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News releases and reports produced each year using Opinions and Lifestyle (Opinions) data

Note: Older news releases not on the ONS website can be obtained by emailing the Media Relations Office.

  • 9.2 million UK adults have never used the internet (61.3 Kb Pdf) - 27 August 2010

  • Condom catches up with contraceptive pill – 20 October 2009

  • Less support for smoking ban in pubs than in restaurants - 20 July 2009 

  • Pill still the most popular form of birth control – 28 October 2008 

  • Educated people more likely to have Internet – 26 August 2008

  • Widespread support for smoking ban – 18 June 2008

  • Public confidence in official statistics still low – 17 March 2008

  • Men drink twice as much alcohol as women – 21 January 2008

  • Majority back curbs on smoking in public places - 21 June 2007
  • Fewer men exceeding daily sensible drinking benchmarks - 28 November 2006

  • One fifth of women have been tested for chlamydia - 24 October 2006

  • Support for smoking restrictions remains stable - 6 July 2006

  • Greater use of pharmacies to access the 'morning after pill' - 28 October 2005

  • Public confidence in official statistics – 22 September 2005

  • Two in three people in favour of smoking restrictions in pubs - 7 July 2005

  • Eight in 10 adults aware of alcohol units - 9 December 2004

  • Wider access to the 'morning after pill' - 29 September 2004

  • Fewer people smoke if children are in the room - 6 July 2004

  • Internet access: individuals and households - 16 December 2003

  • Changing Minds (73 Kb Word document) - 7 October 2003

  • Contraception and sexual health 2002 (574.9 Kb Pdf)  - 17 September 2003

  • Smoking related behaviour and attitudes: 2002 - 3 July 2003

  • ONS Omnibus survey: disability and the Disability Discrimination Act - 16 May 2003

  • People ignore sun safety - 11 May 2003

  • Contraception and sexual health, 2001 (421.1 Kb Pdf)  - 26 March 2003

  • Drinking: adults' behaviour and knowledge in 2002 - 5 December 2002

  • Why we need to get swapping (135 Kb Word document) - 27 August 2002

  • Contraception and sexual health 2000 (442.1 Kb Pdf) - 31 July 2002

  • Smoking related behaviour and attitudes - 19 June 2002

  • Difficulty in accessing key services - 26 February 2002

  • Gambling review report: attitudes to gambling (chapter 14) - July 2001

  • Contraception and sexual health 1999 (270.7 Kb Pdf)  - 29 June 2001

  • Drinking: adults behaviour and knowledge in 2000 - 27 June 2001

  • New FSA help for consumers using the Internet - 11 June 2001

Recent examples of references/reports based on Opinions (Omnibus) data

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