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Pensioner Poverty
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.
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Glasgow Citizens Panel — Aggregate Data Analysis
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.
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Advanced Mobile Data Services Customer Loyalty
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.
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Public Knowledge Of And Attitudes Towards Social Work In Scotland
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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Lung Disease Symptoms
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).
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Ipsos: Nestlé Social Research Programme
The Nestlé Social Research Programme succeeds the Nestlé Family Monitor, a series of research studies into family life in Britain.
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Young People And Citizenship
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%).
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Improving Diet And Lifestyle
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%).
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HEFCE's Staff And Stakeholder Surveys
A MORI survey for HEFCE (the Higher Education Funding Council for England) finds that 82% of its main stakeholders, other than higher education institutions and further education colleges, have a favourable view of the Council. Three-quarters of non-HEI stakeholders (74%) rate HEFCE as above average compared with other higher education bodies, and 64% think their current relationship with HEFCE is better than three years ago.
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Energy Issues Research
Research by MORI for EDF Energy shows that the British public places great emphasis on combating global warming: 79% agree that the most important thing is to reduce global warming by producing less carbon dioxide. They also value self sufficiency for the UK — 83% would like us to aim to be self sufficient in energy. However there is a weaker consensus over how these aims should be achieved.