Just 11% of UK children live in a home where no adult is working, says ONS, down from 20% when records began in 1996
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Labour Force Survey
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Lone parents across the UK see the biggest rise in employment of any group of people, official figures show.
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Labour Force Survey
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" Youth unemployment rates have fallen from the peaks seen during the recession, experts said"
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" Raising a teenager in Yorkshire now costs an average of £25,000 – and half of all parents are feeling pressure to keep up with their children’s expectations.
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Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 1997-2015: Secure Access
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"More than 700,000 girls in the UK aged 10 to 15 said they were unhappy because of the way they look, according to a report by the Children’s Society." Via ESRC
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Understanding Society
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The report by the Children's Society was written using data from the ESRC-funded Understanding Society study
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The PSHE Association has issued a warning to the Government over serious risks to child safety – as official figures show a significant fall in time allocated to PSHE education on the curriculum, including lessons on how pupils can help to keep themselves and others safe from abuse and online dangers.
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Crime Survey for England and Wales
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When personal wealth suddenly increases, single women are more likely to start a new business than men, according to a study from University of Stirling and Royal Holloway, University of London.
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This article covers research which uses data held by the UK Data Service.
Labour Force Survey Wealth and Assets Survey
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Welsh Health Survey
SN 2000057 https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000057