Reports and Publications

The Application of Alternative Modes of Data Collection in UK Government Social Surveys

A series of reports from a project conducted in 2009-10 which reviewed methodological and survey management issues relating to the potential for mixed-mode designs in official social surveys, making greater use of telephone, internet and mail modes alongside face-to-face interviewing.

Sexual Identity Project

A series of reports and papers from a project to develop and test a survey question on sexual identity, completed in 2009.

Survey Methodology Bulletin 58 – August 2006

This is a special edition of the Survey Methodology Bulletin. It comprises several papers about one project to convert questions on social capital from an interviewer-administered to a self-administered postal format, which incorporated a number of different strands.

Developing a Quantitative Measure of Public Confidence in Official Statistics 550.4 Kb Pdf document

(2006) Eleanor Simmons and Peter Betts.

Interviewer Mode Effects in the UK Local Labour Force Survey 180.4 Kb Pdf document

(2006) Dave Elliot, Laura Rainford and Jack Eldridge. Paper presented at the Second International Telephone Survey Methodology Conference 2006, Miami, Florida.

Evaluation of Modules for the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) 785.2 Kb Pdf document

(2005) Abigail Dewar, Gee Woodgate-Jones, Amanda Wilmot, Peter Betts and Colin Hand. A report on the qualitative field testing of questions for the European Health Interview Survey, conducted for the Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels.

Designing sampling strategies for qualitative social research: with particular reference to the Office for National Statistics' Qualitative Respondent Register 169.8 Kb Pdf document

(2005) Amanda Wilmot. Paper on qualitative sampling strategies presented to QUEST 2005.

Guidelines for Designing and Producing Showcards 416.1 Kb Pdf document

(2005) Zeeshan Rahman.

Applying cognitive models to question testing of UK Labour Force Survey questions about economic inactivity 245.9 Kb Pdf document

(2004) Daniel Guinea & Peter Betts. The Mark Abrams prize paper 2004 published on the Social Research Association website.

Confidentiality and data linking - The public's view 182.5 Kb Pdf document

(2004) Jack Eldridge. A study of the public's view on linking data collected by surveys with personal data held by other government departments.

Incentive Payments in Social Surveys - A literature review 236.3 Kb Pdf document

(2004) Eleanor Simmons and Amanda Wilmot.

Public Confidence in Official Statistics 152.1 Kb Pdf document

(2004) Amanda Wilmot, Jacqui Jones, Abigail Dewar, Peter Betts, Rosalyn Harper and Eleanor Simmons. A qualitative study on behalf of the Office for National Statistics and the Statistics Commission.

Comparing Strategies for Collecting Information on Personal Assets 649.2 Kb Pdf document

(2003) Peter Betts, Rachel Breman and Debbie Collins. A study carried out on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.