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Rich mums work less after divorce law win

Rich mums work less after divorce law win | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
From www.dailymail.co.uk - March 23, 2016 8:33 PM
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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March 23, 2016 4:27 AM
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Public health minister vows to tackle obesity problem

Public health minister vows to tackle obesity problem | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
From stv.tv - March 22, 2016 4:26 AM
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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March 22, 2016 5:54 AM
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Wanted: British social scientists with better quantitative skills

Wanted: British social scientists with better quantitative skills | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
From www.timeshighereducation.com - March 21, 2016 12:03 PM
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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March 21, 2016 10:41 AM
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Britain's human landscape: An atlas of the UK’s population

Britain's human landscape: An atlas of the UK’s population | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
From www.independent.co.uk - March 16, 2016 3:15 PM
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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March 14, 2016 11:26 AM
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Cybercrooks bilk men for 3 times as much money as women

Cybercrooks bilk men for 3 times as much money as women | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
From nakedsecurity.sophos.com - March 14, 2016 8:03 AM
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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March 23, 2016 5:25 AM
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Brilliant clinicians need a brilliant support workforce

Brilliant clinicians need a brilliant support workforce | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
From www.theguardian.com - March 2, 2016 5:24 AM
A 2014 ONS labour force 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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March 22, 2016 10:14 AM
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Theresa May: Why I was right to introduce police tsars

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From www.yorkshirepost.co.uk - March 22, 2016 10:14 AM
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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March 21, 2016 10:57 AM
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National Living Wage: 1.7m self-employed to miss out - think tank - BBC News

National Living Wage: 1.7m self-employed to miss out - think tank - BBC News | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.co.uk - March 21, 2016 10:57 AM
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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March 14, 2016 11:45 AM
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Warning: screen-gazing could seriously damage your health

Warning: screen-gazing could seriously damage your health | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
From www.heraldscotland.com - March 14, 2016 11:45 AM
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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