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All successful applications to access SHS data are summarised on this page. Basic details on each request are provided, whilst further information may be available upon request - please contact us for further information. The latest published information across the survey is the SHS 2010.

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Follow-up Surveys

Overview

One of the stated aims of the SHS is to provide a basis from which to undertake detailed follow-up surveys of particular sub-groups from the main survey. This may allow more detailed probing of certain sub-groups or variables of interest, and to examine under-lying issues within the data.

Please note that access to such sensitive and confidential data is safeguarded by regulating access for non-commercial purposes only, and can only be used by the Scottish Government or other research agencies acting on behalf of, or in collaboration with, the Scottish Government or associated bodies.

Presented below is a summary of the most recent follow-up survey requests which have been submitted to the SHS Project Team, with a brief description of the studies.

If you wish to submit a request then please use the pro-forma download option below. This document provides useful background information as to how follow-up surveys can be best used and how to request the necessary information. The pro-forma should be completed and submitted to the SHS Project Team.

We would expect to be able to turn round a special dataset request in a three to four week period, though this will vary depending on the project complexities and available resources.

Guidelines and Pro-forma

Downloadable document:

Title:Scottish Household Survey - Follow-up Surveys - Guidelines and pro-forma
Description:Sets out advice and guidance as to how request a sampling frame from the SHS to udnertake follow-up research, and the pro-forma which should be be submitted
File:SHS - Follow-up survey requests - Guidelines, November 2011[DOC, 168.0 kb: 02 Nov 2011]
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Summary of Projects

The following table provides a summary of the recent requests for SHS follow-up survey projects.

Organisation

Title

Purpose

Status

Date Actioned

Ipsos MORIParenting in ScotlandSurvey of parents to look at sources of support and advice for parents, child discipline, impact of the recession on family life, and childcare arrangements.Approved09/04/2010

Transport Research Institute

Private Car Use

The research focuses upon the potential for 'green' fiscal policy to alter driver behaviour: gauged by changes in vehicle ownership and usage. Centring on private passenger vehicles and their associated carbon-footprint, the main focus will be on taxation instruments and their potential to promote behaviour with a lesser environmental impact.

Approved

01/03/2010

Ipsos MORI

2011 Census Question Testing

GROS has commissioned Ipsos MORI to carry out cognitive testing of the questionnaire to be used in the 2011 census. In particular, the testing aims to: Better understand how people will respond to a new question on national identity; Test how the questionnaire works as a whole; and, test the 'Household questions - People' and question routing.

Approved

23/07/2009

Scottish Centre for Social Research

Bus Perceptions

The main aim of the research is to explore in more depth the reasons why people do not use buses (more) and what might encourage them to do so.

Approved

09/07/2009

Ipsos MORI

Home Appreciation Loan

This involves modelling the potential size of the market for a Home Appreciation Loan, market segmentation to understand the characteristics of potential recipients of the HAL and primary research to gauge potential recipients' views of the scheme.

Approved

12/03/2009

Ipsos MORI

Tenants' Priorities in Scotland

The Scottish Government has commissioned Ipsos MORI to carry out a telephone survey of 500 tenants of social housing. The study aims to establish the priorities of tenants of social landlords in order to help government ministers set objectives against which the performance of Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) can be measured.

Approved

23/12/2008

Hayton Consulting

Child Poverty

Hayton Consulting has been commissioned by the Scottish Parliament to undertake research to form an input into the Local Government and Communities Committee's inquiry into Child Poverty in Scotland. The work was to undertake a series of interviews with parents and carers in households that were defined as being in child poverty.

Approved

10/10/2008

Ipsos MORI

Scottish Property Managing Agents

Ipsos MORI has been commissioned by the Office of Fair Trading to carry out a survey of property-owners as part of a market study of Scottish property managing agents. The study will look at how well the market in services provided by property management agents (factors) for maintaining and repairing common areas of multiple occupancy buildings in Scotland is working.

Approved

09/09/2008


Page updated: Wednesday, November 02, 2011