ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This research presents new survey findings on people’s aspirations for later life in Great Britain.
Social Inclusion
We have a long tradition and extensive experience of conducting research about social inclusion. A series of recent studies for Government and other commissioners using qualitative methods and secondary data analysis have focussed explicitly on issues relating to social inclusion including poverty, inequality and the experiences of particular population groups. Social inclusion also cross cuts and underpins much of our work in a diverse range of areas including crime and justice, education, health, welfare and families.
Social Inclusion
Aspirations for later life
Citizenship survey
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The Citizenship Survey contributes to the evidence base across the following policy areas: cohesion, community empowerment, race, equality, volunteering and charitable giving...
Living and caring?
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This report assesses the impact of informal care provision on older people by comparing the experiences of carers and non-carers aged 50 and over.
Motivations for sole and joint birth registration
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This study explores how unmarried parents make choices and decisions about sole or joint birth registration...
Parental Confidence in the Special Educational Needs System
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This report presents findings from our study of parents’ experiences of the Special Educational Needs system...
The August riots in England
ResearcherGareth Morrell
NatCen was commissioned by the Cabinet Office to conduct an independent study into the motivations of young people involved in or affected by the riots – the report is the first, and currently only, major study to be based on what young people themselves have to say
The impact of information about crime & policing on public perceptions
ResearcherJenny Chanfreau
Testing the impact of crime maps on public perceptions...
Understanding participatory time for groups at risk of social exclusion
ResearcherMatt Barnes
This study explores social exclusion in those who work atypical times and older people
Understanding Society
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The largest social research study of its kind in the world with 40,000 households - 100,000 individuals - taking part across the UK...
Adult Psychiatric Morbidity in England 2007
ResearcherSally McManus
The APMS survey series has recently provided valuable insights into the impact of recession on mental health.
British Social Attitudes 25th Report
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The 25th report (January 2009) of the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series, conducted annually since 1983...
Care and caring
ResearcherMelanie Doyle
Looking at the type of social care employed by, or on behalf of adults with long term health needs...
Developing a Quality of Life Measure
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The study aims to find out what is important to people in their quality of life, and how they weigh up different aspects, such as love and support vs independence. The measure we come up will be used to guide funding decisions in health and social care.
Implementation Evaluation of the National Healthy Schools enhancement model
Oct 2010
ResearcherElizabeth Fuller
A study which fed into the production of guidelines for Special Schools delivering the National Healthy Schools enhancement model...
Measuring perceptions of unfair treatment in the public services
Researcher
The concept of fair treatment by public services can be broken down into: professionalism and respect; information; procedures; and outcomes. Questions should be designed to examine each of these aspects of fairness separately.
Scottish Social Attitudes 2010
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The Scottish Social Attitudes study aims to provide high quality survey data on a wide range of social and political issues...
Sight impairment at age seven
ResearcherNot available
16-19 Bursary Fund Evaluation
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The 16-19 Bursary Fund is intended to provide financial support to young people who face barriers to participation in education.
A stalled generation?
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The aim of this study is to examine the way in which older and better qualified groups of young people are being affected by the downturn.
British Social Attitudes 27th Report
Dec 2010
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
Every year the British Social Attitudes survey asks over 3000 people what it’s like to live in Britain and how they think Britain is run...
Early Education for Disadvantaged 2-year Olds
ResearcherRachel Ormston
Our evaluation of the Government scheme providing free early-years education to disadvantaged 2-year olds...
Estimating the prevalence of young people absent from school due to bullying
ResearcherElizabeth Clery
Gives an estimate of the number of young people (aged 11-15) absent from state school because of severe experiences of bullying...
Evaluation of Every Child a Reader
ResearcherEmily Tanner
This evaluation looks at the implementation, impact and value for money of the Every Child a Reader (ECaR) programme...
Implementation and delivery of Test Beds Virtual Campus
ResearcherStephen Webster
This case study looks at the implementation, delivery and outcomes of Virtual Campus, an ICT platform that allows Education, Training and Employment providers in prisons and offender-learners access to training materials and secure websites...
Intergenerational transmission of worklessness
ResearcherMatt Barnes
Mapping patterns of worklessness across successive generations...
Ross-CASE survey 2006-07
Researcher
This report presents results from the 2006-07 annual Ross-CASE Survey...
Ross-CASE survey 2007-08
Researcher
This report presents results from the 2007-08 annual Ross-CASE Survey...
Ross-CASE survey 2009-10
ResearcherEleanor Ireland
Latest results from the 10 year anual survey of gift revenue and fundraising costs...
Student Income and Expenditure Study 2012
Mar 2012
ResearcherEmma Drever
The Student Income and Expenditure Study tracks student expenditure and debt...
The English Baccalaureate and GCSE choices study
ResearcherSam Clemens
Results from this study show that the new English Baccalaureate is increasing the proportion of pupils taking core academic subjects most valued by universities and employers.
LIT Programme Evaluation
ResearcherNot available
We're investigating whether the LIT programme works and if it does, why. It's a programme targeted at low-ability readers in year 7 through 'reciprocal teaching'.
A test for racial discrimination
ResearchersMartin Wood
This report provides evidence on the extent to which ethnic minorities are discriminated against in the British job market.
Activity Agreement Pilots Evaluation
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
Evaluating the impact of a Government pilot to encourage disengaged young people back into education...
Cases of alleged teacher incompetence
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This study looks at the referral of alleged serious professional incompetence cases being made by employers to the General Teaching Council for England...
Pathways to retirement
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This study illustrates the hugely different experiences of people as they retire and the influence of workplace policy and practice on these experiences.
Poverty in perspective
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This research improves our understanding of how people experience poverty in Britain today.
Refugee Integration: Analysis of the Survey of New Refugees
Researcher
The study highighted the importance of refugees' early experiences after receiving their asylum decision and emphasised the need for early support and targeted systems.
Evaluation of Support for Very Long-term Unemployed (SVLTU) Trailblazer
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
NatCen were commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to conduct a large programme of qualitative research as part of the evaluation of the Support for Very Long-term Unemployed (SVLTU) Trailblazer.
Building understanding of fairness, equality and good relations
ResearcherNaomi Jones
Reporting the results of nationwide focus groups that explored public attitudes to fairness, equality and good relations...
Scottish Social Attitudes 2006
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The Scottish Social Attitudes study aims to provide high quality survey data on a wide range of social and political issues...
Health, mental health & housing conditions in England
ResearcherSally McManus
An analysis of the links between fuel related poverty and poor mental and physical health
Is the built environment associated with physical activity?
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This feasibility study will test a research design and protocol, which if successful, may be adopted in a larger study to provide evidence on how the built environment influences physical activity.
Perceptions of Income in Retirement
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The overall aim of this research was to provide greater understanding of how people feel about their retirement income.
The reality of generation rent
ResearcherNot available
The study was commissioned by Halifax to explore the perceptions and views of people aged 20 - 45 years on the first-time buyers market...
Water in West Cumbria
ResearcherMelanie Doyle
'Water in West Cumbria' is being carried out on behalf of United Utilities in partnership with the Environment Agency.
Evaluation of the Child Maintenance Options Service
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC) has introduced a new service for separated parents, the Child Maintenance Options Service.
Are the Armed Forces understood and supported by the public?
ResearcherElizabeth Clery
Measuring attitudes towards service personnel and veterans and the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan...
British Social Attitudes 26th Report
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The 26th report of the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series, conducted annually since 1983...
Living Apart Together
ResearcherNot available
New research into the 10% of British couples who live at seperate addresses ...
Living in Leicester
Researcher
A study of how much energy people in Leicester use in their homes, gardens and travel...
National Diet and Nutrition Survey
ResearcherNot available
This survey aims to track (and allow policy makers to quickly respond to) trends in diet and nutrition status...
Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children
ResearcherNot available
This study sets out to draw a detailed picture of what very young children eat ...
National Travel Survey
Researcher
The only national source of information on where, why, how and how far people travel...
Offending Crime & Justice
ResearcherSarah Tipping
The Offending Crime & Justice study examined offences, anti-social behaviour and drug use among young people.
Child Poverty in Britain
ResearcherMatt Barnes
Drawing on the many different strands of our research, this summary reveals that more children than previously believed experience poverty...
The circumstances of persistently poor children
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This study reports on the characteristics and outcomes of young children living in persistent poverty in Scotland.
Understanding multiple disadvantage in older age
ResearcherMatt Barnes
Understanding older people’s experience of multiple disadvantage by exploring the relationships between disadvantages.
Views on fairness and the GMC
ResearcherNot available
The General Medical Council (GMC) exists to protect and maintain patient safety by ensuring proper standards in the practice of medicine in the United Kingdom.
Gambling and Financial Management
ResearcherHeather Wardle
How factors relating to money management, income, financial attitudes and skills may both be risk factors for - and protective factors against - problem gambling.
Evaluation of V
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
An evaluation of V, a charity set up to engage more young people in volunteering.
Prevention and reduction: A review of strategies for intervening early to prevent or reduce youth crime and anti-social behaviour
Researcher
This review is aimed at providing a comprehensive understanding of the key characteristics of ‘what works’ in terms of early interventions to prevent or reduce youth crime or anti-social behaviour.
Scottish Social Attitudes 2009
ResearcherRachel Ormston
The Scottish Social Attitudes study aims to provide high quality survey data on a wide range of social and political issues...
Educational attainment of blind and partially sighted pupils
ResearcherJenny Chanfreau
A NatCen report on the educational attainment of blind and partially sighted secondary school pupils in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Evaluation of the Anticipatory Care Community Pharmacy programme
ResearcherRachel Ormston
The Anticipatory Care Community Pharmacy (ACCP) programme aimed to support the delivery of Keep Well, Scotland’s flagship anticipatory care programme, by offering people health checks in pharmacies.
Family Resources Survey
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This annual survey provides information about the living conditions and resources of households in the United Kingdom ...
Homelessness amongst Lesbian and Gay Youth
ResearcherWilliam O'Connor
Identifies the causes of homelessness and the role played by sexuality...
Profiling London's rough sleepers
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
Communities and Local Government (CLG) should consider distinguishing between first-time rough sleepers, rough sleeper stock and returners for better monitoring and policy development.
Risky Behaviour and Social Attitudes
Researcher
The connection between young people's social and anti-social behaviour, their long-term outcomes and way in which behaviours can be changed through public intervention are at the core of this investigation.
Same-sex Couples
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
Our report presents results from the first national study to assess what effect important legislative changes have had on the lives of same-sex couples...
Social exclusion of older people
ResearcherMatt Barnes
Measures patterns of social exclusion among older people and examines the key risk factors of social exclusion in older age ...
Social impacts of the recession
ResearcherMatt Barnes
NatCen conducted secondary analysis research exploring the extent to which people who lose their job and people who feel insecure in their job go on to experience other social disadvantages.
Testing the 'Risk Society' Hypothesis
Researcher
This study empirically tested the key thesis of the sociological Risk Society (RS) theorem.
The Circumstances of Persistently Poor Families with Children
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The Government's emphasis on those who currently experience low income means those with a history of low-income have received less attention.
The Dynamics of Bad Housing
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
Recent research by NatCen suggests that the longer children live in bad housing, the more likely they are to face health problems...
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