Another sunny morning on the way in to #ESRA25! Join me this afternoon for a presentation on targeting incentives on a push-to-web survey AND, later, a session on methods for including under-represented groups. europeansurveyresearch.org/conf2025/pro... europeansurveyresearch.org/conf2025/pro...

Interested in survey research methods in practice and looking for a job, or know someone who is? Have a look at this great opportunity to work on a Survey Futures project jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Public attitudes toward same-sex relationships have changed dramatically. In 1983, just 17% said they were “not wrong at all”. By 2022, it was 67%. A powerful shift over 40 years. #BritishSocialAttitudes #LGBTQ #PrideMonth #PublicAttitudes #Data

Strong public support for winter fuel allowance u-turn. Westminster usually overestimates the negative impact of u-turns vs the political benefit.

Opinions about: "Tensions between poor and rich people in your country". The latest CRONOS 3 Wave 1 data are available for 11 European countries. @ihs.ac.at @ess-survey.bsky.social

Book your place! As the new Labour government attempts to navigate complex political and policy waters both internationally and domestically, on 25th June we'll be reporting on findings from the latest British Social Attitudes survey exploring the public's perspective: natcen.ac.uk/events/briti...

New editions of linked geographical data for @usociety.bsky.social Waves 1-14 Census 2021 data are now available, as are Acorn Wellbeing data. www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/news/2025/05... These include Scottish Data Zones and Intermediate Zones, so all four countries of the UK are now covered.

🌍 The 2025 ISSP General Meeting kicks off this week in Pula, Croatia! On the agenda: the 2026 Role of Government and 2027 Social Networks & Social Resources modules. We are also thrilled to welcome Ukraine back to the programme—bringing ISSP membership to 45 countries. #ISSPGA25

Today we have published a policy briefing paper, sharing fresh insights into the public's attitudes towards devolution #SocietyWatch #SocialResearch #Devolution #Deliberation natcen.ac.uk/publications...

New study for the Gambling Commission @gamblingcommission.bsky.social: ➡️ NatCen conducted qualitative research exploring the experiences and journeys of individuals who had experienced negative gambling consequences. 🧵

Are interviewer administered follow-ups of web non-respondents still needed to maximise respondent dataset quality? Evidence using @usociety.bsky.social: the UK Household Longitudinal Study

If you're interested in where Reform are getting their votes from, we made a really short video about it last year! This was about their 2024 voters, but (given the long-term trends) I'd be shocked if it had changed a lot since then! youtu.be/Z8s9hzTsruc?...

📣 Latest findings from our British Social Attitudes survey have been published by @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social and @thekingsfund.bsky.social.

[1/4] Just 1 in 5 people in 2024 said they were satisfied with the way the NHS is run according to our analysis of the @natcen.bsky.social #BritishSocialAttitudes survey with @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social. Read our new report.

We were commissioned to conduct a nationally representative survey on the experiences, scale and cost of consumer detriment in the UK in the 12 months to April/May 2024. This study builds on our previous research from early 2021.

🆕We have released new data on attitudes to tax and government spending ahead of this year's British Social Attitudes report.

During the cost-of-living crisis, single parents were much more likely to need to borrow money than others. In 2023-24, two-thirds of single parents with three or more children who were in receipt of means-tested benefits (like Universal Credit) borrowed money to help pay for things.

If you've got experience working in survey research, and are looking to progress and/or move into social research, you might be interested in these new roles in my team. Do get in touch if you'd like to find out more natcen.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/... natcen.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/...

The latest data from the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey finds that 79% of the British public think doctors should definitely or probably be allowed to end the life of a person with an incurable terminal illness if the person requests it. Read our latest article: natcen.ac.uk/public-suppo...

Open Research Week celebrates and promotes research for researchers and colleagues who support open research. Find the recording for Alex Scholes' webinar 'British Social Attitudes and Dividing Lines: 40 years of open-access research' here: ow.ly/4Mbg50VbF1O #BritishSocialAttitudes #OpenResearch

We have an exciting new #ESRA video podcast episode on survey #monitoring with host Barry Schouten and guests @bradytwest.bsky.social, @jameswagner254.bsky.social & Paul Burton #dashboards #DataProtection #TailoredDesign www.europeansurveyresearch.org/resources/po...

A webinar about using social surveys to answer research questions will be held from 11am-12pm (CEST) on Monday 7 April. Three research fellows from the Infra4NextGen project will share their experiences and offer advice at the event organised by @aussda.bsky.social 🇦🇹.

NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated. The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west). My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...

New blog: senior research officer Jim Vine on the Innovation Panel – our ‘test bed’ for research into survey methods that tests ideas so we can learn constantly and improve how data are collected

❗New #ESRA Statement on Data Access and Open Science: "ESRA expresses serious concern about recent developments threatening the access to publicly available data and open science in the US with world-wide implications." www.europeansurveyresearch.org/esra-stateme...

Our latest blog from Dr Sarah Minty highlights the latest data release from Growing Up in #Scotland (GUS). It explores the key topic areas covered at sweep 11 - when participants were aged 17/18 – and how researchers can access the #data. growingupinscotland.org.uk/life-17-new-... #LifeAt17

Some experts see AI as presenting transformative opportunities for teachers and schools. But does the hype match the reality? Our landscape review with @nuffieldfoundation.org details issues raised by AI EdTech and highlights areas for future research. www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/a-lea...

“Any estimate or projection on the economic impacts of Brexit needs to come with a health warning. And you’ve seen this in the debate about these figures as you’re trying to untangle impacts of Brexit from the impacts of Covid, Russian invasion of Ukraine, etc..” Sarah Hall on Brexit & the economy

“If you believe in reversing Brexit the time to think about how you frame the arguments and how you do the campaigning is undoubtedly now” Sir John Curtice discusses Remain and Leave voters

Recent polls of whether people would vote to stay out or rejoin the #EU have found, on average, that 56% would vote to rejoin, while only 44% would vote to stay out. A new article from Sir John Curtice uses data from the NatCen Panel and #BritishSocialAttitudes. uk.news.yahoo.com/another-brex...