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• Calculation of Health Expectancies – Mr Andrew Yeap (Office for National Statistics (ONS) – Centre for Health Analysis and Life Events). September 2011

  Calculation of health expectancies on a national and sub-national level. Users and stakeholders include the Deparment of Health; the Department for Work and Pensions; and various health-related organisations across Great Britain. Uses: NICHS GHS HSE WHS BSA FRS SHES EHS NORTHERN IRELAND HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELLBEING SURVEY; 2005-2006 SILC LIW

• Mental health; happiness and well being geographies – Dr Nicola Shelton (UCL – Department of Epidemiology and Public Health). September 2011

  An investigation of the spatial variation in and environmental determinants of happiness and unhappiness. In order to investigate the environmental determinants of GHQ-12 and WEMWBS small area indicators are required to link other data such as the place survey. Logistic regression of GHQ-12 and WEMWBS caseness. Mapping of spatial variation in levels of GHQ-12 and WEMWBS. This requires LADs for mapping and OAC for logistic regressions and ward for data linking to other data such as the place survey. Uses: USOC TimeUse

• Health and population analyses – Dr Paul Norman (University of Leeds – School of Geography). September 2011

  This work investigates socio-demographic and area type variations in health outcomes, both self reported and diagnosed. A variety of datasets are being used here, from survey resources like the HSE, GHS and LFS and population resources like the Vital Statistics. Uses: HSE GHS LFS

• Obesity eLab – Mr Ian Dunlop (University of Manchester – School of Computer Science). September 2011

  Secondary survey analysis for the obesity elab. This involves studying the metadata via the methodbox.org website and is done in conjunction with CCSR and North West eHealth. Uses: HSE

• Effects of breastfeeding on children's outcomes – Dr Emla Fitzsimons (Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) – Economics). August 2011

  The causal effects of breastfeeding on children's outcomes such as health and cognitive development are little understood. The problem is that breastfeeding is a choice made by parents and so any associations between breastfeeding and outcomes may be confounded by broader socio-economic factors. Even if we control for these as best we can there is still the concern that there are unobserved factors that simultaneously affect the decision to breastfeed and children's outcomes. The aim of this project is to identify the causal effects of breastfeeding on children's outcomes, including cognitive and non-cognitive measures and health. We will identify the causal effects of breastfeeding on children's outcomes using the method of instrumental variables, a technique that recognises that breastfed and non-breastfed children would have different average outcomes even regardless of whether or not they were breastfed, most likely because they differ in background characteristics. The method involves modelling the breastfeeding decision, as a function of all important characteristics in the decision. We believe hospital of birth to be one such important factor. Indeed there is much heterogeneity in UK hospitals in terms of breastfeeding support. Uses: MCS LFS MATERNITY SURVEY; 2007 MATERNITY SERVICES SURVEY; 2010 QUALIFIED NURSES; MIDWIVES AND HEALTH VISITORS SURVEY; 1993 SURVEY OF NURSING PAY; CONDITIONS AND JOB CONTENT; 1987

• MH profile of Greater Glasgow and Clyde – Mr Martin Taulbut. August 2011

  The project aims to describe the mental health and wellbeing of the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde region using a variety of data sources from national surveys to administrative data. Uses: SHES

• Monitoring poverty and social exclusion – Mr Guy Palmer. August 2011

  Maintenance of 100 key indicators of poverty and social exclusion both for the UK as a whole and for regions within it. Subjects covered include income, work, education, health, housing, crime and neighbourhoods. See www.poverty.org.uk Uses: LFS NICHS EFS HSE FRS APS LIW BCS SCS WHS Omnibus HBAI FES EHS NSW

• Older people's health and wellbeing – Dr Iain Lang (Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry – PenCLAHRC). August 2011

  I will use this data in the course of epidemiological work focused on the health and wellbeing of older people. I am particularly interested in examining changes in the health and wellbeing of older people over time using both longitudinal and cross-sectional data. Uses: BSA

• Modelling the effect of reducing sugared beverage consumption on sugar intake and obesity in adults – Dr Damilola Olajide (University of Aberdeen – Applied Health Sciences). August 2011

  The aims of this project are to identify the level of reduction in sugared beverage consumption required to make an impact on dietary and health outcomes and to explore alternative regulatory or voluntary methods of achieving change. The research will: (i) provide robust estimates for Scotland of the effect that a sugared beverage tax would have on consumption, body mass index (BMI) and Scottish brands, and (ii) investigate the potential to affect consumption of sugared beverages. The Living Costs and Food Survey (formerly Expenditure and Food Survey) data will be used to estimate a system of demand equations to capture the effect of price increases on sugared beverage consumption and substitution effects to other products. Uses: EFS NATIONAL DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY; 2008-2009 BHPS

• Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory – Professor Eric Emerson (Lancaster University – Institute for Health Research). August 2011

  The Department of Health has commissioned a Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory for England. The aim of the observatory is to provide information that will help improve the commissioning of health and social care services for children and adults with learning disabilities. One of our tasks is to determine what information can be extracted from major surveys that may be of value in supporting the work of the PHO. Uses: FACS MCS LOS CARERS

• The Care Life Cycle: Responding to the Health and Social Care Needs of an Ageing Society – Dr Richard Shaw (University of Southampton – School of Social Sciences). July 2011

  The UK's population is ageing and, given that older people are the major users of health and social care services, this presents a major challenge for policymakers. As well as increasing the demand for care, population ageing is affecting the supply of care professionals, as the health workforce itself ages. Datasets will be used to inform models predicting the demand for Health and social care and the workforce available to meet that demand. Uses: ELSA SURVEY OF SELF-FUNDED ADMISSIONS TO CARE HOMES; 1999-2000 GHS HSE ADULT PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY SURVEY; 2007 USOC LFS

• SHeS 2008/2009 - Fife – Mr Bryan Archibald. July 2011

  To use the Scottish Health Survey combined 2008/2009 dataset to produce Fife level estimates for local reporting. Data will be used in documents such as Public Health Annual Report and shared with partnership organisations for long term Community Plan Health and Wellbeing indicators. Uses: SHES

• The role of community-level factors in determining vaccine uptake – Dr Giles Greene (Cardiff University – Dept of Primary Care & Public Health). July 2011

  The requested data will be matched up to vaccine uptake take provided by the HPA combining the geographical data from the UK census to examine the role of community-level factors such as variations in neighbourhood social capital to explain uptake of vaccines, in particular MMR. The research aims to establish a link between the individual's perceptions of their community and their health choices for their children. Multilevel logistic models will be used due to the clustered nature of the BHPS sample to account for the non-independence of observations within neighbourhoods. Uses: BHPS HBAI GHS WHS BCS70 USOC

• Replication and extension of Felitti et al. (1998) – Dr Michael Daly (University of Manchester – Psychology). July 2011

  This project aims to test the relationship between retrospectively assessed household dysfunction and parental maltreatment and adult health. In addition, it aims to test if the role of household dysfunction and parental maltreatment can be separated from differences in childhood socioeconomic status and health. Participants retrospective ratings of childhood maltreatment will be linked to self-rated health and chronic illness in adulthood. Mediators to be examined will include behaviour, affect, psychosocial resources, and psychobiological functioning. Uses: NCDS BCS70 ELSA MCS HSE

• NW Mental Health Strategy review – Mr Jason Pickles. July 2011

  I am interested in getting access to the supporting data tables to help inform a paper I am drafting related to the recent Mental Health strategy "No Health without Mental Health". I am specifically interested in knowing the results findings in the North West and how these compare more widely. Uses: LFS

• Health Needs and Resource Allocation – Dr Alexander Gibson (University of Plymouth – School of Applied Pyschosocial Studies; Faculty of Health). July 2011

  To use the HSE to investigate socio-economic and regional variations of morbidity with a view to evaluating equity of resource allocation methodologies and to develop 'bottom-up' resource allocation methodologies (particularly with respect to meeting mental health needs). Uses: HSE LFS

• Investigation of child growth – Ms Yuni Choi. June 2011

  We are working on a project to study worldwide between-population differences in height growth in healthy children and adolescents based on most recent data (e.g. collected since 1990 or published since 2000). Uses: HSE

• Mean scores for the general health – Dr Anju Devianee Keetharuth (University of Sheffield – ScHARR). June 2011

  Data will be used to calculate average population's health by age. This will be used in a project being undertaken by the Policy research Unit for Economic Evaluation of Health and Care interventions. Uses: HSE

• Spatial trends in obesity and correlates of obesity – Dr Alan Marshall (University of Leeds – Geography). June 2011

  This project examines spatial trends in obesity and correlates of obesity using data from the Health Survey for England (1991-2009). The initial focus is on the 'North-South divide' moving on to specific areas and area types later in the project. Uses: HSE

• Labour Force Survey – Ms Adela Xu. June 2011

  The data required is for analysis of disability figures, in terms of the population, health statue, housing condition, employment rate and education level compared to their non-disabled peers. Uses: LFS

• To assess the evidence for and against 'the hardening hypothesis' in respect to smoking in the UK population between 2000 and 2009 – Mr Graeme Docherty (University of Nottingham – Epidemiology & Public Health). June 2011

  The data will be analysed as part of a study to assess whether the decrease in smoking prevalence in the UK between 2000 and 2009 has left a higher proportion of smokers who are more resistant to quitting, in other words 'hardened' smokers. There is evidence for and against this theory from other countries but no recent study has been undertaken using UK data. The study will be undertaken by investigators at the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies based at the University of Nottingham and will be in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Queensland and Cancer Council Victoria in Australia. Uses: GHS HSE

• trends in mental health – Professor Matthew Hotopf (King's College London – Psychological Medicine). June 2011

  The HSE data allows trends in mental health and wellbeing to be examined from 1991-2009. There is a good deal of speculation that prevalence of mental disorders has increased during this time. I aim to explore prevalence estimates over that period. I also aim to use the HSE to provide comparisons for data on military health which we have collected in the King's Centre for Military Health Research; where we have used identical measures (GHQ-12). Uses: HSE

• NEPHO datasets – Miss Michelle Webb (University of Durham – School for Health; North East Public Health Observatory). June 2011

  We require health and non health data to provide statistics for PCT's, local government, Trusts, SHA's and other health services. Uses: APS

• Differential consequences ill-health and low social position – Professor Margaret Whitehead (University of Liverpool – Public Health and Policy). May 2011

  To study the differential consequences of having a longstanding illness/disability or of being in less advantaged social position at different times and in different social welfare contexts to understand more about differential policy impacts. Uses: GHS

• Extending working life and Attitudes to pensions – Dr Alan Buckingham (University of Bath – School for health). May 2011

  To review and summarise what is known of public attitudes and behaviour regarding working life - including pensions and provision for retirment, summarise and interpret key findings and establish insights into decision making. Uses: BSA ELSA LFS

• Child and adult weight status – Ms Caroline Ridler. May 2011

  Research and data analysis of the trends in healthy weight, underweight, overweight and obesity in the child and adult population and research into the health and lifestyle determinants of weight status. Uses: HSE NATIONAL CHILD MEASUREMENT PROGRAMME; 2008-2009 NATIONAL SURVEY OF SEXUAL ATTITUDES AND LIFESTYLES II; 2000-2001 NATIONAL SURVEY OF SEXUAL ATTITUDES AND LIFESTYLES; 1990 NATIONAL DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY; 2008-2009

• Lifestyle risks factors – Dr Francesca Frosini. May 2011

  The data will be used to analyse clustering of lifestyle risk factors (i.e. smoking, heavy drinking, fruit and vegetable consumption and physical acticity) within individuals and socio economic determinants of clustering. The outputs of this project are aimed at supporting the effective development of public health strategies. Uses: HSE

• Time-series demographic trends – Dr Paul Norman (University of Leeds – School of Geography). May 2011

  This research investigates changes in cross-sectional, longitudinal and geographic demographic trends over time. This research includes considerations of variations in fertility, health and migration by ethnic group and social class. Uses: GHS LFS

• Prescription Drug Patterns – Ethan Lieber. April 2011

  The point is to look at prescription drug usage and how the NICE recommendations affected the use of statins. Also, to see how over the counter use of statins was affected and if statin usage is associated with other healthy/unhealthy habits. Uses: HSE

• Examining Basis of DOH leaflet claim on choice in the NHS – Dr Anne Marie Cunningham (Cardiff University – Primary care and public health). April 2011

  The DOH produced a leaflet suggesting that 95% of the UK population wished more choice in the NHS. They used this dataset. I wish to examine the data to see if this analysis is correct. Uses: BSA

• Fuel Poverty Study – Dr Eimear Barrett (Queen's University Belfast – Public Health). April 2011

  We will interrogate a number of datasets to retrieve information on fuel poverty in older people Uses: NICHS

• Disease Prevalence and Resource Allocation – Dr Alex Gibson (University of Plymouth – Applied Psychosocial Studies). March 2011

  To use Small Area Estimation (SAE) methods to estimate the prevalence of cardiac and mental health disorders in MSOA and GP populations. To contrast these local estimates of disease prevalence against health service utilisation data to test the extent to which health needs are being met by the NHS in different areas and with respect to different population cohorts (eg by age and/or ethnicity). To explore the causes of inequalities in health and health service utilisation. Currently funded by the National Institute for Health Research / Health Services Research Programme Uses: HSE

• Child and parental obesity – Mr Philip McLoone (University of Glasgow – Public Health). March 2011

  The purpose is to explore the prevalence in Scotland of children with obesity within in households with parents who are obese and overweight. The study will examine the relationship between child BMI and parental BMI; for boys and girls and mothers and fathers separately. Uses: SHES

• The causal relationship between education; health and health related behaviour: Evidence from a natural experiment in England – Dr Nils Braakmann (Newcastle University – Business School - Economics). February 2011

  Exploitation of a natural experiment in England that creates discontinuities in educational attainment between January and February born individuals. Use that to shed light on causal relationship between education and health. Uses: LFS HSE

• Health income and work – Professor jonathan wadsworth (London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); University of London – Centre for Economic Performance). February 2011

  the idea is to use a variety of comparable cross country data sources to examine covariates of health and work The first project will look at the variation in the take up of the MMR vaccine was associated with income and education Uses: HSE BHPS EFS FRS

• Nursing Quality Study – Miss Anna DeCourcy (University of Greenwich – Health and Social Care). February 2011

  To improve patient experiences of care through investigating various ward attributes such as nursing. The intended use of this particular dataset will be to see what (if any) changes over time have been experienced as a result of the National Inpatient and Staff Surveys. Uses: BCS Omnibus GHS

• Assimilation and Selection in Irish Migrant Health – Dr Liam Delaney. February 2011

  Research examining the effects of selection and assimilation on the health of Irish migrants in the UK; utilising the 1999 and 2004 samples; with the 2000 sample used as a control. Uses: HSE

• Health impact modelling physical activity – Dr James Woodcock (UCL – Epidemiology and Population Health). February 2011

  Health impact modelling of changes of alternative transport scenarios. The models will focus on changes to total physical activity through changes to walking and cycling. The study is part of the Visions 2030 Walking and Cycling project; funded by the ESPRC. Uses: HSE

• Transitiona across 1991 and 2001 ethnicity classifications – Mr Peter Aspinall (University of Kent – Centre for Health Services Studies). February 2011

  Use of LFS Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset; October 2000-March 2001 to look at transitions from the 1991 Census ethnic group classification to that for the 2001 Census amongst the same cohort of survey respondents. Uses: LFS

• happiness; health and unemployment – Professor david blanchflower (University of Stirling – economics). December 2010

  examine how the welfare of the uk population is dealing with the onset of the great recession. This is a broad based project involving looking at depression; happiness as well as underemployment with emphasis on the young Uses: LFS BSA SHES HSE FRS NCDS

• Public health observatory – Dr Julian Flowers. December 2010

  Public health and healthcare quality surveillance to inform health and healthcare policy making. Population health research. Disease modelling. Analysis of patient experience datasets. Estimating health behaviours and health risks such as healthy diet; physical activity and alcohol consumption. Uses: SMOKING, DRINKING AND DRUG USE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, 2008 SMOKING; DRINKING AND DRUG USE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE; 2008 HSE NORTHERN IRELAND ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISION DATA; 2007 ROAD ACCIDENT DATA; 2006 ROAD ACCIDENT DATA; 2009 MENTAL HEALTH TRUSTS: COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USER SURVEY; 2010 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL STAFF SURVEY; 2009 MENTAL HEALTH ACUTE INPATIENT SERVICE USERS SURVEY; 2009 NATIONAL CANCER PATIENT EXPERIENCE SURVEY; 2010 MATERNITY SERVICES SURVEY; 2010 ACUTE TRUSTS: ADULT INPATIENTS SURVEY; 2010

• Monitoring inequalities in FEV – Professor Alastair Leyland (Medical Research Council (MRC) – Social and Public Health Sciences Unit). December 2010

  We are looking to see to what extent there are inequalities in FEV; particularly in childhood or adolescence. This involves using data from the 1995; 1998; 2003 and 2008 SHeS. Uses: SHES

• Socio-Economic Profiling – Mr Julian Bickers. December 2010

  The study is a socio-economic profile of Inquilab Housing Association customers mapped against the wider population to highlight general inequalities in income; health and housing conditions. Uses: FRS

• Multidimensional Poverty Across Europe – Professor Isabella Procidano. December 2010

  Income poverty is commonly encountered in developing and developed countries alike; but in the latter case the incidence rate is lower. However, beyond income, the health dimension is recalling the attention of a wide number of studies. A disjoint analysis of the two components could potentially lead to misleading results; especially in developed countries (Madden; 2008). In this framework Senas Capability Approach emerged as the leading alternative to standard economic analysis of poverty and human development generally; arguing that poverty is not just low level of consumption or income; but it is a broader concept related to the inability of reaching an acceptable standard in several dimensions; e.g. health. This paper presents poverty according to the multidimensional approach. We are interested in comparing the dynamic of multidimensional poverty across European countries for elderly people; therefore we use data from the HSE. Uses: HSE

• Comparison of nutritional intake in England and Scotland and affect on mortality using DIETRON modelling system – Mr Peter Scarborough (University of Oxford – Department of Public Health). December 2010

  We are involved in a project that using the DIETRON modelling system (developed within the BHF Health Promotion Group - Department of Public Health; Oxford University) to determine the changes in mortality in CHD; Stroke and nutrition-related Cancers that may occur following changes in nutritional intake within the Government Regional Offices. We are principally investigating the variation that would occur if Scotland's nutritional intake matched England's. Uses: EFS

• Ongoing research into the demographic; socio-demographic and personal correlates of tobacco smoking – Professor Martin Jarvis (UCL – epidemiology & public health). November 2010

  The GHS is the principal source of data on tobacco smoking behaviour for Great Britain. I have accessed and analysed the GHS data for all years since 1973 in order to study numerous aspects of smoking and its determinants. Interests include (1) calculation of smoking cessation rates in ever smokers (quit ratios) adjusted for pipe and cigar smoking in order to examine gender differences in smoking cessation; (2) study of cigarette smoking and cessation in relation to a variety of indicators of socio-economic status; (3) Use of cigarette brand choice as reported in the GHS to generate market share estimates and contribute to sales-weighted cigarette yields that are independent of tobacco industry sources; (4) comparison of smoking prevalence estimates from the GHS with those derived from the ONS Omnibus survey. I wish to continue these lines of research by accessing the 2007 and future data. HSE and ONS Omnibus surveys give complementary smoking data; but the GHS is the source of official GB prevalence data. I wish to add to existing time-series data that I have extracted from previous GHS data sets. The analyses I need to conduct cannot be done without access to the detailed data. Publication of research papers in peer-reviewed academic journals Uses: HSE Omnibus GHS IHS SHES ELSA

• Future impact of tobacco consumption on health care in England – Tim Marsh. November 2010

  To utilise GHS and GLS data to plot the future trends in tobacco consumption so that these can be utilised to predict the health impact of future trends in tobacco use and the costs of these trends to the health service for a Department of Health funded project. This is part of an ongoing modelling project for the Department of Health(England) to model the future impact of various risk factors obesity; smoking and alcohol on future burdens of disease using the method we developed for the Foresight Tackling Obesities program. We use cross sectional survey data to create cohort data in our micro simulation model to keep the model up to date we need the most recent data ie the General Lifestyle survey 2008. We use cross sectional survey data to create cohort data in our micro simulation model to keep the model up to date we need the most recent data ie the General Lifestyle survey 2008. Uses: GHS

• Regional variations in geography of height – Dr Helena Tunstall (University of York – Health Sciences). November 2010

  The analysis will compare heights of populations; by age groups; between regions. The intention of the analysis is to assess whether temporal and spatial variations in height can help understand unexplainined variaions in health outcomes between areas. Uses: HSE NATIONAL HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS SURVEY; 1980 SCOTTISH HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; 2007-2008

• Profile of Forest Population – Mr Stephen Hughes. November 2010

  Create a health profile of the 3/4 Million people living within the Central Scotland Forest area and compare these data to the national average. Output will be in the format of an internal report and some data may be presented at conferences. Uses: SHES IHS

• Low income communities in London vs. national survey populations in the UK – Dr Gemma Phillips (University of East London – Institute for Health and Human Development). October 2010

  Aim of the analysis is to compare the population of the Well London programme/trial (see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2713231/pdf/1471-2458-9-207.pdf); which is based in low income and disadvantaged communities in London; to naiotnally representative survey populations on key social and health characteristics and outcomes. Uses: GHS

• Scalability and validity of the Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) – Dr Matthew Hankins (University of Sussex – Division of Primary Care & Public Health). October 2010

  Assessment of the scaling properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ); in particular whether the structure varies across populations; using non-parametric item response models. Uses: HSE

• Scalability of self-report measures – Dr Matthew Hankins (University of Sussex – Division of Primary Care & Public Health). October 2010

  This project will assess the scalability of self-report measures (i.e. questionnaire measures) used in the survey. Methods used will attempt to model scalability and reliability of measures under more realistic assumptions than are usually applied. Uses: Omnibus HSE ELSA

• Biometry and human attractiveness – Dr Piers Cornelissen (University of York – Psychology). October 2010

  We are studying the biometric determinants of human decisions about visual attributes such as physical attractiveness; health and fertility. Uses: HSE

• Health inequalities and area-based initiatives – Dr Mai Stafford (UCL – Epidemiology and Public Health). September 2010

  To investigate the impact of area-based initiatives (specifically; the New Deal for Communities) on socioeconomic inequalities in health. To test the hypothesis that selective uptake is widening inequalities within intervention areas. Uses: HSE

• Stroke Epidemiology – Dr alex dregan (King's College London – Primary Care and Public Health Sciences). August 2010

  To validate the prevalence of stroke in the general population; comparing GPRD and large survey data with respect to stroke treatment and secondary care. To explore trends in stroke incidence and prevalence among older people. Uses: HSE NCDS BCS70 ELSA

• Health and wellbeing – Dr Bernard Van den Berg (University of York – Centre for Health Economics). August 2010

  Measuring health and wellbeing of UK population. This also includes interdependent utility functions. Moreover; we will explore valuation of health related behaviour of individuals and households. Also use of health services and health and wellbeing will be measured and valued. Uses: HSE ELSA

• Pain In Wales – Dr Paul Jarvis (University of Glamorgan – Health Sport and Science). August 2010

  An exploratory analysis of pain prevalence in Wales conducted by the University of Glamorgan. This is with aim of creating a publishable work that will include descriptive analysis of various aspects of pain and relationships with demographic data and health usage. Uses: WHS

• Mental Health Profile for Greater Glasgow and Clyde – Dr Deborah Shipton. August 2010

  These data will contribute to a project which aims to gather information on mental health and its determinants; including crime; from a broad range of current sources to provide a comprehensive up-to-date understanding of adult mental health issues in the region. This will involve describing non-violent neighbourhood crime; perceptions of local crime; racial discrimination; partner abuse and neighbourhood violent crime in Glasgow and relevant administrative geographies. The project is supported by the Glasgow Centre for Population Health. Uses: APS HSE SHES GHS LFS SCS

• Cancer Awareness Measure – Dr John Quinn (University of Liverpool – School of Health Sciences). July 2010

  The file will be used to inform the University of Liverpool; School of Health Sciences' telephone survey on cancer awareness using the CAM survey instrument. The research has been funded by the Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Network Uses: Omnibus

• Developing and evaluating policies to reduce tobacco use and harm in the UK – Dr Behrooz Tavakoly (University of Bath – School for Health). July 2010

  We play a major role in the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies (UKCTCS) - one of five UK Public Health Centres established in 2008. UKCTCS is a strategic partnership of seven UK universities in England and Scotland (Nottingham; Bath; Birmingham; Edinburgh; Stirling; Queen Mary; UCL) involving leading tobacco control researchers from a range of disciplines. We plan to assess whether the tobacco advertising ban (the 2002 Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act) has changed cigarette brand preference amongst smokers. The hypothesis to be tested is that; as advertising is curtailed; smokers will increasingly turn to cheaper alternatives as the brand value of expensive brands declines. We plan to explore differences in existing and new smokers and to examine impacts by gender; age and social class. Uses: GHS HSE

• Using HSE Data for Weight Management Services across Cheshire & Merseyside – Mr Paul Langton. July 2010

  To use data as a baseline for work looking at weight management services within the NHS across Cheshire & Merseyside. There is not a reliable source of information pertaining to obesity at a sub-regional level; thus a regional or national proxy is required. Uses: HSE

• Association between moderate-vigourous physical activity and risk factors for cardiovascular disease – Dr James White (Cardiff University – Primary Care and Public Health). June 2010

  To examine the association between levels of moderate-vigourous physical activity; total activity and risk factors for cardiovascular disease. To examine whether these relationships vary according to levels of indivdiual derpivation; sedentary behaviours and obesity. Uses: HSE

• European comparative research – Dr Guglielmo Meardi (University of Warwick – Warwick Business School). June 2010

  Study of migration and employment; for a EU FPT project (www.gusto-project.eu) on uncertainty and labour market policies; including a comparison with Spain (National Migrants Survey) and a focus on the construction and health sectors. Uses: LFS

• Undocumented Migrant Children UK – Miss Vanessa Hughes (University of Oxford – COMPAS (ISCA)). June 2010

  Find out about the experiences of undocumented migrant children in the UK; in particular with regards to healthcare; education and employment. Case studies will be carried out in Birmingham and London. Uses: APS

• HCV prevalence – Mr Ross Harris. June 2010

  Estimating HCV prevalence in England via evidence synthesis of various data sources on Hepatitis C (HCV) and injection drug users (IDUs). This is achieved by estimating the size of current- and ex-IDU population; and the HCV prevalence in these groups. This project follows previous work by Sweeting and De Angelis (see; e.g.; http://smm.sagepub.com/content/18/4/361.abstract; which utilises previous BCS datasets) The British Crime Survey (BCS) data on current and ex-injecting drug use are used to provide information on the size of these risk groups; which are at high risk of HCV infection. Using this information; combined with estimates of HCV prevalence in these groups; numbers of HCV infected current and ex-IDUs may be estimated. The data will be included in the evidence synthesis and inform estimates of current/ex-IDU prevalence by age; sex and region; via a logistic regression relationship. Updated evidence synthesis estimates of the prevalence of HCV in England; to be published in medical journal; e.g.; Journal of Viral Hepatitis; and HPA reports on HCV. Funded by the Department of Health Uses: BCS

• Head and Neck cancer trends analysis – Dr Gabriele Price. May 2010

  Smoking data from the GHS will be used to examine trends in incidence; mortality; and 1- and 5-year relative survival for head and neck cancer. Some of the subset of head and neck cancer are strongly related to smoking. Uses: GHS

• CLAHRC: maternal and child health – Ms Stephanie Prady (University of York – Health Sciences). May 2010

  To investigate maternal and child health and wellbeing in ethnic minorities with special reference to social and spatial demography. The aim of this CLAHRC is to address inequalities in child health and well-being with a specific focus on four areas; (1) Antenatal health exposures to risk factors in utero; (2) Infant and child feeding and obesity; (3) Maternal mental health and (4) Access to health and social care services. The objective of the academic team of this CLAHRC is to provide empirical evidence that is meaningful and specific to Bradford's population. To provide evidence about Bradfords population we wish to describe and explore the features and outcomes of families living in deprived and ethnic wards using data from the MCS. Most of these analyses can be conducted at the study- and county-level; however we anticipate that some factors may be unique to the Bradford community and these will need to be explored at the local authority level. Statistics based on these analyses will be used to guide the direction of data collection by Bradfords clincians. Bradford has been identified as having the highest burden of infant mortality in the UK; and has excessive child morbidity. Overall the city is in the 5th most deprived quintile on the 2007 Index of Multiple Deprivation. The most deprived and ethnically dense wards have the largest burden of infant mortality. Bradford is a multi-ethnic community; with several wards having >50% density of Pakistani-origin familes. The Pakistani community of Bradford is largely comprised of families who originate from one area of Pakistan; and most migrants from this area of Pakistan settle in Bradford and surrounding areas. Causes of high mortality and morbidity are likely to be a complex interaction of environmental; genetic and epigenetic factors; effects which may be unique to Bradford. Uses: MCS FRS HSE NCDS

• Interethnic Unions in the EU – Dr Raya Muttarak. April 2010

  The data will be used for a postdoctoral project funded by Marie Curie Intra-European fellowship on interethnic unions and consequences of such unions on children's well-being in the EU. The project investigates two main research questions 1) Trends and patterns of interethnic partnerships; and 2) Health and well-being of mixed ethnic children compared to second generation and native children. Uses: LFS FOURTH NATIONAL SURVEY OF ETHNIC MINORITIES; 1993-1994

• Comparing the health of the employed and workless population in Scotland – Dr Judith Brown (University of Glasgow – Public Health & Health Policy). April 2010

  We plan to use the Scottish Health Surveys to compare the health (clinical; physical & behavourial) of the employed; unemployed and economically inactive. Uses: SHES

• Trends in the geographies of cardiovascular risk factors – Dr Nicola Shelton (UCL – Department of Epidemiology and Public Health). March 2010

  Multilevel modelling of trends in the geographies of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular disease risk factors using Health Survey for England data taking into account national and regional and national economic factors. Uses: HSE

• Modelling sporting activity in Scotland – Dr Barbara Eberth (University of Aberdeen – Health Economics Research Unit). March 2010

  Use Scottish Health Survey 2008 to model sporting activity in Scotland within the Scottish Governments recommended physical activity guidelines to compare population changes in sporting activity with the 1998 and 2003 Scottish Health Surveys. In addition the model will be used to compare the effect of interventions designed to increase the vigour with which individuals undertake their physical activity; relating it to obesity as a health outcome. Uses: SHES

• ScotPHO- Scottish Health Survey – Mr Ian Grant. March 2010

  Lifetsyle information in survey used to estimate co-morbidities as part of ongoing exercise to estimate; smoking; alcohol and obesity attributable morbidity and mortality as part of the Scottish Health Observatorys work programme Uses: SHES

• Economic impacts of alcohol pricing policy options – Ms Priscillia Hunt. March 2010

  We are producing an economic analysis of policy options designed to reduce the harm caused by alcohol consumption. This study will answer questions regarding the impact that pricing policies will have on different types of consumers and producers and the overall health of the economy. Uses: GHS

• Epidemiology of Multi-morbidity – Dr Mark Hann (University of Manchester – National Primary Care Research & Development Centre). March 2010

  This study will address questions around multi-morbidity through secondary analysis of existing cross-sectional and longitudinal datasets. Cross-sectionally we will look at the impact of co-morbidity on health status and health service use controlling for demographics: longitudinally we will attempt to determine how co-morbid chronic conditions ‘develop’ over time. Uses: WHS HSE

• Walking; Cycling and Socio economic status in Scotland – Dr Paulus Teguh Aditjandra (University of Aberdeen – Geography and Environment). March 2010

  I and my colleague at Centre for Transport Research (CTR) University of Aberdeen and Centre for Transport and Society(CTS) University of West England may use this data to identify and to analyse walking; cycling and socio-economic status in Scotland. This project is a response to NHS Scotland call on looking at walking and cycling (travel) activity pattern towards healthier and greener Scotland. Uses: SSA SHES

• Leeds University – Dr Keith Hurst (University of Leeds – Health and Social Care Centre). March 2010

  Labour workforce analysis for Skills for Health and its relation to National Health Service Workforce Planning and Development. These data will be used to benchmark UK areas and indicate when an organisation is an outlier. Uses: APS LFS

• Comparator usage for WAVES Survey – Dr Aileen Clarke (University of Warwick – HSRI/WMS). March 2010

  Comparator usage for WAVES Survey I wish to compare GHQ scores in the Scottish Health Survey with those I have recently collected in England and Scotland amonsgt teenagers. Extract from introduction: Assessing mental wellbeing (positive mental health) in addition to mental health problems is vital in developing indicators of overall mental health. Previously to assist in the assessment of mental wellbeing; NHS Health Scotland commissioned work which led to the development and validation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) for adults (aged 16+). WEMWBS was found to be user-friendly and psychometrically sound as a measure of mental wellbeing in adults in the UK. We undertook this study to find out whether the scale could also be used to measure mental wellbeing for children of secondary school age. Our aim was to establish the validity; reliability and acceptability of the WEMWBS in teenage school students in two secondary school year groups; aged 13-14 and 15-16 years; in two cities; one in Scotland and one in England. Uses: SHES

• Leeds University – Dr Keith Hurst (University of Leeds – Health and Social Care Centre). February 2010

  Labour workforce analysis for Skills for Health and its relation to National Health Service Workforce Planning and Development. These data will be used to benchmark UK areas and indicate when an organisation is an outlier. Uses: LFS

• occupational uncertainty and mental health of youth population – Dr francesca fiori. February 2010

  We intend to explore the existence of a significant relationship between occupational conditions and situations of psychological discomfort; comparing British and Italian population aged from 18 to 40 without any disability or chronic diseases. The underlying assumption is that unsettled and unsatisfactory occupational conditions may negatively affect youth psychological health resulting in anxiety; depression or general psychological malaise. Uses: HSE

• Health; Economic Conditions and Locality – Ms Sue Easton (University of Durham – Geography). January 2010

  The data will be explored for possible use in a comparative study between England and Sweden on health and economic conditions between 1990 and 2005. In the first instance the possibility of assigning anonymous codes at local authority level will be explored with ONS. The research involves constructing a time-series using different cross-sectional surveys. Uses: HSE GHS

• Cardiovascular risk factor secular trends - social patterning – Dr Joel Hotchkiss (Medical Research Council (MRC) – Measuring Health). January 2010

  The aim is to investigate trends in the changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors (e.g.smoking; blood pressure etc) over time using the Scottish Health Surveys (1995; 1998; 2003 and when available 2008) with particular reference to socioeconomic patterning. Funding is by the MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit and the Chief Scientist Offuce (Scottish Executive). Grant number U.1300.00.001. Uses: SHES

• Scottish Alcohol Model – Professor Petra Meier (University of Sheffield – ScHARR). January 2010

  We are modelling of the effect of alcohol policies on health; crime and employment outcomes in England and Scotland. For this we need detailed alcohol consumption data by age and gender; as well as datasets for harm estimation. Funding has been received from DH; Scottish Government; NICE and MRC. Uses: SHES Omnibus GHS ELSA FACS LSYPE BCS

• Calculation of Welsh Norms for the SF36 – Mr Paul Nash (Swansea University – Centre for Innovative Ageing). January 2010

  I am looking to obtain the raw data scores for the SF36 on the Welsh Health Survey broken down by Gender; Social Class; and Age. We require these so that we can create a set of welsh norms to use in the scoring of the sf 36 for a more accurate reflection of our data. Uses: WHS

• Gender geographiies of alcohol consumption in contemporary England – Dr Nicola Shelton (UCL – Department of Epidemiology and Public Health). January 2010

  Gender geographies of alcohol consumption in contemporary England. Socio-geographical analysis of the extent of alcohol consumption in England by region; gender; age group; number of units of alcohol and drink type. Uses: HSE GHS NICHS

• The staff market forces factor component of the resource allocation weighted capitation formula – Professor Stephen Morris (UCL – UCL Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health). January 2010

  The Market Forces Factor (MFF) is part of the weighted capitation formula for allocating resources across NHS hospitals in England. It compensates for unavoidable geographical differences in the cost of providing healthcare services. The present method of calculating the Staff MFF uses the General Labour Market (GLM) method and results from the review of the MFF which was undertaken by myself and fellow investigators and reported in ‘Review of the Market Forces Factor following the introduction of Payments by Results (2005): Exploring the General Labour Market Method’ (2006)’. These recommendations were adopted by the Department of Health and are detailed in Report of the Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation; Department of Health 2008. This same team is now being asked to bring the MFFs up-to-date for financial years 2011-2012. Under the present method the staff MFF is estimated using individual level observations on the earnings of private sector employees using the Office for National Statistics (ONS) dataset the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). The observations are pooled across several years to increase the sample size for each local area and an adjustment for higher responsibility is introduced; where this is estimated using the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The MFF report cited above was written by a team at the Health Economics Research Unit (University of Aberdeen; team members: Professor Robert F. Elliott (PI); Dr Diane Skåtun; and Dr Ada Ma); along with Professors Nigel Rice (University of York); Matthew Sutton (University of Manchester) and. It is available for download at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Managingyourorganisation/Financeandplanning/Allocations/DH_4108515 The Market Force Factors (MFF) compensates hospitals across England for unavoidable geographical differences in the cost of providing healthcare services. It is often argued that jobs with more responsibilities tend to be found in company headquarters located in metropolitan areas such as City of London. The higher pay observed in those areas are to compensate the employees for the higher responsibilities they held; if this factor is unadjusted the MFF estimated for metropolitan areas could potentially be biased upwards. The MFF are calculated at the Local Authority District (LAD; also known as Unit Authorities) geography level using the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). Uses: LFS

• The health effects of incineration – Mr John Beckerleg. January 2010

  Studying infant mortality around incinerators. The health effects of incineration and in particular the impact on infant mortaility taking account of wind dispersal patterns and other confounding factors such as deprivation; prevailing wind; mobility; specific contaminants; lomgitudinal information.. Uses: VitalStatistics

• Evaluation of Hearty Lives programme – Mr Richard Sutcliffe. December 2009

  The programme aims to reduce the incidence and raise awareness of cardiovascular disease in deprived areas of the UK. We would use Health Survey for England data; between 1994 and 2007; to assess the underlying national trends in some of the factors that our research has indicated as risk factors (i.e. smoking; consumption of fruit and vegetables; blood pressure etc.) Uses: HSE

• Paper on dentistry – Professor Ruth McDonald (University of Nottingham – CLAHRC NDL). December 2009

  Previous reforms in dentistry in the early 1990s were investigated by a group of researchers who contrasted the North and South of the country with people living in the South having different attitudes to health and welfare compared with the North. They reference the British Social Attitudes Survey 1996. We want to compare recent (2007) survey data with these earlier results. Uses: BSA

• Inequalities & Health in the BHPS – Dr Cara Booker (University of Essex – Insitute for Social and Economic Research). December 2009

  I will be using the BHPS data to explore social inequalities and various aspects of mental and physical health. Uses: BHPS LFS BCS70 NCDS

• Child Blood Pressure and Obesity – Miss Helen Peters (University College London – Institute of Child Health). December 2009

  We intend to examine how increases in obesity prevalence impact cardiovascular diesase risk factors in children. Specifically, we will examine how the associations between body sizes and blood pressure in children have changed over time. Uses: BCS70 HSE MCS NATIONAL CHILD MEASUREMENT PROGRAMME; 2007-2008 NATIONAL CHILD MEASUREMENT PROGRAMME; 2009-2010 NATIONAL CHILD MEASUREMENT PROGRAMME; 2006-2007 NATIONAL CHILD MEASUREMENT PROGRAMME; 2008-2009

• Dundee CHP Health & Wellbeing Profile – Mr David McLaren. November 2009

  These data will be included in a Health and Wellbeing Profile document. The purpose of the document is to provide a picture of the health and wellbeing of the Dundee City Community Health Partnership health and to inform service planing and initiatives. Uses: SHES

• PhD Research - OHS – Mr Diego Canciani (London South Bank University – Art and Human Sciences). November 2009

  The data will be used to compare the occupational health and safety incidents per 100.000 workers of England and Italy. Uses: LFS

• Avoidable Mortality – Dr Daniel Weisz. November 2009

  Updating of paper published in Eur. J. of Public Health in 2007 - "Population health and the health system: a comparative analysis of avoidable mortality in three nations and their world cities" Uses: VitalStatistics HSE

• Estimating the number of deaf blind people in the UK – Dr Janet Robertson (Lancaster University – Division of Health Research). November 2009

  A review of existing estimates of the number of deafblind people in the UK by the Investigator for the Sponsor (SENSE). Uses: FRS HSE GHS NTS SHES ELSA BHPS APS HBAI WHS LFS NICHS LIW MCS

• Inequalities in smoking – Professor Kenneth Judge (University of Bath – School for health). November 2009

  Analysis of trends over time in smoking prevalence by different measures of socio-economic position to link to associated analysis of tobacco control policies as part of preparing for a critical review of the government's forthcoming tobacco control strategy. Uses: GHS

• Change in weight and caloric density of food consumed – Dr Sriniranjan Shekar (University of London School of Economics – LSE Health, Department of Social Policy). November 2009

  Investigating the increase of obesity around the world in recent years. This investigation seeks to determine whether there has been an increase in the weight of food consumed in recent years, or whether there has been a change in consumption to food of greater caloric density. Uses: NFS HSE EFS

• All-Ireland Report on Tobacco & Health Inequalities – Dr Helen McAvoy. November 2009

  Statistical analysis on a number of datasets in Ireland and Northern Ireland is planned with a view to providing information on socio-economic patterns in smoking among adults and children, with a particular focus on vulnerable groups, the impact of poverty and social situation. Uses: NICHS GHS

• Secular Trends in UK Children's Waist Circumference – Dr Gavin Sandercock (University of Essex – Biological Sciences). October 2009

  We wish to compare these data collected in 1997 with new values for waist circumference collected as part of a recent (2007) survey; the East of England Healthy Hearts Study. Uses: HSE

• Health & Inequality – Professor David McEvoy (Liverpool John Moores University – School of Social Science). October 2009

  Background to research in the School of Social Science at Liverpool John Moores University on deprivation on Merseyside, with particular reference to the needs and aspirations of older people. Uses: APS

• Early years' policy and health inequalities project – Mr Simon Orange (University of York – YHPHO). October 2009

  The project seeks to examine if and how policies in the early years are likely to contribute to reducing health inequalities, specifically around childhood accidents at home. Uses: GHS SEH

• A new approach to measuring income-related inequalities in health – Dr Casey Quinn (University of Nottingham – Primary Care). October 2009

  I intend to us the BHPS data to look at Health and Income longitudinally, to compare different measures of income-related inequalities in health. It will be primarily a methodological paper that also seeks to contribute to the health-inequality literature in the UK and internationally. Uses: ELSA BHPS Omnibus HSE

• Older people in rural areas in Northern Ireland – Dr Sheelah Connolly (Queen's University Belfast – Epidemiology). October 2009

  The survey is being used to look at the experiences of older people living in Northern Ireland as part of a newly established Health Ageing Rural Network across Ireland. Uses: NICHS

• Evaluation of IHS Data – Mr chris white. September 2009

  To evaluate the smoking prevalence data collected on the Integrated Household Survey core module 2008 to assess fitness for publication. This data source requires an appraisal of smoking prevalence against other estabished sources to support National Statistics accreditation. Uses: HSE

• COI: Social Care Recruitment Research – Mr Matthew North. September 2009

  Tangible Data have been commissioned by the Central Office of Information to research the demographics of key Social Care occupations. This will in turn be shared with the Department of Health to inform a recruitment strategy to plug key gaps within these occupations. Uses: LFS

• Illicit Drug use and Sexuality – Dr Ford Hickson (University of Portsmouth – Sigma Research, Faculty of Health and Social Science). September 2009

  Descriptive analysis of associations between membership of sexual minorities (gay/lesbian and bisexual) and illicit drug use in order to inform health promotion and drug service planning. Uses: BCS

• Travel Cost Estimation – Mr Mark Dusheiko (University of York – Centre for Health Economics). September 2009

  I will be using the data to estimate travel times and costs for attending medical appointments. I will be investigating the choice of transport mode and distanced travelled and relating it to characteristics of the individual, their household and geographical location. Uses: NTS

• Non-drinking in Young People – Dr Jean Adams (Newcastle University – Institute of Health and Society). September 2009

  Exploration of non-drinking in young people, particularly interested in socio-economic trends in non-drinking in young people. Uses: Omnibus

• Analysis of Injuries due to Road Traffic Accidents – Dr Luke Hounsome. August 2009

  The SWPHO has lead responsibility for analysing the effect of injuries on public health. Road traffic accidents are a major contributor to injuries and so data is analysed for trends by geography, age etc. This data will be an update for already existing stats19 data. Uses: HSE

• Prevalence of long-term conditions in England – Dr Charles Beck. August 2009

  To analyse the HSE 2007 to determine the prevalence of long-term conditions (by ICD-10 chapter) in England. This data will be used in a health needs assessment currently being written by myself to compare these data with the target population to determine if there is a similar, greater or lesser extent of such conditions. Uses: HSE

• Passive Smoking Exposure Over Time – Dr Jennifer Mindell (University College London – Epidemiology & public health). August 2009

  We are examining changes over time in adult non-smokers' exposure to passive smoking, as determined in successive HSEs, using both subjective and objective data where these exist. Uses: HSE

• Smoking Prevalence – Mrs Kuiama Thompson. August 2009

  I would like to use the data to estimate smoking prevalence for different population groups in Salford. These estimates will be used to estimate expected stop-smoking service use if use were according to need. Uses: GHS

• Older people and long term conditions – Dr Yang Tian (Eastern Birmingham Primary Care Trust – Health and Wellbeing Parternship). July 2009

  I will use the data for the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment for Birmingham supporting the city councils and the primary care trust for future planning. This will help in tackling inequalities in health and wellbeing in the population of Birmingham. Uses: GHS BSA HSE

• Happiness and health – Professor David Blanchflower (University of Stirling – Economics). July 2009

  This continues work I have been doing across countries on health and wellbeing. This includes work on happiness, obesity and depression. Uses: HSE LFS WHS FRS

• Health status transitions of older people – Professor Michael Murphy (University of London School of Economics – Social Policy). July 2009

  To combine morbidity information with other socio-demographic covariates to produce transition rates in order to build a multi-state model for older people in Britain to assess future health status under alternative assumptions. Uses: HSE ELSA

• Ethnic health differentials – Professor Michael Murphy (University of London School of Economics – Social Policy). July 2009

  To investigate the relative importance of country of birth and ethnicity on a range of health indicators in Britain specifically to look at the role of Body Mass Index and biomarkers. Uses: HSE

• Health variation – Dr Myles Gould (University of Leeds – School of Geography). July 2009

  Statistical analysis (descriptive and regression modelling) and mapping of ward based mortality for learning and teaching (undergraduates & postgraduates), and research projects. Work will attempt to seek out compositional variations in health, by linking data/variables to other official data sources (e.g. Census and NS Neighbourhood Statistics). Uses: VitalStatistics

• Income and Health – Dr Sok Chul Hong. July 2009

  I am interested in the impact of income and medical technological improvement on individual health outcomes. In particular, I have looked into the topic for several key countries with different public health policy. Uses: GHS

• Determinants of work-related illness and injury with a focus on NHS workers – Miss Priscillia Hunt. July 2009

  We will compile statistics on safety, health and well-being in UK workplaces, in health-related professions, and in the NHS. We will use these statistics to predict the likelihood of a person to be injured or ill given certain information (e.g. age, employment occupation, sex, industry sector, region). A special emphasis will be put on workers in different health-related occupations. This analysis is part of a larger project examining health and well-being in the UK. Uses: LFS

• Econometric and other analysis – Mr Giovanni Razzu (University of London School of Economics – Social Policy). June 2009

  Mostly econometric analysis to decompose poverty reduction into growth and inequality components following traditional approaches, e.g. world bank and ravalion. This could inform policy to address inequality. Need to look at different datasets to understand what equality information they contain, in terms of strands, e.g. gender, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age etc and various dimensions, such as health, education, income, social life etc. Uses: FRS SEH GHS NTS BSA FACS LFS APS BCS HBAI

• Analysis of vertical equity in the delivery of health care in England – Miss Laura Vallejo-Torres (University College London – Epidemiology and Public Health). June 2009

  To look at the vertical equity in the delivery of health care in England. I aim to study to what extent individuals in different levels of need receive appropriately different treatment. Uses: HSE

• Profiling need for service modelling – Dr Stuart Booker. June 2009

  I intend to explore the data available within the General Household Survey 2000/2001 on informal care and the 2001/2002 survey on activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). My intention is to explore whether the data would be useful in providing a Fife level profile (by 5-year age group and gender) of the need for social care and the pattern of informal care provision. This will be used to provide or validate a baseline for projections of future service demand for future social and health care in Fife. Uses: GHS

• Public Health Training course – Professor George Ellison (St George's University of London – Health and Social Care Sciences). June 2009

  Developing statistical exercises focussing on ethnicity and health for training purposes with public health professionals. This will involve demonstrating the internal heterogeneity of ethnic categories and the important role of socioeconomic factors in the relationship between ethnicity and health. Uses: APS LIW

• Education and health – Dr Mary Silles (National University of Ireland, Galway – Economics). June 2009

  Most attempts to study the relationship between maternal smoking and birth weight have relied on cross-sectional data. These studies have repeatedly indicated that maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with an average reduction in birth weight of approximately 200 grams. Accurately estimating the causal effect of smoking on birth weight is complicated by the fact that unobservable variables are likely to be correlated with a mother's decision to smoke which also influence birth weight. Uses: NCDS Omnibus BCS70

• Active travel and public health geographies – Dr Benedict Wheeler (University of Bristol – Social Medicine). May 2009

  Proposed fellowship researching environmental and social influences on active travel and consequent impacts on public health and sustainability. Uses: HSE NTS

• Career change by age – Dr Emma Parry (Cranfield University – School of Management). May 2009

  An analysis of the factors affecting careers and career changes by age and gender. The purpose of this project is to identify the barriers to older workers career transitions and career progression such as training, health, etc. and to look at differences in these by both age and gender. Uses: LFS GHS BHPS

• Active travel analysis – Dr Jean Adams (Newcastle University – Institute of Health and Society). May 2009

  Analysis of socio-economic trends in active travel (walking and cycling). Will compare with data from 2005 Time Use Survey. To support application to NIHR public health research board. Uses: NTS

• Epidemiology-Health Survey of England – Ms Elizabeth Hayes. April 2009

  The purpose of purchasing the Health Survey of England data will be used in identifying and estimating the population of the citizens of the United Kingdom with specific health conditions and diseases. I work on the epidemiology team at Decision Resources, Inc., a private research company. The epidemiology team at Decision Resources is looking to purchase the data from the Health Survey of England for the purpose of analyzing the data to estimate incidence and prevalence rates of diseases in a number of therapeutic areas for a variety of indications. For example, we would like to estimate the number of people in the UK with asthma and would like to use a large, population-based survey to do so. Uses: HSE

• Health of migrants and access to health services – Dr Hiranthi Jayaweera (University of Oxford – Centre on Migration, Policy and Society). April 2009

  The research aims to examine large scale datasets to find out information about the health status, health needs and access to health care services among recent migrants to the UK in comparison with established migrants. Uses: HSE MCS LFS

• Estimate hypertension prevalence – Mrs Kuiama Thompson (Salford PCT – Public Health). April 2009

  The data will be used to estimate hypertension prevalence for practice populations in Salford. Using 160/100 as the BP cut off for defining hypertension the data will be stratified by gender, age and deprivation and used to estimate actual hypertension prevalence in practices. This will then be compared to reported prevalence in QOF in order to identify any missing populations. Uses: HSE

• Inequalities in diabetes – Ms Naomi Holman (University of York – Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Observatory). April 2009

  Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Observatory has a national lead area on diabetes. As part of this strategic programme it is producing a report summarising the current data on inequalities in diabetes prevalence and diabetes care. The data will be used in a report to illustrate the inequalities in the prevalence of diabetes and obesity. Uses: HSE

• The Health of the Irish in the UK – Mr Mark McGovern (University College Dublin – Economics). April 2009

  Data will be used to evaluate the health of Irish migrants to the UK, and tie their current circumstances back to their early life conditions. This project is being conducted as part of the Irish Abroad Study in the Geary Institute, UCD, Ireland. Uses: LFS BHPS SHES GHS

• Investigation of cardiovascular risk factors – Mr Daniel Ryan. April 2009

  We would like to investigate both trends in individual risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease during the investigation period of the Health Surveys for England and also the correlation of risk factors in the population. Uses: HSE

• Analysis of young people's polydrug use in the BCS – Dr Harry Sumnall (Liverpool John Moores University – Centre for Public Health). April 2009

  The EU Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has requested that member states (through their Focal Points) conduct secondary analyses of general population surveys of drug use and report the prevelance of conditional drug use (i.e. use of more than one drug in the same reporting period) for their annual report. I am requesting access to young people's (aged 16-24) data on drug use as reported in the latest BCS (07/08) in order to conduct the aforementioned analysis. Uses: BCS

• Research – Mr Kenneth Howse (University of Oxford – Oxford Institute of Aging). March 2009

  To analyse UK data on health of older population comparable to a dataset on elderly Spanish population to look at cognitve impairment and its correlates. Uses: HSE ELSA

• Older People in Rural Areas – Mr Simon Evans (University of the West of England – Health and Social Care). March 2009

  To inform the development of a questionnaire that forms part of a project entitled Grey and Pleasant Land? In exploration of the connectivity of older people living in rural areas. Uses: SEH

• NHF tobacco modelling – Mr Tim Marsh. March 2009

  The National Heart Forum is being funded to construct a computer model of the likely health outcomes for the UK population over the next 20 years from the consumption of tobacco. This model will make use of many years of HSE data. Uses: HSE GHS

• Child and adult obesity – Leon Green (North Tees PCT – Public Health). March 2009

  Profile for local NHS staff looking at obesity and overweight in Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland. This includes looking at routinely available information on diet, nutrition and physical excercise. Uses: EFS

• Understanding London's labour market and population – Ms Lorna Spence (Greater London Authority – Data Management and Analysis Group). March 2009

  This is an ongoing project in the areas of demographic, labour market and social exclusion analysis. Data are regularly required to inform the development, implementation and monitoring of numerous GLA strategies. The key areas this project covers includes:: - London's demography - The level and nature of labour market participation in London - Profiling groups most at risk of income poverty - Profiling groups at risk of labour market exclusion - Examining factors associated with exclusion - Equalities and the labour market - Immigration and the labour market - Demographic and labour market trends The team also has a monitoring remit across key strategy areas, including: social inclusion (eg child poverty), planning, sustainability, health, economic development, equalities, refugee integration and housing. Uses: LFS FRS APS EFS HSE BCS GHS HBAI

• Foresight Obesity modelling for HWHL – Mr Tim Marsh. February 2009

  To update the microsimulation program orginally produced for the Foresight Obesity model. To include 2007 data so an update can be published in a forthcoming Department of Health publication. Uses: HSE

• Social care analysis – Miss Meera Sookee (Department of Health – Department of Health). February 2009

  This data will be used as part of the Department of Health's wider policy analysis. This dataset is specifically for the social care analytical team's work on the analysis of social and community care. Uses: BHPS GHS

• Mental Health and Employment – Mr Dominic Page (Cardiff University – Disability Studies). February 2009

  The literature has identified a number of gaps within mental health research; overall, highlighting that mental health and inequality in the labour market has been severely underdeveloped to the detriment of understanding the experience of those suffering from mental distress. Importantly, the complex relationship between employment status and mental health is still in its infancy, particularly when compared to the advances made within the disability studies movement. The assertion that those experiencing mental health problems are economically excluded needs empirical and analytical assessment. Uses: LFS

• Framework for optimising clinical information system – Mr Aloysius Edoh jnr (University of East London – CITE). February 2009

  To investigate and create an optimisation framework that uses a Combinatorial Multiple Attribute (CMA) concept for clinical data re-representation and expresses it in a mathematical formalism. An algorithm will be designed using utility function and Raman transformation table [17] then applies LP techniques to determine the optimal amount of clinical data required for disease analysis and management. This framework will reduce the information overload; communication and space complexities encountered in CIS and improve performances. It can also be used as epidemiological tool to determine the percentage risk of a patient been hypertensive and used for primary health care management. Uses: HSE

• Depression and Long-Term Incapacity – Matt Sutton (University of Manchester – Health Methodology Research Group). February 2009

  Longitudinal analysis of mental health status (as measured by the General Health Questionnaire 12-item) and employment status (especially inability to work due to long-term ill-health), to complement analysis of routine data on incapacity benefit claimants, anti-depressant prescribing and interviews with General Practitioners. Uses: BHPS APS HSE

• All-Ireland Report on Tobacco and Health Inequalities – Mr Steve Barron. February 2009

  All-Ireland Report on Tobacco and Health Inequalities. To compare smoking prevalence rates, and socio-economic patterns, on the island of Ireland. A range of data sets will be used and their strengths and weaknesses examined. Uses: NICHS

• Scottish Health Survey link to educational data – Dr Allan Hewitt (University of Strathclyde – Sport, Culture and the Arts). February 2009

  The data will be linked to datasets containing information about educational outcomes at secondary school level in Scotland. The purpose is to explore the impact of health factors on children's performance in school examinations. Uses: SHES

• Variations in data by timing – Dr Jennifer Mindell (University College London – Epidemiology & public health). February 2009

  We aim to investigate variations in the socio-demographic profiles by when the interview and nurse visit occurred, and how this impacts on self-reported health, physical measurements, and biological analytes. No funding Uses: HSE

• EQ5D population norms – Professor Alastair Gray (University of Oxford – Public Health). February 2009

  I want up to date population mean scores by age and sex for the EQ 5D, to compare with other data from clinical trials. I'm currently using 1996 data from HSE and want to update. Uses: HSE

• Social Distribution of Lifestyle Risk Factors among Pregnant Women in the Health Survey for England: 2001-2006. – Mrs Andrew McCulloch (University of Hull – Faculty of Health and Social Care). February 2009

  Research has shown that health outcomes are influenced by socioeconomic position with poorer health outcomes among those individuals in lower socioeconomic groups. Differences in health outcomes have been found across the lifecourse and for a range of measures of socioeconomic position. Explanations have centred on either differences in the material resources available to different groups or differences in behavioural factors such as drinking, smoking, patterns of nutrition and exercise. In this project we use pooled data from the Health survey of England for the years 2001 - 2006 to examine the social distribution of lifestyle risk factors for adverse birth outcomes among women who are currently pregnant. We extend the previous research on smoking behaviour to other lifestyle risk factors, examine the extent to which risk factors cluster within individual women and how this is influenced by socioeconomic position. Uses: HSE GHS NFS EFS LFS

• To examine factors related to alcohol use – Dr Joe West (University of Nottingham – Division of Epidemiology and Public Health). February 2009

  To examine factors related to alcohol use such as age, sex, number of children, occupation and how alcohol use varies among these groups. I will also use these data to show students I am teaching about the health survey for england. Uses: EFS HSE NCDS

• International Centre for Lifecourse studies in society and health – Dr Noriko Cable (University College London – Epidemiology and Public Health). January 2009

  The International Centre for lifecourse studies in society and health is to conduct original research in four general areas of current scientific and policy interest: (1)Family relationships and child well-being, (2)Education, health and social participation. (2) Health and labour force participation. (4) Ageing and retirement. Uses: HSE NCDS BCS70 MCS ELSA BHPS LFS USOC

• Depression Prevention – Dr Joerg Huber (Roehampton University – School of Human & Life Science). January 2009

  I am interested in the development of depression prevention programmes for individuals with chronic disorders. To this effect I am particularly interested in the Health Survey England data with its General Health Questionnaire GHQ datasets plus the Geriatric Depression Scale (see HSE 2005). Uses: HSE

• British Crime Survey – Dr Sarah Dougan (Islington PCT – Public Health). January 2009

  I require these data for NHS PCT data analysis on drug use to inform service provision for drug users by NHS Islington. In particular, I want to calculate number and rates of drug use by type. Uses: BCS

• Migration, geography and the health and social status of infants and young children – Dr Helena Tunstall (University of York – Health Sciences). January 2009

  Data will be used to analyse the relationship between migration and infant and child health and socio-economic status. Analysis will, if possible, compare the characteristics of the families of movers and non movers and of their areas of residence at waves 1 and 2 of data collection. Uses: MCS VitalStatistics WHS

• Decision-making – Professor Laurence Moseley (University of Glamorgan – SOCS-HESAS). December 2008

  Assessing factors which influence decision-making in medical and other health care fields. We are interested both in the factors which are selected and in the ways in which those factors are combined to reach a decision. Uses: HSE BSA

• Lipid profiling of Bradford Population – Dr Christopher Gibbons (Bradford City PCT – Public Health). December 2008

  A health economic analysis of statin prescribing for CVD primary and secondary prevention guidelines, and to estimate the impact in terms of reduced CVD events and effects on population cholesterol levels. We require data on lipid levels in order to create a lipid profile for Bradford. Uses: HSE

• Relationship of BMI to waist and hip size – Dr William Lassek. December 2008

  Investigate relationships between height, weight, BMI, and waist and hip circumferences by age and sex and compare with comparable data from the US National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) to see how the US population compares with the UK taking account of different methods of measuring waist circumference. Uses: HSE

• Health inequalities trends in the UK – Miss Suzanne Hodgson (Imperial College London – Academic Bone Densitometry). December 2008

  I am carrying out statistical analysis into trends in health inequalities in the UK over the past 30 years. I would like to examine socioeconomic and geographical differences. I am particularly interested in changes in obesity levels (and related diseases), infant mortality and deaths from gender specific cancers. Uses: VitalStatistics BCS70

• Teaching research methods – Ms Andrea Lyons-Lewis (Nottingham Trent University – Social Sciences). November 2008

  This dataset will be used with 2nd year undergraduate students on two programmes, Health & Environment, and Sociology. It will be used to explore the possibilites offered by secondary data and also to use as an example dataset for learning quantitative analysis skills. Uses: BCS ELSA

• Ethnic group-related research: projections of population, health & care – Dr Paul Norman (University of Leeds – School of Geography). November 2008

  This work is establishing baseline evidence to assess fertility differences between ethnic groups (using child : woman ratios) and differences in health between ethnic groups, especially in relation to informal and institutional care. Uses: GHS LFS

• Childhood obesity trends – Dr Emmanuel Stamatakis (University College London – Epidemiology and Public Health). November 2008

  To prepare a manuscript to update the childhood obesity trends in England. Uses: HSE

• Health Surveys – Iain Lang (University of Exeter – Pensinsula Medical School). November 2008

  My analyses treat Health Survey for England data as an epidemiological and public health resource and are focused on examining associations between health behaviours, and associated factors, and health outcomes. I use the data both cross-sectionally and to look at trends. Uses: HSE ELSA WHS

• Gender preference among Asian immigrants in Canada, the UK and the US – Dr Diego Bassani. November 2008

  As a follow-up to our previous work that identified low female-to-male sex ratio in India we are going to analyze whether similar trends are observed among immigrants from South Asia in Canada, UK and US. Fewer girls than boys are born in India. Various hypotheses have been proposed to explain this low sex ratio. Our aim is to ascertain the contribution of prenatal sex determination and selective abortion as measured by previous birth sex by South Asians also in other countries, as has been observed in India. We will add nationals from other countries where low female-to-male sex ratios are observed as a consequence of policies instead of cultural pressure. Uses: GHS

• Alcohol-related research – Dr Rachel Seabrook. November 2008

  We aim to educate, preserve and protect the good health of the public by: * promoting the scientific understanding of beverage alcohol and the individual, societal and health consequences of its consumption; and by * promoting measures for the prevention of alcohol-related problems and to promote for the public benefit research into beverage alcohol and to publish the useful results. To this end, we aim to obtain all research and data relating to alcohol. The intended use is to compile a profile of young people's drinking in London, with trend data, for the London Assembly. Uses: BCS HSE LSYPE GHS

• Research – Mr Nicholas Pleace (University of York – Centre for Housing Policy). November 2008

  Comparative analysis of general health of Scottish population with ex-hostel users in Glasgow. The analysis is simply to provide contextual information. Uses: SHES BHPS

• Relationship between social capita and cardiovascular disease – Dr Peymane Adab (University of Birmingham – Public Health & Epidemiology). November 2008

  The data will be used for a 3rd year medical student public health project, where I will supervise the student group in analysing the data. The student will examine the relationship between social capital (using various definitions) and cardiovascular disease. Uses: HSE

• Geography and Gender – Dr Donald Houston (University of Dundee – School of Social Sciences). November 2008

  This work uses secondary datasets to analyise the labour market, demographic and health context behind the rise in the number of women claiming incapacity benefits in the UK. Uses: GHS

• Trends in risk factors for metabolic disease – Dr Dexter Canoy (University of Manchester – School of Community-based Medicine). October 2008

  This research will describe secular trends in risk factors for chronic metabolic diseases in a nationally-representative sample in England. Variations in secular trends according to age, sex and socio-economic status will be explored. Trends in health status and lifestyle factors related to these risk factors will also be explored. Uses: HSE

• Smoking prevalence – Mr Shaukat Ali (Oldbury and Smethwick Primary Care Trust – Public Health). October 2008

  I work for a Primary Care Trust and I wish to investigate smoking prevalence from the General Household Survey data. Uses: GHS

• GB Occupational Cancer Burden study – Mrs Sally Hutchings (Imperial College London – Epidemiology and Public Health). October 2008

  We are updating the Doll and Peto estimates of burden of cancer due to occupation in Great Britain, and need to use LFS data to estimate numbers exposed to occupational carcinogens. Uses: LFS

• Screening for CVD risk factors – Miss Alexandra Clarke-Cornwell (University of Salford – Centre for Public Health Research). September 2008

  I am currently researching a screening project called 'Find and Treat', which aims to identify all persons (aged 50-74) in AWLPCT that are at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and invite them from a screening interview. At the interview, CVD risk factors are recorded and advice and treatment given accordingley. I would like access the HSE data from the most year that information on CVD risk factors were recorded. This is mainly for background research, in looking into the CVD risk factor profiles overall in England. Uses: HSE

• Child obesity in UK – Dr Joan Costa Font (University of London School of Economics – Social Policy). September 2008

  To study the determinants of child obesity in the UK using several years exploring the intergenerational transmission of health preferences. Uses: HSE NCDS

• Obesity eLab – Dr Urara Hiroeh (University of Manchester – Northwest Institute of BioHealth Informatics). September 2008

  We want to analyse obesity trends (BMI, any other fitness level indicators) by age, sex and geographic areas in England. In addition, we are assessing how data is accessed, data available, etc. for obesity research. Uses: HSE

• Stratification, health and aging – Dr Gindo Tampubolon (University of Manchester – Sociology). September 2008

  Health inequality is one aspect of an aging population that has recently received a lot of attention. This is an acute issue in advanced countries such as US, Japan and the UK. The focus of this work is whether disadvantages accumulated during working the early stages in the life-course [upbringing, working life] persist into the old age. The stratification of health in the old age, if exist, will have an important policy consequences. Uses: ELSA BHPS HSE

• Analysis of trends in risk factors – Mr Peter Scarborough (University of Oxford – Public Health). July 2008

  The dataset will be used (along with other HSE datasets previously downloaded under other headings) to examine trends in cardiovascular risk factors by subgroups of the population, and look for possible geographic associations. Uses: HSE

• Health and happiness – Professor david blanchflower (University of Stirling – Economics). July 2008

  Work on happiness and health and their determinants including blood pressure, obesity and height. These data will also be used to examine depression and mental health. Uses: HSE BSA SHES WHS NCDS BCS70

• Using SPSS for Windows – Mr Oreste De Tommaso (University of Edinburgh – Library, Acquisition and Metadata). July 2008

  The HSE 2002 dataset is going to be used to learn how to analyse and perform basic data management operations using Windows-based software Excel and SPSS. For this purpose, I am going to follow the guide published by ESDS "Using SPSS for Windows: exploring the Health Survey for England 2002". Where possible, the dataset will be downloaded in a format compatible with Excel. Uses: HSE

• Childrens Wellbeing and Lone Parent Employment – Dr Susan Harkness (University of Bath – Social Policy). July 2008

  Looking at the effect of lone parent employment and maternal mental health on a range of child mental health outcomes in 1999 and 2004. Uses: GHS BSA LFS BHPS

• Health Expectancies 2005 – Mrs Grace Edgar (Office for National Statistics – SEMARD). June 2008

  This data is used to calculate Health Expectancies for 2005. This has already been calculated by G Groom and Mike P Smith, my task is to check this data and calculations. Uses: NICHS GHS

• Comparison of alcohol quantity frequency data with AUDIT – Dr Adenekan Oyefeso (University of St George's Hospital Medical School – Mental Health). June 2008

  Secondary analysis of this dataset will inform assessment of the need for alcohol services in Scotland. Uses: GHS

• Quest for Quality in the NHS – Dr Kim Sutherland (University of Cambridge – Judge Business School). June 2008

  I am conducting a study collating and reporting on various quality indicators in health. Uses: HSE

• Correspondence analysis of welsh survey data – Professor Ian Rees Jones (University of Bangor – School of Social Sciences). June 2008

  This is a study to examine the potential use of multiple correspondence analysis in the secondary analysis of welsh survey data. Questions to be addressed will include the extent to which social mapping reveals patterns of social distinction in health lifestyles and measures of social cohesion and social and cultural capital. Uses: WHS

• Economics of Health – Dr Vanessa Beck (University of Leicester – CLMS). May 2008

  The data will be used for a project that aims to examine the relationship between mental and physical health and employability, labour market participation and economic performance with specific attention given to the direction of causal relationships. Uses: LFS HSE

• National long-term conditions policy – Mr Roger Halliday (Department of Health – Department of Health). May 2008

  Provide an evidence base for national policy to improve health, care and well-being of people with long-term conditions. Uses: GHS HSE FRS LFS Omnibus

• Understanding health trends for performance ingredients – Dr Wayne Martindale (Sheffield Hallam University – Food Innovation Centre). May 2008

  Development of food products that provide and impact on health and performance in sport. The study extends to sports performance where specialist understanding of nutrition is required. Assessment of ingredient use. Uses: HSE GHS EFS BCS70

• Population Health in the North West – Mr Tom Hennell (Department of Health – NW Public Health Team). May 2008

  The survey data will be analysed to examine regional, national, ethnicity and income trends in key health and social care risk factors - smoking, education, health status, alcohol consumption, disability and usage of health services - in particular, so as to set the context for local lifestyle surveys. Uses: HSE GHS LFS APS

• Improving access to healthcare for marginalised population groups in the East of England – Dr Sian Evans (Cambridge City PCT – Eastern Region Public Health Observatory). April 2008

  Analysis to support East of England Strategic Health Authority pledge to improve access to health care for marginalised groups within the population including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, migrant workers and people with disability. Evidence suggests that many within these groups have poorer access to healthcare and poorer health outcomes than the rest of society. As part of the analysis to support this work, we are seeking data that will provide population estimates for each of these groups at subregional level. Uses: APS

• Reasoning with evidence – Mr James Nicholson (University of Durham – School of Education). April 2008

  Developing ways of visualising relationships in multi-variate data, in health, education social equity etc. Uses: NTS FES VitalStatistics YPSA NILTS HSE

• Health Data Repository – Mr Joe Schaffer (London South Bank University – Health). April 2008

  Development of a geographical database linking health-and health-related data, with the over-arching aim of identifying and reducing health inequalities in London. Uses: BHPS HSE

• Dietary-Obesity Relationship – Dr Damilola Olajide (University of Aberdeen – Health Economics Research Unit, Foresterhill). April 2008

  The study aims to identify a dietary pattern in adults in England. The emerging pattern will be used to provide background information or the reference group against which dietary-obesity relationship will be examined using Scottish Household Survey dataset. Uses: SHES BHPS HSE NFS BCS70

• Disability and labour market outcomes – Dr Paul Latreille (University of Swansea – Economics). April 2008

  To consider from an economics perspective the relationship between health/disability and labour market outcomes in Wales and to examine differences according to the measurement of health/disability. Uses: WHS LFS

• Health expectancy – Dr Michael Smith (Office for National Statistics – SEMARD Office for National Statistics). March 2008

  Data will be used in the production, analysis and reporting of Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE) and Disability free LIFE Expectency (DfLE). Uses: GHS HSE NICHS SHES WHS

• Alcohol use – Dr Nicola Fear (University of King's College London – Academic Centre for Defence Mental Health). March 2008

  To make age and gender adjusted comparisons on alcohol usage with a cross-sectional survey of military personnel. Uses: VitalStatistics HSE GHS

• Targeting those at highest risk in a heat-wave – Bridget Fenn (University of LSHTM – PHP). February 2008

  Data on multiple risk exposure, including their relationships, would be important for targeting preventive interventions for those subgroups at highest risk of heat-related mortality. Using data from the Health Survey for England and applying secondary risks from other research to determine the degree to which those at highest risk of heat-related mortality can be identified. Uses: HSE

• A hurdel duration model of exercise – Dr Barbara Eberth (University of Aberdeen – Health Economics Research Unit). February 2008

  A hurdle duration model of exercise will be carried out using the UK time use data. An important component of this will be to cater for zero inflated data. This will be used to construct to a lifestyle behaviour model. Uses: TimeUse

• Developing a Meals on Wheels Partnership – Mr David Goswell (University of Bristol – Social Policy). February 2008

  Looking to gather data on usage of meals on wheels service to see if there are linkages to health needs, e.g. do those receiving meals on wheels have other health needs? Uses: EFS HSE GHS

• Estimating the prevalence of 'Predictive' CVD risk of Central Lancashire Population – Gabriel Agboado (Chorley & South Ribble PCT – Public Health). February 2008

  The data on blood pressure, smoking, BMI, serum Cholesterol, diabetes etc. will be used to estimate the risk of CVDs in HSE population. The pevalence of CVD risk by age and sex between 10% and 20% over ten years will be estmated using the Fragmingham risk equation and this will used to model the prevalence in Central Lancashire. Uses: HSE

• GHQ12 norms in women – Dr Jon Pollock (University of West of England – School of Health & Social Care). February 2008

  GHQ12 norms for women of child bearing age are required to compare with those receiving the Primary Mental Health Service (Under 5s). Comparative analysis will show if service users have a distinct mental health profile at the time of referral and to what extent this changes over the treatment period. Uses: HSE

• Mental Health and Employment – Mr Dominic Page (University of West of England – BBS). January 2008

  This study focuses on a key aspect of social participation, namely the employment status of the disabled community, and represents a contextual and exploratory exercise developing an historical and documentary analysis of the impact of legislation on enabling economic participation. It aims to address the following key aims: to historically investigate the income, employment and economic participation of the disabled community in the United Kingdom; to document the impact of legislative changes on the economic participation of disabled people; to critically evaluate the content of legislative change in the United Kingdom. Uses: GHS LFS BHPS

• Prospective relationship between low blood pressure and fatigue – Dr William Lee (University of King's College London – Psychological Medicine). January 2008

  Among those participants who did not report being fatigued at HALS1, were those who had low blood pressure but were otherwise healthy at greater risk of reporting being fatigued at HALS2. I will take sex, age, BMI, physical exercise level and ethnicity into account. Uses: HSE

• Small Area Estimates of Health Outcomes – Dr Ben Anderson (University of Essex – Chimera). January 2008

  Exploratory research to investigate the potential for small-area estimation of health outcomes. Uses: WHS BHPS

• Cost of mental health in England – Mr Sujith Dhanasiri (University of King's College London – Institute of Psychiatry). January 2008

  Looking at future costs of mental health in the UK. Uses: LFS

• Socio-economic position and sleep – Dr Jean Adams (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne – School of Population and Health Sciences). January 2008

  Exploring socio-economic inequalities in sleep quantity using a number of different markers of SEP. Uses: TimeUse Omnibus

• EOLC Review – Mr Warren Holroyd (Wakefield West PCT – Public Health - Intelligence & Capacity). January 2008

  This has been requested to ascertain the routine data capture of deaths at district and ward level. The hope is that more recent data can be found to provide an overview of cause of death AND place of death. This will help to inform the planning of End of Life Care within the PCT's boundaries. Uses: VitalStatistics

• Ethnic differences in diet, physical activity and obesity – Miss Vanessa Higgins (University of Manchester – CCSR). January 2008

  The aim is to provide an understanding of patterns of healthy eating and physical activity that underlie ethnic differences in obesity and BMI levels. Uses: HSE

• Comparison of survey questionnaire design2 – Dr Genevieve Groom (Office for National Statistics – SEMARD). December 2007

  We are conducting a project to compare GHS survey responses of self-reported health using a 5-point and a 3-point scale. We wish to compare the prevalence figures of HSE self-reported health to externally validate the robustness of our GHS sample. Uses: HSE

• Regional differences in cohabiting, diet and health – Dr Seraphim Alvanides (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne – Geography, Politics & Sociology). December 2007

  Recent research concluded that women eat more unhealthy foods and tend to put on weight when they move in with a male partner. The research highlighted major health issues that couples need to address as a team early on in their relationship. This project will provide further evidence, while controlling for other factors such as exercise, childbirth and regional differences. Uses: BHPS HSE FACS

• PCT local health – Ms Liz Walton (Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale PCT – Public Health). December 2007

  To provide Blackburn with Darwen PCT with comparative VS data from previous years, to better inform public health planning for maternal and child health. Uses: VitalStatistics HSE

• Health Status Craigmillar – Dr John Palmer. December 2007

  To analyse health status in the deprived area of Craigmillar in comparison to the results for the Health Board as a whole. Uses: SHES

• HSE vs Hertfordshire Ageing Study characteristics – Mrs Holly Syddall (University of Southampton – MRC ERC). November 2007

  To assess the representativeness of participants in our Hertfordshire Ageing Study. We will be particularly interested to compare the characteristics of the two studies in terms of grip strength, chair rises, falls, medications, self-reported health (i.e. a panel of ageing markers). Uses: HSE

• Analysis of regional trends inphysical activity for the North East Physical Activity Data Mapping Project – Miss Gillian Bryant (University of Durham – NEPHO). November 2007

  The data will be used to map trends in the uptake of physical activity over time, between regions and age groups. Where possible, correlations with possible confounders such as ethnicity, deprivation, employment and health status may also be performed. This data will inform the NE physical activity data mapping report, which aims to document all available physical activity data sources within the NE to help establish the current evidence base and identify possible gaps for future research. Uses: HSE NTS GHS TimeUse

• Disabled children's experiences – Dr Harriet Clarke (University of Birmingham – Institute of Applied Social Studies). November 2007

  The aim of this project it to explore the fanily circumstances of both disabled children and children with long term health difficulties in the UK. Uses: HSE

• Unmet need for interpreting services in England and Wales: secondary analysis of a national survey – Dr Paramjit Gill (University of Birmingham – Primary Care & General Practice). November 2007

  Increased global migration has increased linguistic diversity in the major cities and increased the need for interpreting services. It is established that more than 300 languages, excluding dialects, are spoken by children in London probably making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. Further, high-quality medical care requires effective communication between both the patient and health professional. However, there is a dearth of data on the number of people requiring language support amongst the minority ethnic communities. Uses: HSE

• Sports participation monitoring – Mr Steve Dowers (University of Edinburgh – School of GeoSciences). November 2007

  Research into variation in sports participation by demographic and geographic sectors. Comparing patterns in Scottish Omnibus Survey and Active People with Health Surveys. Uses: SHES

• Parameterise Spatially Explicit Movement Models – Mr Philip Sansom (Health Protection Agency – Emergency Response). October 2007

  As part of its infectious disease modelling activities the Health Protection Agency requires spatially explicit models of population movements. The NTS dataset will be analysed and used to supplement existing data taken from the 2001 census. Uses: NTS

• Health and labour force participation – Professor Mel Bartley (University of University College London – Epidemiology). October 2007

  This study examines the role of health in exit from the labour force in middle age. The hypothesis is that the same level of physical or mental disability will have different consequences for labour force exit in persons of different socio-economic level. Uses: HSE ELSA GHS

• Secondary data analysis – Dr Nicola Dempsey (Oxford Brookes University – Architecture). October 2007

  A scoping study on quality of life and quality of public space. It is hoped that data from the Health Survey of England on a number of indicators would be statistically analysed to ascertain relationships using correlation and regression analyses if possible. Other demographic/social/economic variables would be needed for controls. Uses: HSE ELSA

• Health and economic performance – Ms Yulia Kossykh. October 2007

  The dataset will be used to explore the relationships between (i) individuals' health and productivity and (ii) individuals' health and their decision to work. Uses: BHPS GHS APS

• International Comparsions of the Social Determinants of Health, 1972-2005 – Mr Robert Hawes. October 2007

  A historical review of risk factors for chronic disease in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom for the period 1978 - 2005. Specifically, this analysis will employ a 'social determinants of health' perspective to model the simultaneous contribution of gender, education, income, immigrant status, rural residence and ethnicity in the prediction of chronic disease risk factors. In addition, the proposed analysis requires that the age of the respondent be included as a continuous variable to model the quadratic (squared) function of risk factors over time. Uses: HSE WHS SHES BHPS

• Description of diet and physical activity levels – Dr Peymane Adab (University of Birmingham – Public Health & Epidemiology). October 2007

  The data will be used to supervise 3rd year medical students doing a project in Public Health. The students will be asked to explore the data, summarise and describe the dietary habits, physical activity levels and level of overweight and obesity among participants in the 2005 survey. They will look at the sample by age and sex, and go on to examine the relationships between diet, physical activity and BMI in this population. Uses: HSE

• Microgeography of UK demographic change 1991-2001 – Dr Paul Norman (University of Leeds – School of Geography). September 2007

  This project will quantify and map changes in population size and social characteristics which occurred in small geographical areas across the UK between 1991 and 2001. Separately estimated components of demographic change will reveal the relative contributions of natural change and migration. Deprivation indexes will identify areas becoming differently deprived over time and will highlight changes in unemployment, health and housing tenure patterns. These analyses will inform on locations where the population is ageing or more transient, along with small area trends in health and well-being and in poverty and wealth. Uses: VitalStatistics HSE

• Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases – Dr Irene Petersen (University of University College London – Primary Care and Population Sciences). September 2007

  I would like to compare the distribution of various risk factors such as BMI, blood pressure, alcohol and smoking for cardiovascular diseases in Health survey for England with data from primary care databases like the General Practice Research Database and The health Improvement Network. Uses: HSE

• Self-Assessed Health Trends – Ms Patricia Andreski. September 2007

  We will use these data to compare self-assessed health trends among people 18 years of age or older. Self-assessed health is measured in the PSID for 1984-2007, and the NHIS since 1982. Uses: HSE

• INTARESE – Professor David Briggs (University of Imperial College – Epidemiology and Public Health). August 2007

  Data are required for the INTARESE study, which is developing methods for integrated assessment of health risks from environmental stressors. Data from the survey will be used to time-weight modelled exposures on the basis of average activity patterns. Uses: TimeUse

• Indications of Public Health in the English Regions: Substance Use – Miss Claire Shaw (Liverpool John Moores University – Centre for Public Health). July 2007

  The North West Public Health Observatory (PHO) has been tasked with the completion of the Indications of Public Health in relation to drug use in the English regions on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer. In order to complete the report, the Centre for Public Health (CPH) will require data from British Crime Survey 2005/06. Uses: BCS Omnibus

• Understanding of local economy – Miss Deborah Johnson. July 2007

  To understand the local economy in the East Midlands, including the labour market. We are also intending to use the information to gain intelligience for specific sectors, e.g. health and social care. Uses: APS

• A qualitative assessment of young adult's risk perceptions of chlamydia – Mrs Kate Newby (Coventry University – Faculty of Health and Life Sciences). July 2007

  I am writing a paper to be submitted to the journal 'Health Education Research'. I wish to report within this paper on awareness of chlamydia and its symptoms/consequences as reported in the omnibus report No. 30. However I want to include data collectively on 16-24 year olds which is not provided. I will therefore use the dataset to determine the precentage of 16-24 year olds who are aware of chlaydia and symptoms/consequences. Uses: Omnibus

• DH policy analysis – Mr Jason Pickles (Department of Health – Policy and Support). June 2007

  Measuring and analsyis of the impact of the Department of Health health reform policy on the NHS. Uses: HSE

• Prevalence, characteristics and health service use of patients with COPD – Dr Rachel Jordan (University of Birmingham – Public Health & Epidemiology). June 2007

  A study to describe prevalence of COPD (as measured by FEV1/FVC) by several variables (age, sex, smoking status, ethnicity, socioeconomic status). Also to describe characteristics and health service use of patients with diagnosed and undiagnosed COPD, by severity of obstruction. Uses: HSE

• NICE Social QALY – Dr Richard Edlin (University of Sheffield – ScHARR). June 2007

  Used as part of a study on "the relative benefits of health gains to difference beneficiaries". The data will be used to determine the population mix of gender, education and age variables. This will be used when inferring the preferences of a representative sample of the population. Uses: LFS BHPS

• Smoking behaviour and smoke intake – Professor Martin Jarvis (University of University College London – Epidemiology and Public health). June 2007

  My research aims to examine the association between smoking behaviour and smoke intake as indexed by cotinine in relation to factors such as socio-economic status, age, gender and product smoked. I do not have financial support from a funder for this work. Uses: HSE Omnibus GHS NCDS ELSA

• Bournemouth University IHCS Statistics teaching – Dr Sarah Hean (Bournemouth University – School of health and community studies). June 2007

  We are developing an e-learning package to teach statistics to postgraduate students in health and would like to include actual data to introduce students to aspects such as indices etc. We would also like to raise their awareness of secondary datasets and their uses. Uses: HSE

• A profile of health during winter – Mr Rhys Gibbon (Velindre NHS Trust – HIIT). May 2007

  The patterns in determinants of health and health outcomes associated with seasonality, specifically here the difference in number of RTC's across the year. Uses: HSE

• Stepparenting health – Paul Boyle (University of St Andrews – Geography and Geosciences). May 2007

  This study will examine the health of step-parents. Considerable research has examined the health of step-children, but few studies have considered step-parent health. We will be using logit regression models to compare the health status (limiting long-term illness and general health) of step-parents, compared to natural parents and single adults. We will include a range of additional explanatory variables in the model, which are expected to be related to health status. We will also examine whether there are geographical variations in the incidence of step-parenting, and whether there are significant differences between different areas in the influence of step-parenting on health. Uses: 01UKHHOLDSL SHES HSE APS BHPS LSYPE NCDS

• An analysis of the prevalence of COPD in England by occupational group – Mr John Hodgson. March 2007

  I intend to carry out an analysis of COPD prevalence (as measured in the Health Survey for England 2001 invarious ways) by occupational group. The intention is to identify - to the extent that the data will allow - occupational groups with high prevalence of COPD in order to inform the direction of more targeted research and HSE decisions for priority areas in trying to reduce the burden of occupational COPD. Uses: HSE

• Unit Costs work – Mr Andrew Fenyo (Kent,University of – Personal Social Services Research Unit). March 2007

  The Unit Costs programme is funded by the Department of Health. Data is used in calculating the costs of a wide variety of health and social care provision. One facet of the work is the calculation of lifetime costs of training. Uses: LFS

• Analysis of survey at Health Board Level – Dr Diane Stockton (CSA Central Legal Office – ISD). March 2007

  Looking at risk factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption and obesity at health board level in Scotland in specific age ranges not included in the published Scottish Health Survey report. Uses: SHES

• Hypertension, dyslipidaemia and both – Dr Steve Morant. March 2007

  Repeat of study carried out with HSE 1998. The aim is to compare the prevalence of hypertension, dyslipidaemia and combined disease with diagnosed rates in a GP database (The Health Improvement Network) in order to assess the extent of under diagnosis and under treatment. Uses: HSE

• Research – Professor Jim McKenna (Leeds Metropolitan University – Carnegie Research Institute). March 2007

  I am currently writing a book chapter and want to run some analyses of health behaviours according to the new classification scheme for blood pressure. Uses: HSE NFS

• ePsychNurse.Net – Ms Veslemoy Guise (University of St George's Hospital Medical School – Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences). March 2007

  The data will form part of an educational needs analysis undertaken for the ePsychNurse.Net project. The project is an international collaboration which seeks to develop e-learning tools for mental health nurses in regards to the prevention and management of violence and aggression. Uses: APS HSE

• The relationship between nutrition and health – Dr Mario Mazzocchi (University of Reading – Agricultural and Food Economics). March 2007

  Statistical analysis of socio-demographics, health status and dietary habits. The research is aimed at developing a model of food demand, where the health status is treated as endogenous. The first step requires merging household consumption data with data retrieved from the diet and nutrition survey. Uses: EFS HSE

• Barriers to Healthy Eating – Mr Bernard Leach (Manchester Metropolitan University, The – Sociology). March 2007

  A study in Chorlton, Manchester. Further information at http://fairtradeuk.hooked.org.au/index.php?title=FairtradeUK:Community_Portal Uses: NFS

• Early geographical correlates of health – Professor Robert Kaestner. March 2007

  Study whether infant mortality at the time of birth has effect on health at older ages. Using data on infant mortality at the administrative (county) level, analyze whether increases in infant mortality during WWII are associated with adverse health events in later life. Uses: HSE ELSA BHPS

• Health service use by people with long term conditions – Mr Roger Halliday (Department of Health – Department of Health). February 2007

  Policy analysis of the use made of different parts of the health service by people with different long term conditions. Uses: GHS HSE LFS ELSA BHPS

• How Does Ethnicity Affect the association between Obesity and Diabetes? – Mr Mark Carnemolla. February 2007

  To examine the utility of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist to height ratio (WHR) in assessing diabetes risk across different ethnic groups. Cross-sectional analysis of eight ethnic groups from the 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and 2003-2004 Health Survey for England (HSE). Adults > 20 years old, self-reported as Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, Mexican American, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian, Chinese or Black Caribbean were evaluated for diabetes, defined as self-report of a doctor diagnosis or Hemoglobin A1c >6.1. Ethnic differences exist in the prevalence of diabetes, even in those characterized as normal weight by BMI. Thus, clinicians need to exercise caution in interpreting the diabetes risk associated with a normal BMI. The use of other anthropometric measures, such as WC or WHR, may improve risk determination across different ethnic groups. More research is needed to determine the thresholds for different anthropometric measures that improve diabetes risk determination. Uses: HSE

• Specific variable analysis – Miss Gillian Eva (City University – Centre for Comparative Social Surveys). February 2007

  Comparing subjective health status questions used in large-scale population surveys. Part of a study on Developing Attitudinal Indicators within the European Social Survey Infrastructure grant. Uses: BSA

• Workplace health and Safety – Mr Jonas Nystrom. February 2007

  For analysis of injuries and illnesses in the workplace. Also to analyse the occupational, industrial and demographic composition of the workforce for briefing and for impact assessments within policy development. Uses: LFS

• Physical disability health needs assessment – Dr Araceli Busby (Lewisham PCT – Public Health). February 2007

  I am carrying out a needs assessment for adults with long term physical disability in Lewisham on behalf of the PCT. Ths is to inform the commissioning of services for adults with physical disabilty. I require benchmark information about the prevalence of physical disability in Lewisham and intend to use both local data and extrapolated National dtaa to estimate this. Uses: HSE VitalStatistics

• Estimating the economic impact of healthy food – Dr Gavan Conlon. February 2007

  We are undertaking a piece of work to estimate the economic benefits associated with the provision of healthy food in schools. The use of the Labour Force Surveys will provide an assessment of the earnings associated with qualification attainment and is supplementing an analysis of the National Pupil Database. Uses: LFS

• Grandparent caring – Professor Bob Broad (De Montfort University – Health and life sciences). February 2007

  I am studying/teaching kinship care and for that social work work I am conducting a review of grandparent caring. I am seeking to find information from official census and other government data about the extent and nature of types of grandparent care of children. Uses: Omnibus TimeUse BSA MCS

• Health services use (GP and outpatient) – Dr Jose Maria Valderas Martinez (University of Manchester – Primary Care). February 2007

  Determine visits to GP and outpatient visits, to establish comparisons with other availables databases with similar information. Uses: HSE

• Grandparent caring – Professor Bob Broad (De Montfort University – Health and life sciences). January 2007

  I am seeking to collect information about grandparent caring to inform my teaching and research about kinship care in the UK. This information will provide the context within which grandparent carers are located. Uses: Omnibus BSA FACS MCS

• PhD – Miss Jaycee Pownall (NHS Greater Glasgow – Psychological Medicine). January 2007

  PhD examining health behaviours and knowledge in young people with and without disabilities. Wish to examine survey for part of the literature review for this study. Uses: HSE

• Health Service Resource Allocation – Dr Alexander Gibson (University of Plymouth – Faculty of Health and Social Work). January 2007

  Study of the health care resource allocation process and outcome. The particular focus is on health service equity. Uses: VitalStatistics HSE

• Physical activity project NICE (Government) – Mr Matthew Bending (University of York – York Health Economics Consortium ltd). January 2007

  The project involves assessing the environmental interventions that will increase physical activity levels in the general population. The data is required for one part of the project that involves an econometric analyses of physical activity and health. The relationship will be found using the self assessed health (SAH) questions within the data. Uses: HSE

• Health wealth and consumption – Dr Tania Burchardt (University of London School of Economics – CASE). December 2006

  To examine the relationship between health, consumption and savings/wealth in old age, comparing UK and US data. Uses: BSA BHPS ELSA

• Mental Health LAAs – Miss Rebecca Lee (University of Durham – NEPHO). November 2006

  Consultation in relation to the Public Mental health Observatory's 2006/07 SLA with CSIP/NIMHE has revealed a number of priorities including: indicators for mental health and well being; mental health promotion; mental illness needs index; support for Local Area Agreements; and as yet unspecified research reports. It is envisaged that access to Health Survey for England Data will be necessary to underpin all these projects and additional commitments as they are identified. Uses: HSE

• Well being and life satisfaction amongst excluded groups in east london – Dr Martin Wall (University of East London – Institute of Health & Human Development). November 2006

  We are surveying groups drawn from communities in East London that do not feature in standard surveys and reports. These include refugees, older Bangladeshis, migrant workers. We are using the Eurobarometer data to compare their answers on satisfaction with life and well being with the ones in our survey and hence provide some sort of comparison. Uses: GHS

• Estimation of BMI by demographic variables and by Strategic Health Authorities – Mr James Chambers. November 2006

  The Health surveys of England, Wales and Scotland will be used to estimate the BMI by demographic factors by Strategic Health Authorities. This information will then be used for a budget impact model. . Uses: WHS SHES HSE

• Modelling Needs and Resources of Older People to 2030 – Professor Michael Murphy (University of London School of Economics – Social Policy). November 2006

  Key issues to be investigated include how trends in mortality and morbidity will evolve, and if the extra years of life will be lived in good health; the consequences of changes in family circumstances on the availability of informal sources of care and for older people's social participation; and older people's ability to meet care costs. The project will use simulation models to project up to 2030 the numbers, family circumstances, income, pensions, savings, disability and care needs (formal and informal), the key determinants of the resources and needs of older people. Uses: GHS ELSA BHPS

• Estimating the costs of dementia – Dr Paul Mccrone (University of King's College London – Health Services Research, Institute of Psychiatry). November 2006

  We are conducting a study for the Alzheimer's Society to estimate the costs associated with dementia. Prevalence estimates have been made and the task now is to cost packages of care (GP contacts, hospital use, etc) used by people with dementia. Uses: GHS

• Public opinion in the policy making process – Dr Leonardo Sanchez-Ferrer. November 2006

  I am conducting research on how important public opinion is in the Spanish public policy process. I am focusing on some major policy areas, such as taxes, education, health and social issues. I am interested in British survey data in order to draw some comparisons between the British and the Spanish cases. Uses: BSA

• Characterising the underweight population – Dr Shona Kelly (University of Nottingham – Epidemiology & Public Health). November 2006

  Research to characterise the underweight population as to their health status. There is conflicting information, but little research, that suggests the underweight (BMI <18.5) are all ill. This project will examine the health status of the underweight. Uses: HSE

• Public Perceptions of Health and Safety – Dr Paul Almond (University of Reading – Law). November 2006

  I wish to explore British Social Attitudes survey data on perceptions and attitudes towards health and safety-related issues as part of a small research pilot project into this issue. Uses: BSA

• Estimating Smoking Cessation Relapse Rates for Policy Evaluation – Dr Damilola Olajide (University of Aberdeen – Health Economics Research Unit). October 2006

  The study aims to explore the dataset to investigate the socioeconomic determinants of smoking cessation pathways and trajectories. The major research questions to answer are whether long term smoking relapse rate can be estimated more accurately and whether it can be systematically linked to population characteristics. Uses: SHES BHPS

• Exploration of the association between lung function and anthropometric variables – Dr David Chinn (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne – Population Health Sciences). October 2006

  The data are required for a secondary analysis exploring the association between lung function (children and adults) and anthropometric variables. The work will be of relevance in determining suitable predictor variables to improve reference values. Uses: SHES

• Drivers of confidence in CJS – Dr David Pevalin (University of Essex – Health and Human Sciences). October 2006

  This project is investigating the drivers of confidence in the criminal justice system and how they may vary across population segments. Uses: BCS

• Mental Health Inequalities in the UK – Mr Nathan Fosse. October 2006

  This is intended to compare the inequalities in mental health in the UK. Its goal is primarily exploratory in nature, for a class on medical sociology. I will conduct both bivariate regression and standard OLS models. Uses: HSE

• Health Profiles - Mental Health – Mr Stuart Simms (County Durham and Tees Valley SHA/WDC – Public Health). October 2006

  The GHQ12 data collected as part of the HSE may form part of the indicator set of the second edition of the Association of Public Health Observatories' Health Profiles project. Uses: HSE

• Research – Dr Fiona Williams (University of Liverpool – Public health). October 2006

  A planned study to examine effects of secondhand smoke on children in the home. we wish to look at cotinine data from the HSE to inform us of exisiting evidence. Uses: HSE

• Intellectual Disability in HSE – Professor Eric Emerson (Lancaster University – Institute for Health Research). September 2006

  To explore the possibility of using Health Survey for England data to investigate health and health-related lifestyles of children and adults with intellectual disabilities in England. Uses: HSE

• Occupational exposures and respiratory disorders – Dr Deborah Jarvis (University of Imperial College – Dept Respiratory Epdiemiology and Public health). September 2006

  I am aiming to collate the HSE data files to examine the assoscation of stated occupation with respiratory disorders with a particular interest in women. Uses: HSE

• Scottish Health Survey 2003 further analysis of dietary module – Mrs Julie Armstrong (Glasgow Caledonian University – School of Life Sciences). September 2006

  Further analysis of eating patterns module in Scottish Health Survey 2003. The database will be used for teaching purposes to illustrate the use of dietary data to test associations with other health behaviours and health outcomes. Uses: SHES

• Inequalities in health – Dr Martin Wall (University of East London – Health and Bioscience). September 2006

  Within the UK I am studying the linkages between ethnicity, socio economic status and demographic characteristics on health. This is intended to focus more on preventative health care and identify risk factors for mental health service need. Uses: HSE

• Teaching quantitative methods – Dr Paul Norman (University of Leeds – School of Geography). September 2006

  Various datasets including the LFS, Vital Statistics and Health Surveys will be used as exemplars during the teaching of quantitative research methods to Masters and PhD students at the School of Geography, University of Leeds. Uses: LFS BCS HSE GHS SEH

• Unfunded Obligation Measures for EU Countries – Dr Jagadeesh Gokhale. September 2006

  Exploration on construction of fiscal sustainability measures for EU countries. The data would be used to construct age-gender profiles of wealth holdings for estimating the incidence of capital taxes across the population. Uses: APS GHS BHPS

• Modelling variation in chronic diseases – Dr Wayne Harrison (University of Birmingham – Public Health & Epidemiology). August 2006

  The data will be used to help populate prevelance tables of aspects of chronic conditions. It will also be used to model the effect of measurement variation on appropriateness of treament. Uses: HSE SHES

• Monitoring Public Health in West Kent 2006 – Mrs Helen Buttivant (Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospitals NHS Trust – Kent & Medway Health Informatics Service). July 2006

  Data on health and health behaviours will be used to provide analysis which informs and directs the planning of a variety of Public Health Initiatives across the Kent and Medway health economy. Uses: HSE GHS

• Synthetic estimates – Mr Peter Scarborough (University of Oxford – Public Health). July 2006

  The data will be pooled and used to produce synthetic estimates of the prevalence of healthy lifestyle behaviour at ward and local authority level in England. Uses: HSE GHS

• Epidemiology of respiratory and allergic disorders in the UK – Ms Ramyani Gupta (University of St George's Hospital Medical School – Community Health Sciences). July 2006

  We collate data on respiratory and allergic conditions in the whole of the UK and use this data to investigate their epidemiology. Uses: SHES

• Health Burden of Allergic Disease in Scotland – Dr Chantelle Anandan (University of Edinburgh – CHS general practice section). July 2006

  Project using routine data sources to look at Health Burden of Allergic Disease in Scotland. We would like to use the section on respiratory health from the 1995, 1998 and 2003 Scottish Health Surveys. Uses: SHES

• Trends in obesity and fat distribution in England and Wales – Dr Dexter Canoy (University of Manchester – Northwest Institute for Bio-health Informatics). July 2006

  The prevalence of obesity has been increasing worldwide including the UK. Obesity is normally defined using body mass index a surrogate marker for excess weight. However, recent studies suggest that fat distribution could be a better phenotype for adiposity that is more closely associated with the metabolic risks of excess fat than body mass index. We aim to describe trends in fat distribution pattern over time and determine its associated factors (such as smoking prevalence). Uses: HSE

• Unemployment Trends – Mr Paul Langton (Knowsley PCT – Public Health). July 2006

  Comparing unemployment rates from the 1970's and 1980's in Knowsley to see if it impacts on life expectancy 20 years later. The hypothesis is that worklessness is a large contributor to years of life lost in a population. Uses: LFS

• Modelling and simulation for e-social science (Moses) – Dr Mark Birkin (University of Leeds – Geography). July 2006

  This project is concerned with building simulation and forecasting models of the UK population and its activities. To investigate policy applications of these procedures, particularly to health care and transport applications. Uses: GHS BHPS

• Analysis of strategies for cardiovascular disease prevention – Dr Tom Marshall (University of Birmingham – Public Health and Epidemiology). July 2006

  I indend to use the data to investigate the economics of cardiovascular disease prevention in primary care. Specifically I wish to investigate the effects of using different strategies for patient identification. I also wish to investigate the implications of blood pressure measurement error for prevention strategies. Uses: HSE SHES

• Trends in smoking prevalence – Dr John Kemm (NHS West Midlands – Public Health Observatory). June 2006

  Construct age specific rates for current smoking (heavy, medium, light) and ex smoker in order to model quit rates and starting rates. Previous published study has produced model based on data up to 1999 - now plan to extend this study. Uses: GHS

• Smoking Cessation Equity Audit – Miss Kuiama Kittos (Salford PCT – Public Health). June 2006

  I am carrying out an equity audit of the Salford smoking cessation service. I intend to look at whether the people attending the smoking cessation service match the expected number of attendees from different ethnic groups and living in areas with different levels of deprivation Uses: HSE

• Predicting GP Workload – Mr Michael Vickerman (Department of Health – DAT). May 2006

  For use by Department of Health analysts to feed into predictions of GP workload based on measures of the additional needs of patients determined by their age, sex. level of deprivation etc. Uses: HSE

• Health, Social and Economic Impact of Alcohol in Europe – Mr Ben Baumberg. May 2006

  Report into all aspects of alcohol in Europe, including economic (trade data etc.), social and health consequences, and consumption trends. Uses: GHS FRS

• Devolution and Decentralization in the NHS – Ms Jane Roberts (Oxford: Nuffield College – Social Studies). May 2006

  Since Devolution the regional health policies of the NHS Scotland, England and Wales have diverged; resulting in different NHS structures. This paper aims to look at how differences in regional policy have impacted the centralization of services provided and in turn how this affects health outcomes. Uses: GHS BHPS

• Comparative analysis contraceptive choice UK & Russia – Dr Martin Wall (University of East London – Health and Bioscience). May 2006

  Using cross sectional surveys of Russian and UK women we hope to explain choice about child bearing and contraception as decisions based on the woman's social and economic circumstances. We hope our findings will help understand the patterns of fertility and epidemics of STIs in these countries. Uses: GHS

• Relationship between child anthropometry and respiratory health – Dr Veronica Tuffrey (University of Westminster – Community and Collaborative Practice). April 2006

  I intend to look at the associations between growth of children and respiratory health. Uses: HSE

• Safer Manual Handling in the Bariatric Patient Journey – Ms Susan Chipchase (Loughborough University – Human Sciences). April 2006

  The Health and Safety Executive are funding a 1 year study to investigate the safer manual handling of bariatric patients during their patient journey from home to hospital to discharge. Anthropometric and demographic data relating to bariatric patients will be analysed to estimate the current and future population of bariatric patients. Uses: HSE

• Lecture series – Dr Ken Checinski (University of St George's Hospital Medical School – Mental Health). March 2006

  Postgraduate lecture series (MRCPsych), St George's,University of London. Uses: GHS

• Secondary analysis of 2004 child mental health survey data – Professor Panos Vostanis (University of Leicester – Health Sciences). March 2006

  We are particularly interested in the analysis of data on service use by child mental health services, and its comparison with data from the previous child mental health survey, which we also analysed and disseminated. Uses: LFS

• Social and gender influences on tobacco use – Prof Martin Jarvis (University of University College London – Epidemiology and Public Health). February 2006

  Examination of patterns of smoking prevalence and cessation by age, measures of socio-economic position and sex, in order to test for differences by gender and by social influences. Estimation of sales-weighted average tar and nicotine yields using the GHS as the source for brand market share. Uses: Omnibus HSE GHS SHES BCS70 NCDS

• Synthetic estimates DPhil – Mr Peter Scarborough (University of Oxford – Public Health). February 2006

  The data I request will be used for my DPhil project, exploring the geographic and social variations of Coronary Heart Disease in England. Uses: GHS HSE

• Health professionals, education and training – Dr Colin Tilley (University of Dundee – DHSRU). February 2006

  Analysis of the relationship between health professionals and their education and training. Uses: LFS SSA BSA APS

• PhD on household transitions and adolescent mental health – Mr James Fagg (University of Queen Mary – Geography). February 2006 Uses: VitalStatistics BHPS
• Migrant Workers H&S Research – Mr Marc Craw (London Metropolitan University – Working Lives Research Institute). January 2006

  Research to focus on migrant workers health and safety in six sectors. Uses: APS LFS

• Health and life-style among young adults in England – Dr Sabu Padmadas (University of Southampton – Social Statistics). January 2006

  To develop a proposal which in due course will be submitted to the ESRC for funding. Uses: HSE GHS

• East Midlands Public Health Observatory – Dr David Jenner (Nottingham City PCT – East Midlands Public Health Observatory). November 2005

  Regional and sub-regional analysis of data from major national surveys to inform NHS and local partnership health improvement work. Uses: GHS

• Respiratory and allergic disease and exogenous hormones – Dr Deborah Jarvis (University of King's College London – Department of Public Health). November 2005

  I would like to examine the association of respiratory and allergic disease with use of exogenous hormones in young and middle aged women. I will use data collected from the Health Survey for England 2001. Uses: HSE BCS70

• Child obesity – Ms Naomi Holman (Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – Health Inics Service). November 2005

  Analysis of obese, overweight and underweight children in the Bradford district in a national context. Uses: HSE

• diabetes and depression – Dr Martin Gulliford (University of King's College London – Public Health Sciences). November 2005

  To evaluate depression in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects Uses: HSE

• Evaluation of primary mental health care services for pre-school children – Dr Jon Pollock (University of West of England – Faculty of Health and Social Care). November 2005

  Providing a comparison group for maternal GHQ norms in an evaluation study of primary mental health services for the under-fives. Uses: HSE

• Denbighshire health needs survey – Ms Sally Baker (North-East Wales Institute of Higher Education – Centre for Health and Community Research). November 2005

  Require mean and range of sample for WHS 1998 and denbighshire subset to compare against a the Denbighshire Health needs survey data. Uses: WHS

• examination of perinatal mortality rates by local authority – Professor Maria Paola Dey (University of Central Lancashire – Health). October 2005

  To assess the variation in perinatal mortality rates by local authority to inform sample size for a study Uses: VitalStatistics NCDS

• The changing social patterning of obesity: an analysis to inform practice and policy development – Dr Thomas Chadwick (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne – School of Population and Health Sciences). October 2005

  The prevalence of overweight and obesity continues to increase. Long-term consequences include raised risk of developing hypertension and stroke, coronary heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis and certain cancers. Recently, a socioeconomic gradient in the prevalence of excess body weight has emerged, such that it has increasingly become a condition associated with lower socioeconomic position. For example, in the 1958 birth cohort no socioeconomic gradient in overweight or obesity was observed in childhood or young adulthood, but a gradient has emerged in mid-life. Recent cross-sectional studies suggest that socioeconomic gradients have become established in childhood. The emergence of these gradients may be linked, since parental fatness predicts childhood fatness. The emerging socioeconomic gradient of obesity in children is of particular concern both because overweight and obese children have increased risk of obesity in adult life and weight management interventions among children and young adults are of limited effectiveness.Evidence from a longstanding national dietary survey indicates that in the post-war years absolute energy intakes have gradually decreased.8 This suggests that declining levels of energy expenditure from habitual physical activity (PA) are likely to have played an important role in the emerging obesity epidemic. However, less is known about the social patterning of diet and PA and their relative importance as correlates of overweight and obesity among different population groups. The UK has a range of datasets which permit cross-sectional, longitudinal and inter-generational analyses of socioeconomic trends in obesity, and in its suspected influences (diet, PA and parental body mass). We propose to use up to six of these datasets to investigate age, sex and socioeconomic trends in: * overweight and obesity, using national cross-sectional and longitudinal data * weight gain among parents and its influence on weight gain in children, using national cohort studies * indicators of the changing epidemiology of diet and PA, using national cross-sectional and longitudinal data The project links to work proposed for the medium and longer-term programme (see examples in sections F&G). If possible, we will extend our analyses to include the ethnic patterning of diet, PA and obesity, using the ethnically boosted 2004 data from the Health Survey for England (HSE). Coverage of the three themes: Health inequalities, and risk & health. It focuses on our research theme of tackling obesity. Study design: The project will involve secondary analysis of a number of datasets to which we have secured access (see table). These have been selected to enable cross-sectional, longitudinal and inter-generational analyses. The 1958 and 2000 (Millennium) birth cohorts will allow us to explore the emergence of obesity, PA and diet from birth, through the childhood years, to adulthood. The 1958 birth cohort also includes approximately 4,000 offspring, thus allowing study of intergenerational effects in the generation and transmission of obesity within families. In addition to these cohorts, repeated cross-sectional surveys will provide data on BMI, diet and PA in children, young people and adults at different time points over the last 10-15 years. Uses: HSE SHES

• Home environment and respiratory health study – Dr Liesl Osman (University of Aberdeen – Medicine). September 2005

  EAGA Uses: GHS HSE

• Human capability and resilience: ESRC network – Professor Mel Bartley (University College London – Epidemiology and Public Health). September 2005

  A network of six projects that investigate human capability and resilience in their social and geographical contexts. Uses: HSE

• Population based multilevel analysis – Mr Hu Yongjian (University of Southampton – Department of Social Statistics). September 2005

  To use the British Household Panel Survey to make population-based multilevel analysis on the complex interactions between people, places and mental health. Uses: HSE BHPS

• Health Related Risk and Resilience Programme – Dr Frank Popham (University of Edinburgh – RUHBC). August 2005

  Various analysis on health and health-related behaviours as part of a programme of work on risk and resilience. Uses: HSE SHES BHPS

• Exposure to air pollution and risk of cardiovascular and respiratory disease – Dr Lindsay Forbes (University of King's College London – Public Health Sciences). August 2005

  The data will be used in a research project which aims to examine associations between air pollution across England and cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes from the Health Survey. Uses: HSE

• ONS Focus on Health Report – Ms Velda Osborne. June 2005

  Focus on Health is one of a series of reports to be published by ONS, both as a paper volume and on the NS web site. Data downloaded from the archive will be used to create tabulations etc not available in published survey reports. Uses: GHS HSE NICHS SHES NTS WHS EFS

• Medical R and D – Professor Alistair McGuire (University of London School of Economics – Social Policy). June 2005

  Project considering the returns to medical R and D in the UK Grant from Pfizer UK to LSE Health and Social Care for research Uses: EFS

• Review of COPD in England – Dr Luis Nacul (North West London SHA – Public Health). June 2005

  As a SpR in public health I am working towards reviewing the existing information on the occurrence of COPD in the country as a means to develop a health needs assessment. Uses: HSE

• Evaluation of the Skills for Life Programme – Ms Hilary Metcalf (National Institute of Economic and Social Research – Employment Policy). June 2005

  The study is evaluating literacy and numeracy courses for adults provided under the Skills for Life Programme. The study is examining the impact on economic, personal and familial outcomes (including employmnet, health and interaction with children), using a longitudinal, matched comparison group, survey design. Uses: LFS

• Pharmacoepidemiological Research – Mr Andrew Maguire. May 2005

  To obtain population-based estimates of health parameters that will help describe the characteristics of patient populations, including co-morbidity. We are also interested in describing the cardiovascular risk profile for patient populations. Uses: HSE

• Research – Professor David Briggs (University of Imperial College – Epidemiology and Public Health). May 2005

  Data are to be used to generate time-activity matrices for use in simulating population-level exposures as part of two studies (OPUS and HEARTS). Uses: TimeUse

• 1999 HSE – Dr Tim Crayford (Croydon PCT – Public Health). May 2005

  To write Croydon NHS PCT's annual public health report. Uses: HSE

• Questionnaire development for health needs assessment – Mr Paul McCabe (Newham PCT – Public Health). May 2005

  To examine the results of the alcohol module questions as part of developing a questionnaire on alcohol for local needs assessment. Uses: Omnibus

• Further analysis of ELSA health data – Mrs Susan Maisey (University of East Anglia – Medicine, Health Policy and Practice). April 2005

  Comparison of disease symptoms with established diagnoses. In-depth analysis of regional and socioeconomic determinants of health and health care delivery. Uses: WHS ELSA

• Men's Use of Sexual Health Services – Dr Steve Pearson (University of Leeds – Nuffield International Health and Development Centre). April 2005

  To use a national cross-sectional survey (Omnibus Survey) to provide a profile of men reporting use of family planning clinics or general practitioners for family planning purposes. Data from 1991 have already been downloaded and provide a trend of levels of use. The aim is to write a paper based upon this analysis. Uses: Omnibus

• Regional Analysis of Public Health – Mr Tom Hennell (Department of Health – Public Health). April 2005

  Analysis of population characteristics and the prevalence of health risk factors; in support of Public Health policy and practice in the North West. Uses: HSE

• Comparison between NI and GB – Mr Michael McKibbin. March 2005

  Use of the HSE for comparison results with the NI Health and Social wellbeing survey. Uses: HSE

• Urban/rural trends – Joanne Abbotts (University of Glasgow – Urban studies). March 2005

  To examine trends in urban/rural health over the last 14 years for project on social cohesion. Uses: HSE BCS

• Social inequality and the body – Dr Nick Crossley (University of Manchester – Sociology). March 2005

  A project which will examine class, gender and age differences in relationship to various health-related activities. Uses: GHS TimeUse HSE

• Comparing local childhood obesity with national levels – Dr Miranda Mindlin (Richmond and Twickenham PCT – Public Health). March 2005

  I have local cross-sectional height weight data on 1500 children aged 6-7 and wish to compare their obesity levels with those of the HSE population. Uses: HSE

• Making of Modern Motherhoods – Miss Lucy Hadfield (Open University – School of Health and Social Welfare). February 2005

  To use BSA data to compare attitudes on motherhood within our study. Uses: BSA

• Investigate carbohydrate intake – Dr Gary Frost (University of Imperial College – Nutrition and Dietetic Research Group). January 2005

  To investigate the quality of carbohydrate against health outcome. Uses: HSE

• Review of the Health and Economic Impact of the Regulation of Smoking in Public Places – Mrs Catherine Lisles (University of Glamorgan – SoCS). January 2005

  To look at changes in smoking prevalence over time, in order to help build a model of the effect of a ban on smoking in public places in Wales. Overall study funded by the Welsh Assembly Government. Uses: GHS

• Health and social care of older people – Ms Maria Evandrou (University of King's College London – Institute of Gerontolgy). December 2004

  This project continues previous work that examines the health and social care of older people over time. Uses: GHS BHPS

• Carer quality of life – Mr Simon Dixon (University of Sheffield – ScHARR). December 2004

  This work will look at the relationship between care giving and health related quality of life. Uses: WHS

• Evaluating the Impact of 'Valuing People' – Professor Eric Emerson (Lancaster University – Institute for Health Research). December 2004

  To develop a comprehensive set of performance indicators that can be used to evaluate the impact of current health and social care policies for people with learning disabilities. Uses: LFS Omnibus HSE TimeUse GHS FRS BCS BHPS NCDS FACS MCS BCS70

• Temporary worker research – Dr David Biggs (University of Gloucestershire – School of Health and Social Sciences). December 2004

  LFS datasets give a useful insight into the labour market and I am specifically interested in this from a temporary worker perspective. Uses: LFS

• Inequalities in Health Service Utilisation – Dr Alex Gibson (University of Exeter – Geography). December 2004

  The aim of the research is to examine use/need differences with respect to primary and secondary health services at GPO and PCO level. At the heart of this is a proper appreciation of the burden of ill-health in local populations and the Health Survey for England offers data upon which such may be estimated. Uses: HSE ELSA

• Obesity Needs Assessment – Mr Gregory Rose (Staffordshire Moorlands Primary Care Trust – Public Health). December 2004

  The National Food Survey includes an extension on food consumed outside the home. This is important for understanding the role of changing diets in increases in obesity and will influence the PCT obesity strategy. Uses: NFS

• Public health information for scotland – Dr Colin Fischbacher (NHS Lothian – Public Health Sciences). November 2004

  A review of existing sources of information on public health in Scotland as part of a Public Health Information Programme. Uses: EFS

• Social factors and gender differences in smoking. – Prof Martin Jarvis (University of University College London – Epidemiology and Public Health). December 2001

  Examination of patterns of smoking prevalence and cessation by age, measures of socio-economic position and sex, in order to test for differences by gender and by social influences. Estimation of sales-weighted average tar and nicotine yields using the GHS as the source for brand market share. Uses: GHS