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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

  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. ^ ceu@scotland.gsi.gov.uk, Scottish Government, St. Andrew's House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG Tel:0131 556 8400 (2003-04-01). "Scottish Health Survey". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 2018-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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. http://www.healthscotland.scot/media/1705/public-attitudes-to-reducing-obesity-in-scotland.pdf. {{cite book}}: External link in |location= (help)CS1 maint: location (link)
  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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