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Interest in politics among the Scottish population is at its highest level since the advent of the Scottish Parliament.

New findings published this week from ScotCen’s Scottish Social Attitudes survey have highlighted both falling attendance at religious services and a steady increase in the number of Scots saying they do not belong to a religion.

Much has been written about the underperformance of white British children. But there are other very pressing issues to explore too, writes CentreForum's executive director

Health Survey for England.

The leading geographer talks to Karen Shook about how to learn from your audience and help build a better politics too

Recently the Office for National Statistics published its latest estimates of personal wellbeing and a three-year analysis of wellbeing by age . Guest post from ONS Personal Wellbeing measurement team- Links updated  How can this new dataset can help you in your policy making and evaluation? Where do these new estimates of personal wellbeing come from? These…

Arrests for cannabis possession in England and Wales have dropped by 46% since 2010, figures obtained by BBC Breakfast suggest.

More than three hours’ exercise every day is crucial to children’s well-being, a Fylde nursery manager claimed.

To some, they are a modern convenience, to others an expensive and wasteful indulgence. Yet while they may divide opinion among coffee purists and gadget-obsessed Britons, disposable coffee pods are now a regular part of the British diet, according to the Government. 

A 2014 ONS labour force survey

According to the independent Crime Survey for England and Wales, crime has fallen by more than a quarter since PCCs were introduced.

Hospital data shows seven-year fall in serious violent crime in England and Wales has halted

TUC analysis of the ONS Labour Force Survey highlights gap between BME and white workers

A total of 30million working days were lost due to stress, depression or anxiety, according to Labour Force survey

A recent bright spot in the research suggests that it isn't marriage that's the key to happiness, but the quality of the relationship itself.

Specific information about the number of EU migrants paying tax and claiming benefits in the UK will be published in the run-up to June's EU referendum.

Crime rates could take account of the harm caused to victims rather than simply counting offences using a new system , experts have said. Weighting crime

Life is getting better all the time – but most of us don’t believe it, official figures show. This paradox was revealed by the Office for National Statistics in a report on national well-being.

Data shows one in six staff are overqualified for their role with a further one in six undereducated

Married women cut their average weekly working hours by between an hour-and-a-half and two-and-a-half hours after the decision aimed at giving them a better safety net.

Public health minister vows to tackle obesity problem. Experts claim a takeaway culture leaves Scots 'hostile' to healthy eating promotions.