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6992 |
| Title: |
ONS Opinions Survey, Disability Monitoring Module, January, February, March, April, May, June, August, September and November 2010: Special Licence Access |
| Alternative title: |
OPCS Omnibus; ONS Omnibus Surveys; OPN |
| Persistent identifier: |
10.5255/UKDA-SN-6992-2 |
| Series: |
Opinions and Lifestyle Survey: Special Licence Access, 1997- |
| Depositor(s): |
Office for National Statistics. Social Survey Division |
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Principal investigator(s):
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Office for National Statistics. Social Survey Division
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| Sponsor(s): |
Department for Work and Pensions
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The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, formerly known as ONS Opinions Survey or Omnibus, is a regular, multi-purpose survey which was carried out in eight months of the year until April 2005. From this point it has run monthly. It started operating commercially in 1990 and was set up originally to meet the needs of government departments for a survey that used short and simple sets of questions, had greater statistical reliability than private sector omnibus surveys and a properly designed random sample. Now, however, an increasing number of academics are finding it a valuable research tool.
The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey is used for a number of purposes, for example:
- to provide quick answers to questions of immediate interest
- to provide information on topics that do not require a full survey
- to develop and pilot questions for other surveys
- to sift for subgroups that can be followed up in another survey
History
From January 2008 the ONS Omnibus Survey changed its name to the ONS Opinions Survey (OPN) and became part of the Integrated Household Survey (IHS). As a result, certain classificatory variables were altered to harmonise with the rest of the surveys that form the IHS. For further information, see detailed breakdown of the changes contained within the documentation for 2008 studies onwards.
Subsequently, in January 2010, the OPN component was dropped from the IHS due to only one individual per household being interviewed, while the IHS requires questions to be asked of all household members. This process significantly increased the length of the OPN interview and, therefore, OPN reverted back to interviewing one household member, but still contains questions harmonised to the IHS.
From April 2012 the ONS Opinions Survey changed its name to the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey following the merger of the non-EU-SILC questions from the General Lifestyle Survey.
Special Licence Access Opinions and Lifestyle Survey data
With effect from 2008, the decision was made by ONS to make all new and existing Disability Monitoring data (Module 363) and Contraception data (Module 170) issuable only to Approved Researchers under Special Licence access conditions due to the disclosive nature of the modules. See the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey Special Licence Access datasets page.
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For the second edition, September 2012, data were added for the months of April, May, June, August, September and November 2010. The documentation was updated accordingly.
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Main Topics:
Each month's questionnaire consists of two elements: core questions, covering demographic information, are asked each month together with non-core questions that vary from month to month.
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The non-core questions for these months were:
Disability monitoring (Module 363): this module was asked on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) which is interested in information on disability and includes two questions that ask about awareness of the Disability Discrimination Act. The module aims to identify the scale of problems those with long-term illnesses or disabilities have accessing goods, facilities and services.
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Dates of fieldwork:
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January, February, March, April, May, June, August, September and November 2010 |
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Country:
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Great Britain
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Spatial units:
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Government Office Regions
Standard Statistical Regions
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Observation units:
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Individuals
Families and households
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Universe:
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National
Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.
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Time dimensions:
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Repeated cross-sectional study;monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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Sampling procedures:
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Multi-stage stratified random sample
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Number of units:
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0,995 (obtained) - January 2010
1,005 (obtained) - February 2010
1,049 (obtained) - March 2010
1,070 (obtained) - April 2010
1,148 (obtained) - May 2010
1,157 (obtained) - June 2010
1,011 (obtained) - August 2012
1,082 (obtained) - September 2010
0,985 (obtained) - November 2010
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Method of data collection:
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Face-to-face interview
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Weighting:
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Weighting used. See documentation for details.
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Date of release:
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First edition:
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16 April 2012
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Latest edition:
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11 September 2012 ( Edition 2 )
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Copyright:
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Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Copyright of the individual modules resides with their respective sponsors.
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Access conditions:
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The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage.
Additional special conditions of use also apply. See terms and conditions of access for further information.
In addition, the UK Data Service is required to request permission from the depositor prior to supplying the data.
Available to UK applicants only.
Please note:
Since these data pose a higher risk of disclosure than data made available under the standard End User Licence they have additional special conditions attached to them. Any registered user requiring access to these data will have to be accredited by the UK Statistics Authority as an Approved Researcher.
To apply for accreditation a user will need to complete forms that will require: (i) evidence that he/she is a fit and proper person and details about the purpose of the research; (ii) an online order for the data; (iii) a signed declaration that he/she understands the confidentiality obligations owed to those data including its physical security.
The evidence to be adduced will include previous research projects and publications. New users may need to provide the contact details of a senior member of staff who can vouch for them. The research purpose form will ask for information about the intended use of the data, a justification for access and planned outputs.
Users who obtain access to these data are required to read and follow the guide,Microdata handling and security: guide to good practice.
To apply for access, users should use the Download/Order link on this page and will be directed to the relevant forms as part of the ordering process.
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Please note:
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The data for the monthly Opinions and Lifestyle survey have been supplied to the UK Data Archive (UKDA) in such a way that core demographic data are included in each module. This allows users to use each module individually, although modules cannot be ordered individually from the UKDA.
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Availability:
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UK Data Service
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Contact:
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Get in touch
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