More than three in five (64%) UK adults use the services of a health professional, but 81% of this group admit they do not check whether the specialist treating them is qualified or not, according to a new survey by the MORI Social Research Institute.
MORI Scotland was commissioned by the Scottish Executive in October 2004 to conduct one-to-one depth interviews and a national telephone survey among design professionals. The survey examined their knowledge of, and attitudes towards, the Executive's policy on architecture, which was introduced in October 2001.
In 2003, MORI Scotland was commissioned by Glasgow City Council to conduct a series of four large scale residents surveys over the following two years. Each survey doubles as a recruitment exercise for the Glasgow Citizens Panel.
On behalf of Help the Aged, MORI Social Research Institute conducted research among 18-54 year old full-time and part-time working adults. A quantitative survey was conducted across the UK to assess public opinion about pensioner lifestyles, and awareness of pension-related issues.
In June 2004, Scottish Ministers initiated the first fundamental review of Social Work since the Social Work (Scotland) Act in 1968. The 21st Century Social Work Review, as it is known, was developed with the ultimate aim of improving the service and preparing it for the demands of 21st Century.
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In July 2003 MORI Scotland was commissioned by Glasgow City Council to recruit and manage a new Glasgow Citizens' Panel. In a departure from methods used in the past, it was decided that the panel would be recruited over a series of waves — a process which is ongoing. Each financial year, two residents' surveys are conducted among representative samples of around 1,000 people in Glasgow with each survey doubling as a panel recruitment exercise. The surveys focus on local services and wider community issues, and the results are used to inform service development. To date (autumn 2005), four waves of the survey have been conducted and a fifth is underway.
More than half of advanced mobile data service users in Great Britain have switched mobile network provider in the past three years, according to MORI research.
A recent survey, carried out by Ipsos Social Research Institute on behalf of the British Thoracic Society, analyses the general public's knowledge and possible symptoms of lung disease — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
When asked spontaneously, almost two-thirds (63%) of adults in Great Britain say they have personally undertaken some type of change to their family's eating habits or activity levels in the past year, in order to lead a healthier lifestyle. The research conducted by Ipsos for the National Consumer Council shows that five per cent claim to have made at least four changes. Women are generally more likely to have made changes than men (66%, compared with 61%).
A recent MORI study for the Nestlé Social Research Programme found that fewer than half of young people aged 11-21 say that they would be 'very likely' to vote in the next election if they were old enough to vote (43%).
