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Royal Statistical Society Social Statistics Section 21 February 2006, 5.00pm, at the Royal Statistical Society (Tea from 4.30pm) Measuring Social Inequalities: approaches, problems, solutions Standards of living have improved in society over time but deep rooted social inequalities still exist. Since 1997, a number of specific policies and government initiatives have been introduced to address disadvantages in health, income, education and other aspects of well-being. Improving understanding as to how and why inequalities persist is crucial. This seminar will focus on two new projects which aim to contribute to such understanding. The General Household Survey (GHS) Pseudo Cohort Study has been developed as a research tool to address the demand for information on social inequalities in Great Britain. It combines annual extracts from the GHS data series into one dataset, providing the opportunity to research social inequalities over time and by birth cohort. Lucy Haselden (Office for National Statistics) will discuss the methodology of the study and initial findings. Chris Cuthbert (Social Exclusion Unit, ODPM) and Matt Barnes (National Centre for Social Research) will outline findings from new analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Analysis of data from this major new study of older people has enabled a detailed investigation of the incidence and patterns of different forms of exclusion and an identification of the main individual risk factors that indicate social exclusion in later life. The seminar will be chaired by Rosalyn Harper and Anthony Heath (Nuffield College, Oxford University) will act as discussant. The seminar is free and pre-registration is recommended. You can register by email: [log in to unmask] or by phone (020) 7638 8998. For a map and directions see http://www.rss.org.uk/about/direction.html