Ipsos research, conducted on behalf of Disney and O2, reveals that parents of children aged between 8 and 16 believe the overall advantages of a child using a mobile phone outweigh the overall disadvantages. A majority would welcome a mobile phone package especially designed for use by families with children.
The City of Edinburgh Council commissioned Ipsos to conduct a series of face-to-face depth interviews with parents and children who have experience of child protection services. The research explored all stages of the child protection process, including initial contact with social workers, case conferences and follow up care and support. The findings will be used to help the Council improve the services for future users. Fieldwork was between 4 November and 9 December 2005.
Some of the key national findings from the Dispatches programme are taken from a survey with 1,001 adults across Great Britain in March 2006. Other findings relating to specific local authority areas relate to analysis of BVPI (Best Value Performance Indicator) data from 2003/04.
Ipsos conducted research on behalf of The Sun Newspaper looking at perceptions of the National Health Service and public spending.
Pulse Check
Pulse Check delivers key insights from Ipsos' Political Monitor, Political Pulse, and Public Services data, along with reactive polling, to help you navigate the evolving political landscape.
Ipsos analysed local and national press for all mentions of children and young people during the week 1-7 August 2005. This project was designed to update similar research carried out in 2004 between 2-8 August. A mix of 17 tabloid, broadsheet and local papers carried a total of 684 "youth" — related articles (in 2004 there were 603). Newspapers studied were: The Sun, The Mirror, The Mail, The Express, The News of the World, The Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Evening Standard, The Manchester Evening News, The Glasgow Herald, The Yorkshire Evening Post, The Western Mail, The Birmingham Post, The Eastern Daily Press and The Belfast Telegraph.
