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Data Access

All successful applications to access SHS data are summarised on this page. Basic details on each request are provided, whilst further information may be available upon request - please contact us.

Overview | Follow-up Surveys | Special Datasets | SHS Lite

Further Information

Follow-up Surveys

A follow-up survey provides opportunities to researchers to use the SHS to identify a sample for follow-up research. This may allow more detailed probing of certain sub-groups or variables of interest, and to examine under-lying issues within the data.

>> View supporting information about Follow-up Surveys


Special Datasets

A request to be provided with a special dataset can be submitted where the standard anonymised datasets does not contain all the information you require. This should allow users to undertake more detailed analyses for a specific project.

>> View supporting information about Special Datasets


SHS Lite

To stimulate the use of SHS data, particularly amongst local authorities, voluntary organisations and academia, the Scottish government developed a simplified dataset called SHS Lite. It is formatted in SPSS to provide all the necessary statistical functions for useful analysis in a form that is easy to navigate

>> View supporting information about SHS Lite

Page updated: Thursday, June 25, 2009