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We find out what people really think about important social issues and how Britain is run.

Our research helps government and charities make the right decisions about the big issues.
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Latest reports
- Society Watch 2021
  
  The annual Society Watch series provides a snapshot of what life is like for people in Britain today, a picture of people’s lives and life opportunities presented from the cradle to the grave. Society Watch 2021 focuses on the public’s mental health.
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- British Social Attitudes 37
  
  The British Social Attitudes survey has been carried out annually since 1983 and is our longest running survey. Over 90,000 people have taken part in the study so far.
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- Wellcome Monitor 2020: Covid-19 Study
  
  The Wellcome Monitor is a study of the British adult population’s awareness of, knowledge of, engagement with, and attitudes towards, science and health research.
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- Scottish Victimisation Telephone Survey
  
  The aim of the SVTS 2020 was to collect data on the Scottish population’s experiences and perceptions of crime, safety, and policing, including any changes in crime or perceptions between the pre-COVID-19 lockdown period (23rd March 2020) and the period following this up to the end of September 2020.
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- Independent Evaluation of the National Online Tuition Pilot
  
  The National Online Tuition Pilot aimed to support disadvantaged pupils by providing fully subsidised tuition during the summer of 2020, during and following the COVID-19 school ‘closures’. The pilot was delivered by four established tutoring organisations and reached 1,425 learners in 65 schools.
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- Monitoring socioeconomic and mental health trajectories through the COVID-19 pandemic
  
  This research investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people’s mental health and financial situation, and how this differs among different groups of the UK population.
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- Public perceptions of sentencing
  
  Exploring public perceptions of the sentencing of causing death by driving offences in Scotland, including the perceptions of families of victims.
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- Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers
  
  Major research project that provides the Department for Education with the critical information needed to monitor and evaluate childcare and early years provision.
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- Trends and context in women’s mental health
  
  This research produces temporal trends for a range of different indicators of mental disorder, taking a gender-informed perspective on context and risk.
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- Food and You
  
  The latest report from the Food Standards Agency's flagship consumer survey is now available.
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Our flagship surveys
Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey

British Social Attitudes

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey

ELSA - English Longitudinal Study of Aging

English Housing Survey

Family Resources Survey

Health Survey for England

National Child Development Study

National Diet and Nutrition Survey

NatSal - National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles

National Travel Survey

Understanding Society
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