Data set for "A hidden web of policy influence: The pharmaceutical industry’s engagement with UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Groups"

This dataset contains all payments from external donors received by health related All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) between 2012-2018. Additional tabs within the dataset look specifically at payments made by pharmaceutical companies, payments made by patient organisations funded by pharmaceutical companies, and payments made by pharmaceutical companies to patient organisations which supported APPGs

Data set for "A hidden web of policy influence: The pharmaceutical industry’s engagement with UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Groups"

This dataset contains all payments from external donors received by health related All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) between 2012-2018. Additional tabs within the dataset look specifically at payments made by pharmaceutical companies, payments made by patient organisations funded by pharmaceutical companies, and payments made by pharmaceutical companies to patient organisations which supported APPGs

Underreporting of drug industry payments to patient organisations in the UK (2012-2016)

This online dataset comprises web supplements (WS) accompanying the paper entitled “An underreported relationship: a comparative study of pharmaceutical industry and patient organisation payment disclosures in the UK (2012-2016)”. The dataset includes aggregated information from 1. yearly disclosure reports published by 63 UK-based drug companies including payments made to patient organisations; 2. yearly financial accounts produced by 200 UK-based charities and published on charity regulator websites. The data is divided into web supplements 3-20 which are signposted throughout the Results section of the above-mentioned article as “web supplement XX”

Underreporting of drug industry payments to patient organisations in the UK (2012-2016)

This online dataset comprises web supplements (WS) accompanying the paper entitled “An underreported relationship: a comparative study of pharmaceutical industry and patient organisation payment disclosures in the UK (2012-2016)”. The dataset includes aggregated information from 1. yearly disclosure reports published by 63 UK-based drug companies including payments made to patient organisations; 2. yearly financial accounts produced by 200 UK-based charities and published on charity regulator websites. The data is divided into web supplements 3-20 which are signposted throughout the Results section of the above-mentioned article as “web supplement XX”

Dataset for "A patient-industry complex? Investigating the financial dependency of UK patient organisations on drug company funding"

This digital dataset includes Appendices accompanying the paper entitled ‘A “patient-industry complex”? Investigating the financial dependency of UK patient organisations on drug company funding (2012-2016)’. The Appendices provide (1) raw data analysed in the paper; (2) background details of data collection and analysis; (3) additional research findings and commentary. The Appendices draw on data extracted from two sources: A. Yearly disclosure reports published by 62 UK-based drug companies, on their respective websites, including payments made to patient organisations registered as charities in the UK; B. Yearly financial accounts produced by 399 UK-based patient organisations and published on charity regulator websites. The data is divided into Appendices which are signposted throughout the Methods and Findings sections of the above-mentioned article

Dataset for "A patient-industry complex? Investigating the financial dependency of UK patient organisations on drug company funding"

This digital dataset includes Appendices accompanying the paper entitled ‘A “patient-industry complex”? Investigating the financial dependency of UK patient organisations on drug company funding (2012-2016)’. The Appendices provide (1) raw data analysed in the paper; (2) background details of data collection and analysis; (3) additional research findings and commentary. The Appendices draw on data extracted from two sources: A. Yearly disclosure reports published by 62 UK-based drug companies, on their respective websites, including payments made to patient organisations registered as charities in the UK; B. Yearly financial accounts produced by 399 UK-based patient organisations and published on charity regulator websites. The data is divided into Appendices which are signposted throughout the Methods and Findings sections of the above-mentioned article

Trends in income inequality, pro-poor income growth and income mobility

'We provide an analytical framework within which changes in income inequality over time are related to the pattern of income growth across the income range, and the reshuffling of individuals in the income pecking order. We use it to explain how it was possible both for 'the poor' to have fared badly relatively to 'the rich' in the USA during the 1980s (when income inequality grew substantially), and also for income growth to have been pro-poor. Income growth was also pro-poor in Western Germany, more so than in the USA, and inequality did not rise as much.' (author's abstract)Die Autoren entwickeln einen analytischen Rahmen, innerhalb dessen untersucht werden kann, welche Veraenderungen in der Einkommensungleichheit im Zeitablauf in Zusammenhang mit dem allgemeinen Muster der Einkommenszunahme und der Umgruppierung von Einzelpersonen in der Einkommens-Rangordnung stehen. Hierdurch kann auch erklaert werden, wie es moeglich war, dass die Armen in den USA in den 1980er Jahren - als die Einkommensungleichheit betraechtlich anstieg - relativ schlecht im Vergleich zu den Reichen abschnitten, obwohl der Einkommenszuwachs zu ihren Gunsten sprach. Das Einkommenswachstum entwickelte sich in Westdeutschland ebenfalls zu Gunsten der Armen, mehr noch als in den USA, die Ungleichheit nahm aber nicht in gleichem Masse zu. (ICIUebers)German title: Trends der Einkommensungleichheit, die Armen beguenstigendes Einkommenswachstum und EinkommensmobilitaetAvailable from Deutsches Institut fuer Wirtschaftsforschung -DIW Berlin-, Berlin (DE) / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekSIGLEDEGerman

The Swedish system of official social surveys

Der vorliegende Beitrag gibt einen Ueberblick ueber die amtlichen Sozialerhebungen in Schweden, die von 'Statistics Sweden' (SSw) durchgefuehrt werden. Zunaechst stellt der Autor das SSw kurz vor und beschreibt die wichtigsten rechtlichen Grundlagen und Eigenschaften. Im dritten Kapitel wird auf die organisatorischen Aspekte eingegangen. Kapitel vier befasst sich mit dem Kern des Erhebungssystems, der aus drei integrierten Erhebungsmodulen besteht. Dabei handelt es sich um die 'Labour Force Surveys (AKU)' die 'Household Income Survey (HINK)' und die 'Surveys of Living Conditions (ULF)'. Im fuenften Kapitel beschreibt der Autor die verwendeten standardisierten Klassifikationen, die sowohl Hintergrundvariablen, als auch soziale Indikatoren einschliessen. Kapitel sechs geht kurz auf die schwedische Besonderheit bei der Verwendung amtlicher Register ein. Das siebte Kapitel gibt einen historischen Ueberblick ueber das schwedische System sozialer Erhebungen. Kapitel acht stellt die Veroeffentlichungen im Kontext sozialer Erhebungen vor. Kapitel neun dokumentiert die wichtigsten Aspekte der ULF. Kapitel zehn fasst die wichtigsten Sozialerhebungen zusammen und stellt sie kurz vor. (ICD)German title: Das schwedische System amtlicher sozialer ErhebungenAvailable from http://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/projekte/mikrodaten/wp pdf/wp 27 sweden.pdf / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekSIGLEDEGerman

Drinking in the Commonwealth of Independent States--evidence from eight countries.

AIMS: To describe the frequency of alcohol consumption and beverage preferences in eight countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Populations of Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation and Ukraine. PARTICIPANTS: Representative samples of the adult population of each country (overall sample size 18,428; response rates: 71-88%). MEASUREMENTS: A standardised questionnaire was administered by trained interviewers to examine alcohol consumption frequency and usual intakes of beer, wine and strong spirits. FINDINGS: Between 11 and 34% of males and 26-71% of females reported never drinking alcohol. Abstention was lowest in the Russian Federation and Belarus, two traditional spirits-drinking countries. It was particularly high in Kyrgyzstan and Georgia, two countries with a relatively low frequency of alcohol consumption but large amounts consumed per occasion (particularly Georgia). On the contrary, Moldovan respondents drank frequently, but consumed smaller amounts per occasion. As expected, spirits were consumed in largest amounts in traditional spirits-drinking countries, as well as Armenia and wine in traditional wine-drinking countries. Beer consumption was relatively high in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan (males), particularly in young respondents. CONCLUSIONS: Although cross-country comparisons of alcohol intake should be interpreted cautiously, this study suggested that drinking patterns in the countries examined are not entirely typical of usual dry/wet drinking cultures, and confirms that the CIS is very diverse in terms of drinking patterns and beverage preferences. The study provides an important baseline for future comparisons as markets open to new products, as has been the case elsewhere in Europe

The Norwegian system of social surveys

Der vorliegende Beitrag gibt einen Ueberblick ueber die sozialen Erhebungen in Norwegen. Zunaechst beschreibt der Autor die wichtigsten rechtlichen Grundlagen und Eigenschaften. Nach einem kurzen historischen Ueberblick werden die Sozialerhebungen im Einzelnen vorgestellt. Dabei handelt es sich um: (1) The Labour Force Survey, (2) Earnings survey and labour cost survey, (3) Income Distribution Survey, (4) Household Budget Survey, (5) Survey of Living Conditions, (6) Time Use Survey und (7) Census. Kapitel drei ist dem Problem der Datenvergleichbarkeit gewidmet, einen besonderen Aspekt stellt dabei die Definition von Haushalt durch das Haushaltsfuehrungskonzept dar. Kapitel vier gibt einen Ueberblick ueber die Veroeffentlichungen von 'Statistics Norway' im Bereich sozialer Erhebungen. Im fuenften Kapitel werden die wichtigsten Kriterien der Sozialerhebungen in zusammengefasster Form vorgestellt. (ICD)German title: Das norwegische System sozialer ErhebungenAvailable from http://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/projekte/mikrodaten/wp pdf/wp 26 norway.pdf / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekSIGLEDEGerman