Public sector
Survation has worked with the BBC and its various entities on several occasions since 2016 using polling to cover topics such as teenagers’ views on their future for BBC Radio 5 Live, and online quantitative panels for Bitesize’s Parents’ Toolkit, to gather parents’ experiences and parenting advice.
16th September 2025 – Survation conducted an online survey of 2,224 teenagers in the UK on behalf of BBC Radio 5 Live. Fieldwork was conducted between 24th June – 1st July 2025. Tables are available here.
2nd September 2025 – Survation conducted an online poll of 3,002 parents of 0-6 year olds in the UK aged 18+ on parenting on behalf of BBC CBeebies. Fieldwork was conducted between 15th May – 22nd May 2025. Tables are available here.
11th June 2024 – Survation conducted an online poll of 2,042 teenagers aged 13-18 in the UK on behalf of BBC Bitesize and BBC Radio 5Live. Fieldwork was conducted between 16th-29 May 2024. Tables are available here.
4th March 2024 – Survation conducted an online poll of 2,426 people in coalfield communities on behalf of BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Investigations. Fieldwork was conducted between 23rd December 2023 – 15th January 2024. Tables are available here.
28th February 2024 – Survation conducted an online poll of 4,017 children aged 13-16 in the UK about their career aspirations on behalf of BBC Bitesize. Fieldwork was conducted between 9th – 22nd December 2023. Tables are available here.
20th September 2023 – Survation conducted an online poll of 2,014 people aged 13-18 in the UK on behalf of BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Bitesize. Fieldwork was conducted between 16th – 25th August 2023. Tables are available here.
30th July 2023 – Survation conducted an online poll of 2,010 parents of children aged under 18 living in the UK on behalf of BBC Education. Fieldwork was conducted between 11th-15th May 2023. Tables are available here.
14th March 2023 – Survation conducted an online poll of 4,016 children aged 13-16 in the UK on behalf of BBC Bitesize. Fieldwork was conducted between 9th – 22nd December. Tables are available here.
6th September 2022 – Survation conducted an online poll of 2,086 people aged 12-18 living in the UK on behalf of the BBC. Fieldwork was conducted between the 18th and 23rd August 2022. Tables available here.
20th June 2022 – Survation conducted an online poll of 2,019 children in the UK aged 11-16 on behalf of BBC Education. Fieldwork was conducted between the 13th and 20th May 2022. Tables are available here.
10th May 2022 – Survation conducted an online poll of 2040 parents of primary school aged children in the UK on behalf of BBC Education and Netmums. Fieldwork was conducted between 9th and 16th March 2022. Tables are available here.
26th September 2016 – On behalf of BBC Woman’s Hour, Survation conducted a telephone poll of 1,004 women aged 18+ in the UK. Fieldwork was conducted on 16th-23rd September 2016. Data tables can be found here. A summary of the results can be found here. The poll investigated attitudes, opinions and behaviours of women in the UK, making comparisons with results collected by Gallup in 1947.
Publications of Survation’s work for the BBC
Five things that are on teenagers’ minds in 2025
The Times: Parents spending 15 days a year on ‘exhausting’ bedtime routines
Dear Parents’ Toolkit: How can I make friends with other parents?
Dear Parents’ Toolkit: Talking to your child about future jobs and their GCSE options
BBC teen survey: Social media ban and knife crime fears
BBC Children’s and Education survey parents across the UK on their attitudes towards screens
Advanced Television: 50% of teens feel anxious without smartphones
How young and old would vote on Brexit now
Woman’s Hour reaches 70th birthday – no need for a ‘light dusting of powder‘
Modern women happier to be female than seventy years ago
Jenni Murray: there’s been a gender quake – and women are winning
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