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Public health minister vows to tackle obesity problem. Experts claim a takeaway culture leaves Scots 'hostile' to healthy eating promotions.
UK Data Service's insight:
Latest figures from the Scottish Health Survey show 65% of adults aged 16 to 64 are heavier than they should be, compared to 52% in 1995.
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There are many lessons to be learned from universities around the world, says new British Academy report
UK Data Service's insight:
"Measuring up" – British Academy case study finds lack of quantitative skills among British students compared with their international counterparts and highlights “the world-class data infrastructure available in the UK through the UK Data Service” as well as the "Q-Step programme and the outreach activities of the UK Data Service".
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When Danny Dorling was a child he enjoyed watching people navigating the dark, damp underpass that linked the homes and workplaces either side of a big road outside Oxford. Some were bound for university jobs, others to the car factory, and they came from homes of varying value; their routes between the subway's four exits varied accordingly.
UK Data Service's insight:
Professor Danny Dorling uses 2011 Census data to create an atlas of the UK's population.
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A new report from City of London Police found that women don't lose as much, but they're 6x as likely to get targeted when online shopping.
UK Data Service's insight:
There were 5.2 million frauds and 2.5 million cybercrimes last year, based on interim results from the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
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According to the independent Crime Survey for England and Wales, crime has fallen by more than a quarter since PCCs were introduced.
UK Data Service's insight:
According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales, crime has fallen by more than a quarter since Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) were introduced.
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More than 1.7 million self-employed workers will earn below the new National Living Wage when it comes into force in April, a think tank warns.
UK Data Service's insight:
Family Resources Survey used by the Social Market Foundation in their report on low paid self-employment in the UK.
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With the popularity of box sets and Netflix, slumping in front of the TV, laptop or iPad for a binge-watching session is an increasingly common…
UK Data Service's insight:
Data from the Scottish Health Survey suggests that watching TV for longer than three hours a day has the potential to damage health.
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