Are we Fit Brits?
We all know that regular physical exercise can bring many benefits, but are we getting enough?
View ArticleFemale Viagra: Is there a need for it?
Last month the USA’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ‘female Viagra’. How likely is it that the little pink pill will be welcomed by English women?
View ArticleScotland A Year On – A Divided Nation?
Today is the day to take stock of where Scotland stands exactly a year on from an independence referendum that the UK government at least hoped would be ‘decisive’.
View ArticleA picture of health in Scotland
The Scottish Health Survey (commissioned by the Scottish Government Health Directorate) is released today providing a view of Scotland’s health in 2014. As the survey has been running since 1995 it...
View ArticleIs care for sight loss overlooked?
National Eye Health Week aims to raise awareness of maintaining good eye health to prevent sight loss. But are we overlooking the needs of those with unavoidable sight loss?
View ArticleDegree or not degree?
For some, university is a rite of passage into adult life, but as many as 60% of UK graduates work in jobs that do not require a degree.
View ArticleIt doesn't hurt to ask: why healthcare professionals need to – and can – ask...
A guest blog from Dr Carol McNaughton Nicholls, a Director at Truth Consulting: Most of us feel fairly uncomfortable talking about mental ill health and experiences of violence, but healthcare...
View ArticleEngaging children as (longitudinal) survey participants: Experiences from the...
So far most of the data collection on the Growing Up in Scotland study (GUS) – a longitudinal cohort study tracking the lives of around 10,000 children living in Scotland – has come from face-to-face...
View ArticleA nation of Europhiles?
There is a common belief in Scotland that we are more Europhile than our neighbours in England. With a referendum on Britain’s future in the EU due at some point before the end of 2017, the extent to...
View ArticleEvent Summary: Social implications of a changing housing market
As part of the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science, NatCen hosted an event examining the social implications of the housing market. The seminar took place at the Geffrye Museum of the Home in Hackney, at...
View ArticleHas Scotland’s love affair with chips gone off the boil?
As a nation, it sometimes seems that we’ll eat anything as long as we can serve it with chips. But does the data support the claim we’re a nation of chip lovers?
View ArticleSweet Home Abergavenny
We look at the latest findings on sugar consumption from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Wales report.
View ArticleDivided kingdom: how England could force a Brexit, even if others vote to stay
As the debate over Britain’s future in the European Union gathers pace and heat, there has been much discussion of what might happen if voters in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales disagree....
View ArticleDo Scots really drink more than the English?
There is a common perception south of the Border that people in Scotland are somewhat heavier drinkers than our English neighbours. But is this reputation fair?
View ArticleWill we follow new drinking guidelines?
Elizabeth Fuller asks whether the public will follow the Chief Medical Officer's new alcohol guidelines.
View ArticleLessons from the election: the benefits of random sampling
Since last May’s general election there has been plenty of speculation about why the polls collectively underestimated the Conservatives’ lead over Labour. Evidence on the reasons for their failure,...
View ArticleDo Scots hold more conservative views on abortion?
There's an assumption that Scotland is more socially conservative than England. When it comes to views on abortion, does this hold up to scrutiny?
View ArticleTime to Talk: attitudes to mental illness in England
On Time to Talk day, we look at what the Health Survey for England can tell us about prevalence of and attitudes towards mental illness.
View ArticleHow important is the monarchy to British people?
The latest data from NatCen's British Social Attitudes survey sheds light on how Britain feels about the monarchy.
View ArticleOver a third of Scots do not get enough exercise
One of the biggest risk factors for developing cancer, heart disease and stroke is a lack of physical activity. How well do people in Scotland meet Government activity guidelines?
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