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Charitable organisation The Challenge commissioned ComRes to conduct the British Integration Survey to understand levels of social integration in Great Britain. The survey collected data on levels of diversity in respondents' networks, their interactions with people from different backgrounds, and attitudes towards different social groups. The survey asked respondents to consider their social interactions on three levels: 1) the five closest social contacts with whom they spend the most time; 2) their wider social network including colleagues, neighbours and schoolmates; and 3) wider society. The Challenge commissioned ComRes to design and conduct the fieldwork. The sample totaled 6,562 respondents aged 13+. This comprised a nationally representative sample of over 4,000 respondents, plus sample boosts for 13 to 15-year-olds, BAME people, and residents of the government's five Integration Areas. It also collected demographic data on gender, age group, ethnicity, socio-economic status, highest level of education, region, and postcode (outward).Further information can be found on The Challenge British Integration Survey webpage and the Belonging Network British Integration Survey webpage.

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Face-to-face interview