Children and Young People
Current Projects
Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey
The Information Services Division, on behalf of the Scottish Government, commissioned Ipsos MORI Scotland to conduct the 2008 and 2010 studies of smoking, drinking, and drug use among secondary school pupils in Scotland. In addition to monitoring substance use, the Scottish Schools adolescent lifestyle and substance use survey (SALSUS) is designed to obtain data on other lifestyle, health, and social factors.
The main objectives are:
- to provide timely, robust data on the smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in Scotland at both a national and a local level
- to provide deeper insight into adolescents' substance use behaviours by investigating contextual social and lifestyle factors
The results will be used to:
- establish prevalence of substance use both nationally and at a local level (ADATs, local authorities and health boards)
- provide a measure of progress towards official targets for the Scottish Government
- inform the development and implementation of policy and service provision
The 2008 wave of SALSUS is now complete. Overall, 10,063 S2 and S4 pupils participated in the research. The final report is available on ISD's website here
School-Age Sight Testing Research In Scotland
Ipsos MORI Scotland, in collaboration with two experts in children's visual problems, have been commissioned by the Scottish Government to conduct research to determine the extent to which routine sight testing of primary 7 children identifies previously undetected sight problems. The research is being conducted in Fife and Lanarkshire.
Client contact details: The Scottish Government. tel: 0131 556 8400
Ipsos MORI contacts: Lorraine Murray or Kate Sewel tel: 0131 220 5699
Past projects
Evaluation of Campus Police Officers In Scottish Schools (2010)
Evaluation Of Free School Meals Trial For P1 To P3 Pupils (2008)
'Big Breakfast' Evaluation (2006)