SMR support 2nd NeSTS Consultee Stakeholder Event
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The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) commissioned Social Market Research to undertake a survey of parents on the cost of education in Northern Ireland. The survey is based on a representative sample of 1006 parents. Parents were interviewed in the own home on a face-to-face basis using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI). Fieldwork was undertaken between 7 March and 10 May 2017. Key Findings Total Cost of Education On average parents spent £1222.30 per child on education in the previous year; ▪ Parents spent an average of £421.21on pre-school children, £1004.64 on primary school children and, £1611.31 on children attending post primary schools; ▪ Parents with children attending controlled schools spent an average of £1286.14 per child (maintained, £1131.55: integrated, £1292.71); ▪ Parents with children attending secondary schools spent an average of £1517.85 per child with the spend on a child attending a grammar school estimated at £1989.70; ▪ Parents in the legacy Western Education and Library Board area recorded the highest average annual cost per child (£1341.29), whereas parents in the Southern Education and Library Board area (£1073.50) recorded the lowest cost; ▪ On average households spent £1979.18 on education costs in the last year; ▪ Households in the WELB area recorded the highest average annual spend (£2390.47) on education, whereas households in the SELB area (£1679.23) recorded the lowest average annual spend […]
Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) commissioned Social Market Research to undertake a survey of customers on their Priority Services Register or PSR. The survey is based on telephone interviews with 600 PSR customers, with fieldwork undertaken between 18 February 2017 and 7 March 2017. The survey revealed 56% listed ‘reassurance’ as the most important [...]
In the wake of the 2015 general election Social Market Research conducted a survey on political and social attitudes in Northern Ireland which is due to be published soon. Already some of the results of the survey have been published and these include: 53% of people in Northern Ireland support gay marriage. 43% of people [...]
Social Market Research (SMR) have conducted a series of focus groups to provide research evidence into the handling of public hospital complaints in Ireland. The research was commissioned by the Office of the Ombudsman and published in the investigative report: "Learning to Get Better". An investigation by the ombudsman into how public hospitals handle complaints. [...]
Social Market Research have been appointed to conduct a survey in Northern Ireland assessing people's opinions and feelings of engagement in the recent UK parliamentary elections.
Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSEPD) appointed Social Market Research (SMR) to conduct a customer and stakeholder engagement programme to support and inform its RIO-ED1 Business Plan for the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2023. A total of 117 customers and stakeholders took part in focus groups and depth one-to-one interviews with [...]