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Access & Dissemination of Data from the SHS Lisa Taylor SHS Research Officer

Access & Dissemination of Data from the SHS Lisa Taylor SHS Research Officer. Overview. Data Access Dissemination How to get results Use of Data. SHS Data Users. Range of users & abilities INTERNAL Analytical and policy users EXTERNAL Academic, Local Authority, students Basic requests

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Access & Dissemination of Data from the SHS Lisa Taylor SHS Research Officer

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  1. Access & Dissemination of Data from the SHSLisa TaylorSHS Research Officer

  2. Overview • Data Access • Dissemination • How to get results • Use of Data

  3. SHS Data Users Range of users & abilities • INTERNAL • Analytical and policy users • EXTERNAL • Academic, Local Authority, students • Basic requests • Semi technical/semi exploratory • Technical users/ secondary analysis/statistical modelling

  4. Data Access • Publications • Website Tables • Topic Reports • SHS Lite • Datasets

  5. How do I get results?

  6. SHS Annual Reports 1999 1999/2000 2001 2001/2002 2003 2003/2004

  7. Annual Reports • Scotland’s People: results from the 2003/2004 Scottish Household Survey- August 2005 • Who we are- age, sex, marital status, household type, size and composition • Where we live- housing tenure, neighbourhoods and local transport, • What we do- economic activity, flexi-time, working households, education and training • How we live- household and financial resources, health and caring • Our Communities- volunteering, convenience of services, recycling www.scotland.gov.uk/shs/publications/annualpublications

  8. Technical Reports • Questionnaire • summarised version of CAPI script • Methodology • Sampling procedures, stratification, selection • Fieldwork Outcomes • Sample & fieldwork performance, design factors, weighting and data quality

  9. Quarterly Publications • Statistical Publication Notice • Qtr 1 August, Qtr 2 Nov, Qtr 3 Feb • Quarter 3 2005- 28th February 2006 • Key Trends • Adults who make personal use of the internet • Adults who have given up their time to help as an organiser/volunteer • Households where respondent or partner has a bank or building society account • Households with individuals who need regular help or care • Households with a car available for private use • People who hold a full driving licence • Employed adults (16+) who work at or from home • Employed adults (16+) who do not work at or from home: usual method of travel to work • Household tenure • Rating of neighbourhood as a place to live

  10. Adults (16+) who make use of the internet for their personal use

  11. Analytical Topic Reports • Thematic • Policy Focused • SHS Funded • Externally Commissioned • Use SHS data and other data

  12. 2004/2005 Topic Reports Published October 2005: -Mode Choice -Accessibility & Transport

  13. Forthcoming Topic Reports • 2005/2006 • Caring • Childcare • Long-Distance Commuters

  14. Other Publications Using SHS Data • Transport Publications • Household Transport: some SHS results (Dec 2005) • Transport Across Scotland: some SHS results (biennial Jan 2006) • SHS Travel Diary results (March 2005) • Bus and Coach Statistics (Feb 2006) • Social Focus Reports • Scottish Social Statistics (2001) • Men & Women in Scotland (2002) • Urban/Rural Scotland (2003) • Disability (2004) • Deprived Areas (2005)

  15. SHS Webtables • ‘One stop shop’/data portal • National and Local Authority results • 1999/2000, 2001/2002, 2003/2004 • New for 2003/2004 webtables: • Deprivation index • Neighbourhood perception • Financial inclusion

  16. Why do further analysis on the SHS? • To provide a context to primary research at local level • To inform the local evidence base • In-depth analysis of particular behaviours or household characteristics • To test or challenge particular views • Is the national picture typical for my Local Authority?

  17. SHS Lite • Simplified dataset • Summarised complex variables • User Guide • Data: 1999/2000, 2001/2002, 2003/2004 • CD & Guide: • On request from SHS Team

  18. SHS DATASETS • Main Dataset & Travel Diary • Internally via SHS Data Administrator • Externally via UKDA • SPSS, STATA, tab delimited • Exploratory analysis via Nesstar • Free for non-commercial use

  19. Use Of Data • By those in the Scottish Executive…………. • On-going evidence base use for SPQs • to monitor progress towards some of the old Social Justice Milestones • analysis relating to older people • to monitor some of the Transport Delivery Plan indicators • Evidence for Tobacco Control Committee • analysis relating to volunteering strategy in Scotland

  20. Data Use by those out with the Scottish Executive……… • analysis to understand families and relationships in Scotland, solo living (CRFR, University of Edinburgh) • Analysis on social mobility (University of Edinburgh) • Health Inequalities research (University of Glasgow) • calibration of transport model using travel diary data (Strathclyde Passenger Transport) • As a teaching dataset (University of Edinburgh) • By Local Authorities for evidence for regeneration outcome agreements • Housing need and affordability model for Scotland and many more………….

  21. SHS Data • Valuable cross-cutting evidence base • Continued & Increased Use • Government commitment to evidence-based policy making • Requirement for reliable, up-to-date data and analysis to improve the formulation of policy and the delivery of services • Tailored to policy need • Outcome & Output focus

  22. How do I keep up to date? • SHS News Email • Approx every 2 months • Key SHS publications • Questionnaire developments • 2 way communication/dissemination cycle …… We want to hear about your use…….

  23. Contact/Information SHS Team DD/ASD 1F D Email: shs@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 0131 244 0824/0794 Website: www.scotland.gov.uk/shs To keep up to date with SHS ‘news’ • Register your interest in ‘cross-cutting surveys’/ ‘Populations & Household Surveys’ at: http://194.247.95.101/stats/scotstats/default.asp

  24. Questions?

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