Background:
The Place Survey, 2008 is the first survey in a series intended to be conducted on a biennial basis. It provides information on people's perceptions of their local area and the local services they receive. It is one of the largest surveys in Europe, with over 500,000 respondents living in 329 councils in England. The survey supplies the data that inform 18 National Indicators across six Government departments. The indicators are common to all local areas, and measure how well the Government's priorities, as set out in the Comprehensive Spending Review, are being delivered by local government and their local partners. They form an important part of the New Performance Framework for Local Authorities and Local Authority Partnerships. Also collected were data that help monitor eight Departmental Strategic Objective and 11 Public Service Agreement indicators. The main aim of the survey was for unitary and top-tier local authorities to gather robust and reliable baseline information for the 18 National Indicators so that, where an indicator is part of a Local Area Agreement, improvements can be set.

The survey is one tool available for councils and their partners to understand the views of local people. It is expected that local service providers will have many ways both of seeking direct feedback on services and of exploring perceptions of the area. The New Performance Framework expects councils and partners to use all evidence at their disposal to build a robust understanding of the area they serve and the people who live there. Within this context, the survey provides a set of national indicators that are common to all areas. However, to be properly understood, these measures will need to be interpreted in their local context and set alongside other local information.

Data Notes
Although the data file for this study contains a local authority identifier variable alongside the Government Office Region and county variables, it is not displayed via the catalogue record variable list due to technical specifications.

Since the study was first released, the variable q16_01 (relating to whether the respondent has been a local councillor) has been removed at the request of the depositor, although this variable may still be referred to in the documentation. In addition, value labels have been added for variable q36bin (relating to respondent ethnicity), also at the request of the depositor.

Restrictions on access to the Place Survey
At the time the Place Survey, 2008 was carried out, the following information was given to respondents about how and by whom their responses would be used: "Responses, which will not include personal information auch as names and addresses, will only be used by public service organisations to monitor public services and assess how well they are performing." Each local authority in England was responsible for carrying out the survey in their area. Authorities (with a few exceptions) have given permission for their datasets to be lodged on the UK Data Archive as a single national amalgamated file, for use by named contacts in central or local government. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) will therefore consider applications for the use of this dataset to ensure they comply with these conditions.

Further information and publications:
Information about the Place Survey and access to relevant publications, data and results are provided on DCLG's Places Database and Place Survey Results 2008 web pages and the Audit Commission's Place Survey web page.

There are over 50 surveys in this series which began in 1983. The aim of these are to provide abundance indices of 2-4 year old bass. The catch density of other species taken is also recorded. The survey was undertaken twice yearly during May and September for most years up to 2009. Since then one September survey each year has taken place. Survey took place between 01/09/1997 and 04/09/1997 on Angelle Marie Equipment used during this survey : Otter Trawl Solent Bass Trawl 5 fm Headline, 6 & 8 metre bridles, 40mm Liner Survey operations were undertaken on 40 stations 46 different species were caught on this survey

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. Background: The Place Survey, 2008 is the first survey in a series intended to be conducted on a biennial basis. It provides information on people's perceptions of their local area and the local services they receive. It is one of the largest surveys in Europe, with over 500,000 respondents living in 329 councils in England. The survey supplies the data that inform 18 National Indicators across six Government departments. The indicators are common to all local areas, and measure how well the Government's priorities, as set out in the Comprehensive Spending Review, are being delivered by local government and their local partners. They form an important part of the New Performance Framework for Local Authorities and Local Authority Partnerships. Also collected were data that help monitor eight Departmental Strategic Objective and 11 Public Service Agreement indicators. The main aim of the survey was for unitary and top-tier local authorities to gather robust and reliable baseline information for the 18 National Indicators so that, where an indicator is part of a Local Area Agreement, improvements can be set. The survey is one tool available for councils and their partners to understand the views of local people. It is expected that local service providers will have many ways both of seeking direct feedback on services and of exploring perceptions of the area. The New Performance Framework expects councils and partners to use all evidence at their disposal to build a robust understanding of the area they serve and the people who live there. Within this context, the survey provides a set of national indicators that are common to all areas. However, to be properly understood, these measures will need to be interpreted in their local context and set alongside other local information. Data Notes Although the data file for this study contains a local authority identifier variable alongside the Government Office Region and county variables, it is not displayed via the catalogue record variable list due to technical specifications. Since the study was first released, the variable q16_01 (relating to whether the respondent has been a local councillor) has been removed at the request of the depositor, although this variable may still be referred to in the documentation. In addition, value labels have been added for variable q36bin (relating to respondent ethnicity), also at the request of the depositor. Restrictions on access to the Place Survey At the time the Place Survey, 2008 was carried out, the following information was given to respondents about how and by whom their responses would be used: "Responses, which will not include personal information auch as names and addresses, will only be used by public service organisations to monitor public services and assess how well they are performing." Each local authority in England was responsible for carrying out the survey in their area. Authorities (with a few exceptions) have given permission for their datasets to be lodged on the UK Data Archive as a single national amalgamated file, for use by named contacts in central or local government. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) will therefore consider applications for the use of this dataset to ensure they comply with these conditions. Further information and publications: Information about the Place Survey and access to relevant publications, data and results are provided on DCLG's Places Database and Place Survey Results 2008 web pages and the Audit Commission's Place Survey web page.

In China, health education served as the primary method for controlling schistosomiasis and had significantly contributed to the management of schistosomiasis epidemics. In contrast, university students who lived/studied in schistosomiasis-endemic areas were often in the risk zone for schistosomiasis infection as part of their social practice and leisure activities. Thus, the risk of schistosomiasis transmission remained widespread and chronic. This study will conduct a survey and analyzed schistosomiasis awareness among university students in colleges and universities in endemic areas. The aim was to optimize intervention strategies once transmission had been interrupted. Students from two colleges and universities in the city of Gongqingcheng on Lake Poyang were selected and asked to complete a questionnaire via the online platform Questionnaire Star- The survey assessed exposure to snail-infested water, knowledge about schistosomiasis, and preferences for health education methods among students who had traveled to snail breeding areas. The survey took place from April 2 to April 4, 2024. The survey results showed that of the 4,847 respondents (49% male, 51% female), 53.8% reported exposure to snail-infested environments near their schools, and 38.4% had direct contact with snail-infested water. Of these, with those who dug for wild vegetables exposed significantly more nonendemic than endemic students to snail water (13.93% vs. 8.42%, χ2 = 16.681, P = 0.000). Awareness of schistosomiasis was low (31.08%), with limited knowledge about transmission (30.58%) and symptoms (42.91%). Of these, students from endemic areas were significantly more aware of transmission and symptoms than those from nonendemic areas (36.52% vs. 27.22%, χ2 = 7.623, P = 0.006 & 50.17% vs. 38.80%, χ2 = 9.872, P = 0.002). Preferred education methods included mobile multimedia (72.75%), brochures (68.68%), and physical promotional items (66.58%). In general, the overall awareness of schistosomiasis among university students remained low. There was a need to enhance health education in schools to improve disease prevention awareness within this population.

The Place Survey collects the views of people on a range of issues concerning the place they live. Its results are used to measure progress on National Indicators in the Local Performance Framework. Source agency: Communities and Local Government Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics Language: English

This Survey is now cancelled

The Leicester Household Survey is designed to capture information on the composition, characteristics, attitudes, and behaviour of private households and individuals to help shape council services, make decisions based on evidence about the local population, and to gain a better understanding of the needs of residents.To explore the survey by topic and demographic characteristics, please use the Response Analysis tab above.The specific aims of the survey are to: better understand local characteristics alongside census data meet local government needs for relevant data to support decision making allow wellbeing and financial circumstances within households to be analysed be understandable and useful to stakeholders and partners The survey took place in Autumn 2021. 3,272 valid responses, age 18+ with a Leicester postcode, were collected. Around 60% of responses were submitted online. The remaining 40% of responses were collected by fieldworkers who targeted areas or groups with low response rates.

The sample was reasonably representative of Leicester’s adult population by ethnicity, deprivation, housing tenure, and broad area of the city.The themes of the survey were:

About your household Health and wellbeing Money and finances Digital access and internet use News and information Leicester City Council and youThis dataset presents the results of the Leicester Household Survey for the city overall and three demographic categories: Ethnicity, Age, and Housing tenure.Results for small ethnic groups (Chinese, Mixed, Other) have been suppressed as some information will be based on fewer than five responses.Some results may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

This release summarises the remaining data from the survey, such as citizens' priorities for their local area, further information on the perceived quality of local services and more information about crime and anti-social behaviour. Source: Communities and Local Government (CLG) Publisher: Communities and Local Government (CLG) Geographies: Local Authority District (LAD), County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National Geographic coverage: England Time coverage: 2008 Type of data: Survey

Please read: This layer is part of the comprehensive Full Landonline Dataset and is designed for use only by data professionals who require the complex version of our property ownership and boundary data for advanced uses.

This is required to spatially position survey plan references for display within Landonline. The plan reference itself is stored in the Survey table.

Please refer to the LDS Full Landonline Data Dictionary and Models for detailed metadata about this layer.

The winter range of Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli), a globally Vulnerable Nearctic-Neotropical migratory songbird, is restricted to the Greater Antilles. Most birds occur on Hispaniola, where the species exhibits sexual habitat segregation, and loss of its preferred wet broadleaf habitats has been severe. Conservation of female-dominated habitats has been identified as a top priority. During 2010, we conducted standardized field surveys for Bicknell's Thrush in forests of the Dominican Republic's Cordillera Septentrional, an area of high importance for females. We used a generalized random tessellation stratified (GRTS) sampling design to allow for a spatially balanced probabilistic approach. For the GRTS selection process we divided our study area into 1 km2 blocks (n=1,100). We then evaluated each block in the order in which it was selected by GRTS and established survey points if the block: 1) contained enough forested areas to place at least 4 survey points 200 m apart and 2) was within 3 km of an access road or 1 km of a trail. We did not place survey points within blocks that we did not have permission to access. For logistical reasons, we occasionally placed 1 to 2 points in an adjacent block to create a full route of points. This resulted in 25 blocks containing 1 to 12 points.

There are over 50 surveys in this series which began in 1983. The aim of these are to provide abundance indices of 2-4 year old bass. The catch density of other species taken is also recorded. The survey was undertaken twice yearly during May and September for most years up to 2009. Since then one September survey each year has taken place. Survey took place between 05/09/2001 and 09/09/2001 on Angelle Marie Equipment used during this survey : Otter Trawl Solent Bass Trawl 5 fm Headline, 6 & 8 metre bridles, 40mm Liner Survey operations were undertaken on 42 stations 65 different species were caught on this survey

The measure, based on a survey question to be asked of the whole local population in the Place Survey, seeks to assess how far older people in a locality are getting the support and services they need to live independently at home.