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ScotCen Social Research

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ScotCen Social Research
TypeNot-for-profit organization
HeadquartersEdinburgh, Scotland
Location
FieldsSocial research, public opinion analysis
Parent organization
NatCen Social Research

ScotCen Social Research is the Scottish branch of the United Kingdom’s largest centre for independent social research, NatCen Social Research.

Based in Edinburgh, ScotCen Social Research is a not-for-profit organisation. Employees include survey methodologists, data analysts and expert quantitative and qualitative researchers. It is commissioned by governments and charities to investigate public opinion about social issues.[1][2]

The Centre is known for conducting fieldwork and reporting on studies including the annual Scottish Health Survey,[3][4] the Scottish Social Attitudes survey,[5][6] and the Growing Up in Scotland longitudinal study.[7][8]

The research conducted covers:

  • Children and young people
  • Communities
  • Families
  • Crime and justice
  • Equality and diversity
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Housing
  • Income and work
  • Schools, education and training
  • Social and political attitudes
  • Transport

References

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  1. ^ "About ScotCen Social Research". ScotCen Social Research. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "About ScotCen | What Scotland Thinks". What Scotland Thinks. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  3. ^ Scottish Government (2003-04-01). "Scottish Health Survey". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. ^ "Scotland's health: What we learned". BBC News. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  5. ^ "Scottish Social Attitudes | Scottish Social Research". www.ssa.natcen.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  6. ^ Public attitudes to reducing levels of overweight and obesity in Scotland (PDF).
  7. ^ "Growing Up in Scotland | following the lives of Scotland's children". growingupinscotland.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  8. ^ MacIntyre, A. K.; Marryat, L.; Chambers, S. (2018). "Exposure to liquid sweetness in early childhood: artificially‐sweetened and sugar‐sweetened beverage consumption at 4–5 years and risk of overweight and obesity at 7–8 years". Pediatric Obesity. 13 (12): 755–765. doi:10.1111/ijpo.12284. PMC 6492200. PMID 29624909.
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