Does school choice matter to parents?

Does school choice matter to parents?

As our schools reassemble after the long summer break, we can look at attitudes towards parents’ choice of school to send their children to.  A recent study conducted in 2016 among 1,000 parents for HCSS Education found 67% agreeing that parents should have the basic...
Is binge drinking OK?

Is binge drinking OK?

Most people disapprove of heavy drinking sessions, but there’s an increasing minority who think it’s part of life. The levels of agreement in 1999 and 2019 to the attitude statement “a real man can down several pints of beer at one sitting” in Kantar’s TGI study tell...
Is the ‘MAMIL’ a new phenomenon?

Is the ‘MAMIL’ a new phenomenon?

The MAMIL may be a recently-minted humorous acronym for a certain breed of cyclist – the ‘Middle-Aged Man In Lycra’ – but evidence from Kantar’s TGI shows that the species didn’t exist a generation ago. Furthermore, 50-64 year-old men are overall much more active...
Is smoking in decline?

Is smoking in decline?

The decline in smoking in Britain has been happening for a long time. Data from Kantar’s TGI show that, from a level of 49% in 1969, the percentage of smokers has fallen by over two-thirds to 15%, or 7.8m adults. The rate of decline has even increased in the last...
Is our knowledge of Christianity in decline?

Is our knowledge of Christianity in decline?

As we celebrate Easter, the most important Christian festival, survey research data makes it clear that our knowledge and practice of Christianity is in full decline. Much of the evidence for this is accessible via the AMSR archive*, revealing for instance that:...