Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, August 2012

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><p>The <em>Opinions and Lifestyle Survey</em> (OPN) is an omnibus survey that collects data from respondents in Great Britain. Information is gathered on a range of subjects, commissioned both internally by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and by external clients (other government departments, charities, non-profit organisations and academia).</p><p>One individual respondent, aged 16 or over, is selected from each sampled private household to answer questions. Data are gathered on the respondent, their family, address, household, income and education, plus responses and opinions on a variety of subjects within commissioned modules. Each regular OPN survey consists of two elements. Core questions, covering demographic information, are asked together with non-core questions that vary depending on the module(s) fielded.</p><p>The OPN collects timely data for research and policy analysis evaluation on the social impacts of recent topics of national importance, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the cost of living. The OPN has expanded to include questions on other topics of national importance, such as health and the cost of living.</p><p>For more information about the survey and its methodology, see the gov.uk <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/methodologies/opinionsandlifestylesurveyqmi">OPN Quality and Methodology Information</a> (QMI) webpage.</p><p><strong>Changes over time</strong></p><p>Up to March 2018, the OPN was conducted as a face-to-face survey. From April 2018 to November 2019, the OPN changed to a mixed-mode design (online first with telephone interviewing where necessary). Mixed-mode collection allows respondents to complete the survey more flexibly and provides a more cost-effective service for module customers.</p><p>In March 2020, the OPN was adapted to become a weekly survey used to collect data on the social impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the lives of people of Great Britain. These data are held under Secure Access conditions in SN 8635, <em>ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, 2019-2023: Secure Access</em>. (See below for information on other Secure Access OPN modules.)</p><p>From August 2021, as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions were lifted across Great Britain, the OPN moved to fortnightly data collection, sampling around 5,000 households in each survey wave to ensure the survey remained sustainable.</p><p>

</p><p><strong>Secure Access OPN modules</strong><br><br>Besides SN 8635 (which includes the COVID-19 Module), other Secure Access OPN data includes sensitive modules run at various points from 1997-2019, including Census religion (SN 8078), cervical cancer screening (SN 8080), contact after separation (SN 8089), contraception (SN 8095), disability (SNs 8680 and 8096), general lifestyle (SN 8092), illness and activity (SN 8094), and non-resident parental contact (SN 8093). See the individual studies for further details and information on how to apply to use them.</p><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>The non-core questions for this month were:<br>
Tobacco consumption (Module 210): this module was asked on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs to help estimate the amount of tobacco consumed as cigarettes. Due to the potentially sensitive nature of the data within this module, cases for respondents aged under 18 have been removed.<br>
Well-Being (Module MCZ): this module was asked on behalf of the Office for National Statistics and all questions ask respondents to rate their well-being on a scale of 0-10, where 0 is generally low and 10 high.

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**观点与生活方式调查（Opinions and Lifestyle Survey，简称OPN）**是一项面向大不列颠地区受访者开展的综合调查项目。调查内容涵盖多个主题，委托方既包括英国国家统计局（Office for National Statistics，简称ONS）内部，也包含外部客户（其他政府部门、慈善机构、非营利组织及学术界）。

调查从每个抽选的私人家庭中选取1名16岁及以上的个体作为受访者完成问卷。采集信息涵盖受访者本人、其家庭、住址、家庭状况、收入与教育情况，以及委托模块中各主题的相关回答与观点。常规OPN调查包含两部分内容：涵盖人口统计信息的核心问题，以及随部署模块不同而调整的非核心问题。

OPN旨在为近期国家重点议题的社会影响研究与政策分析评估提供及时数据，例如新冠（COVID-19）疫情与生活成本相关议题。目前该调查已拓展覆盖健康、生活成本等其他国家重点主题的相关问题。

如需了解该调查及其方法学的更多信息，请访问英国国家统计局官网的<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/methodologies/opinionsandlifestylesurveyqmi">OPN质量与方法学信息（Quality and Methodology Information，简称QMI）</a>页面。

**调查历程调整**

截至2018年3月，OPN均采用面对面调查方式。2018年4月至2019年11月期间，调查模式调整为混合模式：优先采用线上调查，必要时辅以电话访谈。混合采集模式既为受访者提供了更灵活的问卷填写方式，也为模块委托方提供了更具成本效益的服务。

2020年3月，OPN调整为每周调查，用于采集新冠（COVID-19）疫情对大不列颠地区民众生活造成的社会影响相关数据。此类数据以安全访问（Secure Access）权限管控的形式存储于编号SN 8635的数据集《英国国家统计局观点与生活方式调查2019-2023：安全访问版》中（其他安全访问型OPN模块的相关信息详见下文）。

2021年8月起，随着大不列颠地区陆续解除新冠（COVID-19）防控限制，OPN改为每两周开展一次数据采集，每轮调查抽取约5000户家庭，以保障调查的可持续性。

**安全访问型OPN模块**

除包含新冠模块的SN 8635外，其他安全访问型OPN数据还涵盖1997年至2019年间不同时段部署的敏感模块，包括：人口普查宗教信仰模块（SN 8078）、宫颈癌筛查模块（SN 8080）、分居后联系情况模块（SN 8089）、避孕情况模块（SN 8095）、残疾情况模块（SN 8680、SN 8096）、一般生活方式模块（SN 8092）、疾病与活动情况模块（SN 8094）以及非居住父母联系情况模块（SN 8093）。如需了解详细信息及申请使用方式，请参阅各独立研究项目说明。

**主要调研主题**

本月调查的非核心问题如下：

烟草消费情况（模块210）：该模块受英国皇家税务与海关总署（HM Revenue and Customs）委托开展，用于估算卷烟烟草消费量。鉴于本模块数据可能涉及敏感信息，已剔除18岁以下受访者的相关记录。

幸福感（模块MCZ）：该模块受英国国家统计局委托开展，所有问题均要求受访者以0-10分量表对自身幸福感进行评分，其中0代表幸福感普遍较低，10代表幸福感普遍较高。