NatCen Social Research

Posted on 01 May 2018 by Andy MacGregor, Director of Policy Research ScotCen

Minimum Unit Pricing: do people want to see a floor price for alcohol?

In November 2017, following a long legal process, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that introducing Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol, as the Scottish Government had been attempting to do for five years, did not breach EU law. Today, MUP comes into effect.
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Tags: NHS Scotland, Scottish drinking, alcohol
Posted on 05 February 2018 by Paul Bradshaw, Director of ScotCen ScotCen

Data on fatherhood needs to reflect a changing society

I’m a dad. I have two children: boys aged 10 and 12. I live with them and their mum (my wife) full-time.
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Posted on 16 January 2018 by Line Knudsen, Senior Researcher ScotCen

Supporting mothers (and fathers) trying to juggle paid work with raising young children

Combining paid work with having young children is by no means an easy task, and for many women (and men), whether or not to return to work after having a child is a decision that sparks a lot of different considerations.
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Tags: Growing up in Scotland, underemployment, employment, skills, unemployment
Posted on 15 January 2018 ScotCen

How to tackle obesity: the public's view

The Scottish Government has recently suggested a variety of interventions aimed at improving Scotland’s diet in an attempt to reduce obesity. ScotCen’s Scottish Social Attitudes survey assesses public support for some of the proposed interventions.
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Tags: SSA, Scottish Government, Scottish Health Survey, Scottish Social Attitudes, diet, obesity
Posted on 19 December 2017 by Eilidh Currie, Researcher ScotCen

Making Scotland the best place in the world to grow up

Celebrating another year of the Growing Up in Scotland study
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Tags: Growing up in Scotland, ScotCen Social Research
Posted on 03 July 2017 by Ian Montagu, Senior Researcher ScotCen

Drop in religious identity in Scotland continues - but further decline is not inevitable

New figures show that 6 in 10 Scots now have no religious affiliation, but Ian Montagu argues that the Church's decline can be halted.
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Tags: Scottish Social Attitudes, religion, Scotland
Posted on 05 January 2017 by Ian Montagu, Senior Researcher ScotCen

Tackling food insecurity in Scotland

Despite an economy that ranks alongside some of the strongest in Europe, poverty in Scotland persists. Ian Montagu explains how one charity's work to tackle food insecurity brings more than just nutritional benefits.
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Tags: FareShare, food, food poverty, poverty, Scotland
Posted on 15 December 2016 by Ian Montagu, Senior Researcher ScotCen

Scots are displaying a more tolerant streak

Discriminatory attitudes among Scots have declined steeply since 2010, writes Ian Montagu
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Tags: LGBT, Scottish Social Attitudes, discrimination, equality, Scotland
Posted on 04 November 2016 by Stephen Hinchliffe, Senior Researcher ScotCen

'Clear link' between Scots' heavy drinking and low incomes

The Scottish Health Survey shows a clear link between Scots who drink heavily and low personal income, writes Stephen Hinchliffe
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Tags: Scottish Health Survey, Scottish drinking, alcohol, low income
Posted on 26 September 2016 ScotCen

Is Scotland still the ‘sick man of Europe’?

Diarmid Campbell-Jack takes us through some key findings on smoking and obesity from the 2015 Scottish Health Survey.
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Tags: Scottish Health Survey, health, obesity, smoking