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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…
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Arrests for cannabis possession in England and Wales have dropped by 46% since 2010, figures obtained by BBC Breakfast suggest.
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This article covers research which uses data held by the UK Data Service.
Crime Survey for England and Wales
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More than three hours’ exercise every day is crucial to children’s well-being, a Fylde nursery manager claimed.
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This article used data held at the UK Data Service.
Health Survey for England
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"The better life in the UK objectively gets, the more we seem to complain that things seem to be getting worse, official study suggests."
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This article refers to data held at the UK Data Service.
Annual Population Survey
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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.
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This article refers to data held at the UK Data Service. Living Costs and Food Survey (Expenditure and Food Survey)
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A 2014 Labour Force Survey found that 35% of support workers received some form of training in the previous 13 weeks compared to 55% in the non-support workforce, with levels of 26% for customer service and 34% for administrative staff reporting job related training over the same period.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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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"The Brexit debate remains the current 'hot topic' - and quite rightly so. It represents a once in a lifetime choice for the British public that could radically change the business environment and arguably the social fabric."
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Labour Force Survey
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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
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This article refers to data held at the UK Data Service. Crime Survey for England and Wales
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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.
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This article refers to data held at the UK Data Service.
Annual Population Survey
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Data shows one in six staff are overqualified for their role with a further one in six undereducated
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Labour Force Survey
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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.
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This article refers to data held at the UK Data Service. British Household Panel Survey
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Public health minister vows to tackle obesity problem. Experts claim a takeaway culture leaves Scots 'hostile' to healthy eating promotions.
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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
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"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.
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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.
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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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