The Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS) dataset
Access the dataset and guidance on the best way to use the data.
How to access the PULS dataset
You can download the PULS dataset in a number of formats on this page.
We have created a short guide to using the PULS dataset that outlines the dataset form, contents, and variables. Further information about the survey and measures is available in the PULS annotated questionnaire and the PULS technical report.
Consulting this material is the best way to quickly understand what the PULS measured and why, and how the data can be used.
The downloadable dataset includes only broad geography measures, as we have removed other geographic variables to preserve anonymity.
We are currently undertaking further geographic analysis of legal need using PULS data, which will be published in due course. If you are interested in conducting geographic analysis, please contact the VLF research team.
Available formats
The PULS dataset is available in SPSS and STATA formats, two of the most widely used commercial statistical software packages. Each of those file formats can be opened with the appropriate open source and free R programming language software, also widely used for statistical analysis.
If you require the dataset in an alternative format, please contact the VLF research team.
Topics
Webinars, workshops, forums and public events to support engagement with the justice system.
Related
Webinars, workshops, forums and public events to support engagement with the justice system.
This collaborative project transforms legal need survey data into interactive maps of Victoria, enabling communities, services, and policymakers to understand where people require legal assistance.
This collaborative project transforms legal need survey data into interactive maps of Victoria, enabling communities, services, and policymakers to understand where people require legal assistance.
Our legal capability measures that can be used to form policy insights is central to our research.
Our legal capability measures that can be used to form policy insights is central to our research.
As an expansive and rich dataset, we can focus on the needs and capability of specific groups and characteristics to learn more about the law in people's lives.
As an expansive and rich dataset, we can focus on the needs and capability of specific groups and characteristics to learn more about the law in people's lives.
Latest news
Our latest research uncovers critical insights into how disadvantage shapes the experience and resolution of legal problems in Victoria.
Two new PULS In Brief publications that help to understand how Victorians experience, navigate, and resolve family problems.
_WEB.webp)
The Research Network explores the legal challenges faced by renters amid rising housing insecurity, highlighting the need for urgent reforms to better support vulnerable tenants
New research reveals how disadvantage compounds legal problems
Our latest research uncovers critical insights into how disadvantage shapes the experience and resolution of legal problems in Victoria.