In May 2022, Essex County Council published a Sector Development Strategy that seeks to support the growth of businesses within five growth sectors across the county. These growth sectors are: Advanced Manufacturing Construction Digitech Energy Medtech (Life Sciences) To support the realisation of this strategy, the Analytics and Data Science team have compiled the following evidence...
A review of the external research related to renting in later life. The review covers 3 broad areas: A summary of the personal views of private renters who are likely future private renters in later life. How your tenure status relates to various health outcomes. What increased future private renting in later life is likely to mean for Essex's adult social care services.
Under the new Domestic Abuse Act, ECC has responsibilities for delivering a range of statutory duties, including ensuring representation of the voice of victims on the Domestic Abuse Partnership Board. As well as meeting this statutory duty, ECC is committed to engaging with domestic abuse survivors as ‘experts by experience’. This includes providing opportunities for sharing views and ideas, and working...
As we emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns in early 2021, the Data & Analytics Service at Essex County Council undertook some analysis to understand the likely financial impact on households in Essex at this time. This analysis looks at the comparisons in households financial standing between 2020 and 2021. This analysis seeks to answer the questions below, showing the...
In February 2022, Essex County Council's Data and Analytics service undertook analysis into gender inequalities in Essex. This work looks into inequalities within: Education Income & Employment Built Environment (Household environments and fuel poverty) Health The analysis shows that within Essex, greater inequality is experienced by women within all aspects of life. The attached presentation provides more detail.
This research explored people’s attitudes and behaviours around food waste, to help inform the design of future campaign activity and interventions aimed at reducing food waste across Essex. An online research community was set up for 15 participants from across Essex to participate over a two-week period in May 2022, and a small virtual focus group was also held. Participants shared...
Each year, Essex County Council sets a research topic to some of the best social science undergraduates at the University of Essex. The Challenge Project acts as an alternative to their individual undergraduate dissertation module in their final year. As a group, the students work together to provide the council with evidence which is academically accredited and cutting edge. The report...
Each year, Essex County Council sets a research topic to some of the best social science undergraduates at the University of Essex. The Challenge Project acts as an alternative to their individual undergraduate dissertation module in their final year. As a group, the students work together to provide the council with evidence which is academically accredited and cutting edge. The report...
Essex County Council commissioned a research project during the summer of 2021 to explore the needs, motivations, and barriers to successful employment for people with learning disabilities and autism in Essex. This report presents findings from this research.
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