ESDS Qualidata

The data acquired by ESDS Qualidata are part of contemporary qualitative research across a wide range of social science disciplines and are derived from a varied spectrum of methodological approaches, such as: in-depth, semi-structured and structured interviews, focus groups, fieldnotes, observations, personal documents, photographs and audio. The majority of acquired data can be searched and downloaded through an online catalogue.

The selection of data considers each study's relative importance, the particular format, the degree of usability and condition of the materials on offer, the re-use potential and issues of copyright and confidentiality.

The service also provides access to some of the classic studies of British society including:

• Family Life of Old People (1955), The Last Refuge (1959) and Poverty in the UK (1979) by Peter Townsend
• The Edwardians (1975) by Paul Thompson
• Stanley Cohen's Folk Devils and Moral Panics (1967)
• The Affluent Worker (1962) by John H. Goldthorpe et al.

Access to the data is reliant upon the UK Access Management Federation for Education and Research (supported by the Shibboleth (Internet2) software) and is free of charge.

• Cohen, S. (1971 [2002]) Folk Devils and Moral Panics : the creation of the mods and rockers, Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
• Goldthorpe, J. H., et al. (1969) The affluent worker in the class structure, London: Cambridge University Press
• Thompson, P.R. (1975 [1992]) The Edwardians: the remaking of British society, 2nd ed. London: Routledge.
• Townsend, P. (1957) The family life of old people, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
• Townsend, P. (1962) The last refuge: a survey of residential institutions and homes for the aged in England and Wales, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
• Townsend, P. (1979) Poverty in the United Kingdom: a Survey of Household Resources and Standards of Living, London: Penguin Books and Allen Lane.

• ESDS Archived 7 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
• UK Data Archive