Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal Survey Waves 13-15
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Essex
Department Name: Inst for Social and Economic Research
Abstract
Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study is the largest household panel study in the world, designed to address key scientific and policy questions of the 21st century. It collects high quality annual longitudinal data on individuals of all ages in households which are representative of the UK population. The Study's data enable researchers to explore the experiences, causes and consequences of changes in people's lives - their family structure, health, income, expenditure, employment and housing. The Study has additional dimensions that enable the detailed exploration of the circumstances of key immigrant and ethnic minority groups; investigation of inter-relations between different family members within and across households and generations; and, it collects direct measures of health and genetics to understand how people's health and wider circumstances interact. It is underpinned by robust and innovative methods, and our methodological research creates learning for other studies nationally and internationally.
The Study began in 2008 with the Innovation Panel (IP), which tests methods, and the first main wave of fieldwork started in 2009. It builds on and incorporates the British Household Panel Survey, which means for some families we have data from 1991. To date, eight waves of the main Study and ten waves of the IP, as well as data collected from a nurse visit, are deposited at the UK Data Service. Further waves are in planning, in the field or being prepared for data release. This bid covers plans for data collection for Waves 13-15 and IP15-17 a boost sample to increase the size of the Study, and a range of enhancements.
Our long term vision for the Study is for it to be based on integrating the best of all kinds of data on a Longitudinal Core, whilst creating novel research opportunities with new data enhancements. Our plans include more timely data collection of key life changes, such as job loss; a pregnancy study; a repeat collection of biological data. We are investigating ways to enhance our content by collecting data with new technologies. We are also planning to expand the Study to engage with key family members who live outside the household, for example, co-parents in separated families and transnational families. We also plan to broaden the range of data we harvest from external sources, as well as individual administrative records, we are investigating how we can obtain contextual data on organisations, such as employers, and places. As in previous bids, we are proposing advertising a number of fellowships competitions to build capacity in the wider research community to use the unique features of the data.
Supporting researchers in universities, government, third sector and businesses to use the data effectively is fundamental to the success of the Study. We provide a wide range of resources, services and support to enable users with different backgrounds and from different kinds of organisations to make effective use of the data. We propose enhancing this further by adding a 'data gateway' to our website so users can select the data they need through a shopping basket system. We have a Policy Unit that works directly with government departments and third sector organisations to help them use Understanding Society data, and we undertake a wide range of activities to promote findings based on the Study to policy users. In this phase the Policy Unit will develop partnerships with different organisations to facilitate policy communities learning from high quality research based on the Study. We plan to continue to promote research from the Study widely through events, publications, briefings, on our website and through social media.
Taken together, we firmly believe that the continued collection of data on a longitudinal core and the new data enhancements proposed will significantly increase the high quality impactful research based on the Study and hence its value to society.
The Study began in 2008 with the Innovation Panel (IP), which tests methods, and the first main wave of fieldwork started in 2009. It builds on and incorporates the British Household Panel Survey, which means for some families we have data from 1991. To date, eight waves of the main Study and ten waves of the IP, as well as data collected from a nurse visit, are deposited at the UK Data Service. Further waves are in planning, in the field or being prepared for data release. This bid covers plans for data collection for Waves 13-15 and IP15-17 a boost sample to increase the size of the Study, and a range of enhancements.
Our long term vision for the Study is for it to be based on integrating the best of all kinds of data on a Longitudinal Core, whilst creating novel research opportunities with new data enhancements. Our plans include more timely data collection of key life changes, such as job loss; a pregnancy study; a repeat collection of biological data. We are investigating ways to enhance our content by collecting data with new technologies. We are also planning to expand the Study to engage with key family members who live outside the household, for example, co-parents in separated families and transnational families. We also plan to broaden the range of data we harvest from external sources, as well as individual administrative records, we are investigating how we can obtain contextual data on organisations, such as employers, and places. As in previous bids, we are proposing advertising a number of fellowships competitions to build capacity in the wider research community to use the unique features of the data.
Supporting researchers in universities, government, third sector and businesses to use the data effectively is fundamental to the success of the Study. We provide a wide range of resources, services and support to enable users with different backgrounds and from different kinds of organisations to make effective use of the data. We propose enhancing this further by adding a 'data gateway' to our website so users can select the data they need through a shopping basket system. We have a Policy Unit that works directly with government departments and third sector organisations to help them use Understanding Society data, and we undertake a wide range of activities to promote findings based on the Study to policy users. In this phase the Policy Unit will develop partnerships with different organisations to facilitate policy communities learning from high quality research based on the Study. We plan to continue to promote research from the Study widely through events, publications, briefings, on our website and through social media.
Taken together, we firmly believe that the continued collection of data on a longitudinal core and the new data enhancements proposed will significantly increase the high quality impactful research based on the Study and hence its value to society.
Planned Impact
Understanding Society is a valuable longitudinal resource that addresses key social and policy issues. The Study enables academic staff and students in the UK and abroad to create high quality impactful research in two key ways. First it is a unique resource for investigating the short and long run causes and consequences of changes in individuals' and families' lives. Second, Understanding Society is at the cutting edge of methodological advancement in longitudinal studies, which benefits survey organisations and funders of surveys and research.
Non-academic beneficiaries include a wide range of organisations and stakeholders listed below; the Impact Fellow and Policy and Partnership Unit work directly with them to raise awareness and capacity to use the data, undertake modest data analysis projects, work in partnership to promote findings and generate impact. We broker academic-policy partnerships by promoting awareness of Government research priorities, sharing relevant research with policy communities, creating opportunities for discussion through knowledge exchange events, briefings, case studies and blogs. In this bid we are innovating with 'challenge' labs in collaboration with social innovation partners to identify ways of addressing complex social problems.
Policy beneficiaries include:
-Government researchers, politicians and policy makers. The data supports research in key policy areas, and is used for statutory reporting by a number of government departments. Key areas where important impacts are emerging include from the devolved governments of Scotland and Wales, as well as DWP, DHSC, DfE, DfT, MHCLG, and BEIS. Co-Funding Government departments are directed supported in their use of the Study.
-Government executive agencies, non-departmental public bodies, parliamentary select committees, and supported research centres also use the Study's data and findings, e.g. ONS, Public Health England, Financial Conduct Authority, Bank of England, What Works Centres, the Low Pay Commission, etc.
-EU policy-makers and the international policy community. Findings will be relevant to other countries, either directly, if generalisability can be assumed, or indirectly by inspiring new lines of thought and comparative investigation.
-Local government officers, councillors and consortia are responsible for different services that are addressed by the Study - such as public health, social housing, social care, education, policing, recreation and recycling - and have influence over others through local development frameworks, transport plans, planning decisions and potential new powers with increasing devolution.
-Third sector organisations, think tanks, charities and independent and private research organisations. Many organisations of this type, such as the Nuffield Foundation, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, MIND, AgeUK, the Children's Society, are employing Study data in their work. Our Research Voucher scheme is expanding use in the charities sector.
-Private sector businesses. Findings on a range of aspects of individual behaviour and decision making and changes in societal outcomes will be relevant to market research, evaluating initiatives and corporate responsibility plans. We have held joint workshops with the financial sector, and two large businesses use Understanding Society data as benchmarks against which to compare their achievements (in the housing and wellbeing sectors). Equally, the methodological challenges the Study faces are relevant to market research and data analytic companies.
-General public. Members of the general public will have an interest in Study findings. We are planning a number of public engagement activities and media collaborations to promote public understanding of social science drawing on the data and findings from the Study.
Policy impacts have already occurred on the Study and will continue to develop with evidence from the Study increasingly incorporated into policy debates.
Non-academic beneficiaries include a wide range of organisations and stakeholders listed below; the Impact Fellow and Policy and Partnership Unit work directly with them to raise awareness and capacity to use the data, undertake modest data analysis projects, work in partnership to promote findings and generate impact. We broker academic-policy partnerships by promoting awareness of Government research priorities, sharing relevant research with policy communities, creating opportunities for discussion through knowledge exchange events, briefings, case studies and blogs. In this bid we are innovating with 'challenge' labs in collaboration with social innovation partners to identify ways of addressing complex social problems.
Policy beneficiaries include:
-Government researchers, politicians and policy makers. The data supports research in key policy areas, and is used for statutory reporting by a number of government departments. Key areas where important impacts are emerging include from the devolved governments of Scotland and Wales, as well as DWP, DHSC, DfE, DfT, MHCLG, and BEIS. Co-Funding Government departments are directed supported in their use of the Study.
-Government executive agencies, non-departmental public bodies, parliamentary select committees, and supported research centres also use the Study's data and findings, e.g. ONS, Public Health England, Financial Conduct Authority, Bank of England, What Works Centres, the Low Pay Commission, etc.
-EU policy-makers and the international policy community. Findings will be relevant to other countries, either directly, if generalisability can be assumed, or indirectly by inspiring new lines of thought and comparative investigation.
-Local government officers, councillors and consortia are responsible for different services that are addressed by the Study - such as public health, social housing, social care, education, policing, recreation and recycling - and have influence over others through local development frameworks, transport plans, planning decisions and potential new powers with increasing devolution.
-Third sector organisations, think tanks, charities and independent and private research organisations. Many organisations of this type, such as the Nuffield Foundation, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, MIND, AgeUK, the Children's Society, are employing Study data in their work. Our Research Voucher scheme is expanding use in the charities sector.
-Private sector businesses. Findings on a range of aspects of individual behaviour and decision making and changes in societal outcomes will be relevant to market research, evaluating initiatives and corporate responsibility plans. We have held joint workshops with the financial sector, and two large businesses use Understanding Society data as benchmarks against which to compare their achievements (in the housing and wellbeing sectors). Equally, the methodological challenges the Study faces are relevant to market research and data analytic companies.
-General public. Members of the general public will have an interest in Study findings. We are planning a number of public engagement activities and media collaborations to promote public understanding of social science drawing on the data and findings from the Study.
Policy impacts have already occurred on the Study and will continue to develop with evidence from the Study increasingly incorporated into policy debates.
Organisations
- University of Essex (Lead Research Organisation)
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (Collaboration)
- Welsh Assembly (Collaboration)
- Kantar Group (Collaboration)
- Australian Government (Collaboration)
- University of Warwick (Collaboration)
- Government of the UK (Collaboration)
- Statistics Norway (Collaboration)
- DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS (Collaboration)
- DURHAM UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH (Collaboration)
- University of Sheffield (Collaboration)
- German Institute for Economic Research (Collaboration)
- What Works Centre for Wellbeing (Collaboration)
- Government of Scotland (Collaboration)
- University of Florence (Collaboration)
- NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON (Collaboration)
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Collaboration)
- Ipsos MORI (Collaboration)
- ULSTER UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Competition and Markets Authority (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Government of the United States of America (Collaboration)
- Institute for Fiscal Studies (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- IAB Nuremburg (Collaboration)
- West Yorkshire Combined Authorities (Collaboration)
- Select Research (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
- Cardiff University (Collaboration)
- Statistics Sweden (Collaboration)
- Trades Union Congress (TUC) (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL (Collaboration)
- Frontier Economics (Collaboration)
- University of Bristol (Collaboration)
- University of Lausanne (Collaboration)
- London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) (Collaboration)
- University of Manchester (Collaboration)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- Health Foundation (Collaboration)
- Quadram Institute Bioscience (Collaboration)
- Department of Transport (Collaboration)
- McKinsey & Company (Collaboration)
- City of London (Collaboration)
- Family Action (Collaboration)
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (Collaboration)
- Working Families (Collaboration)
- University of the West of England (Collaboration)
- Behavioural Insights Team (Collaboration)
- Statistics Denmark (Collaboration)
- Financial Conduct Authority (Project Partner)
- Young Foundation (Project Partner)
Publications
Aguirre, E
(2023)
'PEACH' data - a single source on child development information
Cappozzo A
(2022)
A blood DNA methylation biomarker for predicting short-term risk of cardiovascular events.
in Clinical epigenetics
Yengo L
(2022)
A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height.
in Nature
Benzeval M
(2023)
A symposium on Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study: introduction
in Fiscal Studies
Crossley T
(2021)
A Year of COVID: The Evolution of Labour Market and Financial Inequalities through the Crisis
in SSRN Electronic Journal
Crossley T
(2023)
A year of COVID: the evolution of labour market and financial inequalities through the crisis
in Oxford Economic Papers
Cabrera Alvarez P
(2021)
Adding Text Messages to the Contact Strategy for a Mixed-Mode Survey: Does it Pay Off?
Kumari M
(2021)
Advances in Longitudinal Survey Methodology
Lynn P
(2021)
Advances in Longitudinal Survey Methodology
Clair A
(2024)
Are housing circumstances associated with faster epigenetic ageing?
in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Wielgoszewska B
(2022)
Association between home working and mental health by key worker status during the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence from four British longitudinal studies.
in Industrial health
Lynn P
(2022)
Book of Short Papers SIS2021
Köksal, S
(2023)
Can losing a job mean losing a pregnancy?
Liu, T
(2023)
Climate change: attitudes and policy
Jackle A
(2022)
Consent to data linkage: question wording and format experiments
Whitley E
(2023)
Corrigendum to "Examining the impact of different social class mechanisms on health inequalities: A cross-sectional analysis of an all-age UK household panel study" [Soc. Sci. Med. 312 (2022) 115383].
in Social science & medicine (1982)
Cabrera Alvarez P
(2021)
COVID-19 and mode selection effects in Understanding Society
Longhi S
(2023)
Do all job changes increase wellbeing?
in Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society
Moore J
(2021)
Do Coefficients of Variation of Response Propensities Approximate Non-Response Biases During Survey Data Collection?
in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society
| Description | Understanding Society is an infrastructure project; we share our data via UKDS and ONS SRS. Metadata from the Study are available via CLOSER DISCOVERY and internationally the Cross National Equivalence File in USA. Thousands of users from academia, government, third sector and commercial organisations have downloaded the data and a wide range of publications have been produced, covering genetics, poverty, politics, intergenerational transmission of wealth, health behaviours, commuting, environmental behaviours, survey methods, employment ,education, family change, harassment and discrimination, health and disability, expenditure, gender roles and attitudes, ethnic minorities, identity, harassment. Research based on the data not only contributes to scientific knowledge, but also policy development and monitoring among statutory and third sector agencies. Wave 13 of Understanding Society (the first wave funded under this award) was released via the UKDS in November 2023. The data is being used by researchers from wide ranging disciplines and sectors to address social science, public health and methodological research questions. Given publication lags only a small number of papers using these data have been shared to dated, but this will increase during this year. Understanding Society is a continuous ongoing project, see information under previous and subsequent awards. |
| Exploitation Route | Study data is used by a wide range of external researchers, and is employed in under and post graduate taught courses, used by a significant number of PhD students and in a wide range of short statistical courses. We provide different data products to facilitate users use of the data, from simple online tools to produce tables to harmonised international versions of the data to facilitate comparative research. We also provide a wide range of online and in person training and supporting materials as well as one-to-one user support, training and undertake projects for cofunding government departments and selected charities. There is substantial evidence of government departments analysing the data in their policy developments, monitoring and evaluations. We work with UKDS, NCRM, CLOSER and others on a wide range of webinars to increase awareness and use of Study data. We are working with Q-step universities to use the study to support the development of quantitative skills. We have awarded a series of fellowships to support academics in other institutions to undertake key projects with the data. Evidence based on our and others' analysis of the data are being used to progress scientific knowledge, improve the design of other surveys, and to inform policy and practice. We encourage users to deposit their code for others to use and have launched a working paper series with which individuals can deposit their code. Researchers do not necessarily inform us of their publications or impact; we therefore do not know all of the ways in which they use the data. |
| Sectors | Education Energy Environment Financial Services and Management Consultancy Healthcare Leisure Activities including Sports Recreation and Tourism Government Democracy and Justice Transport Other |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/ |
| Description | Understanding Society is an infrastructure project, and we do not necessarily identify all research or impact generated by researchers using the data. Below are the impacts we have identified published in 2023. New policy developments - 2023 Informing policy implementation/practice, improvements to existing policy - 2023 1. The Department for Education used Understanding Society extensively in its Review of the evidence on numeracy skills interventions for adults, 26 January 2023 2. Department for Culture, Media and Sport publishes Ipsos Mori report Youth Investment Fund Phase 2: Impact evaluation feasibility study, which recommends Understanding Society as a data source for evaluation, 9 February 2023 3. House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee publishes Understanding Society's written evidence as part of its inquiry Digital exclusion and the cost of living, 7 March 2023 4. Public Health Scotland cited research using Understanding Society in its COVID-19, physical activity, inequalities evidence review, 14 March 2023 5. The Health and Social Care Select Committee published evidence submitted to its Prevention in health and social care inquiry submitted by Dr Nicola Byrom which cited research using Understanding Society, 16 March 2023 6. The Department for Business and Trade cited research it had commissioned using Understanding Society in its Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2022 to 2023, 16 March 2023 7. Public Health Scotland uses Understanding Society in The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol consumption and harm in Scotland and England, 21 March 2023 8. House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee published evidence from UCL Social Biobehavioural Research Group, which mentions Understanding Society as a source, as part of its inquiry into Prevention in health and social care, 22 March 2023 9. Department for Work and Pensions uses Understanding Society in Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families indicators 2023, 23 March 2023 10. The Commons Education Select Committee published evidence submitted to its inquiry into Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils from Place2Be, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, which mentions Understanding Society, 28 March 2023 11. Baroness Neville-Rolfe refers to Understanding Society data on unpaid carers in her State Pension age Independent Review 2022: final report for the Department for Work and Pensions, 30 March 2023 12. House of Commons Library uses our data in chapter 5 (Poverty dynamics: persistent poverty and entering and exiting poverty) of its Poverty in the UK: Statistics research briefing, 6 April 2023 13. Scottish Government cites research using Understanding Society (Adult learning and life satisfaction, What Works Wellbeing, 2018; Learning ladders: adult training and progression out of low pay, Social Mobility Commission, 2020) in Adult lifetime skills: a literature review, 25 April 2023 14. House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee publishes evidence from CLOSER which mentions research using Understanding Society submitted to the Emerging diseases and learnings from covid-19 inquiry, 2 May 2023 15. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport discusses Understanding Society as a data source and cites research using our data in its Grassroots Sport Facilities Investment Programme: impact evaluation, 11 May 2023 16. The Work and Pensions Committee published evidence from the Royal National Institute for the Blind which cited research using Understanding Society, which was submitted to the committee's inquiry into benefit levels in the UK, 24 May 2023 17. The Committee also published evidence from the Fabian Society to the same inquiry, which also cites research using our data, 24 May 2023 18. The Committee also published evidence from Public Health Scotland which recommended Understanding Society as a data source on persistent poverty, 24 May 2023 19. House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee published our evidence as part of its inquiry into outdoor and indoor air quality targets, 19 June 2023 20. House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee publishes Understanding Society evidence as part of its inquiry into digital exclusion, and mentions our data in its final report, 29 June 2023 21. Department for Business and Trade uses research based on our data in its Shared Parental Leave (SPL) evaluation report, 29 June 2023 22. Understanding Society used in Compass/Northumbria University report, Treating causes not symptoms: Basic Income as a public health measure, 10 July 2023 23. House of Commons Education Committee publishes our evidence to its inquiry into Teacher recruitment, training and retention, 11 July 2023 24. Northern Ireland's Department for the Economy uses Understanding Society in its econometric analysis for its report The impact of parental leave policies on labour market outcomes, 17 July 2023 25. The House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee published UK Research & Innovation's evidence to its Transforming the UK's Evidence Base inquiry, mentioning the value of Understanding Society and "that investments into survey data collections still offer value for money", 5 September 2023 26. The Committee also published Understanding Society's own submission to the inquiry, 5 September 2023 27. The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee published evidence from Scope which mentions research using Understanding Society submitted to its Preparing for the winter inquiry, 8 September 2023 28. The Social Mobility Commission uses Understanding Society data in its State of the Nation 2023: People and Places policy paper, 12 September 2023 29. The UK Health Security Agency mentions research using Understanding Society in its Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in the UK: a rapid mapping review - supplementary material, 28 September 2023 30. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation used our data in its Poverty in Scotland 2023 report, 2 October 2023 31. The House of Commons Education Select Committee published our evidence submitted to its inquiry, Screen time: impacts on education and wellbeing, 17 October 2023 32. HoC Education Select Committee also published evidence from the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER, University of Essex) which mentioned research using our data, 24 October 2023 33. HoC Education Select Committee also published evidence from the Manchester Institute of Education which mentions research using our data, 24 October 2023 34. HoC Education Select Committee also published evidence from CLOSER which mentioned research using our data, 8 November 2023 35. Department for Culture, Media and Sport uses research using Understanding Society in its research and analysis, Evaluation of Sport Survival Package (see annexes, pp96-7), 17 November 2023 36. Welsh Government uses our COVID-19 Survey in its Impact of COVID-19 protections in Wales report, 29 November 2023 37. Understanding Society was mentioned in the House of Commons library's briefing, Loneliness and isolation in elderly and vulnerable people, 4 December 2023 38. The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee published evidence from the Fatherhood Institute which mentioned Understanding Society data as part of the committee's Men's health inquiry, 5 December 2023 39. Welsh Government uses Understanding Society in its assessment of need for advice services, A needs analysis and predictive model of social welfare information and advice services in Wales, 7 December 2023 40. The Department of Health and Social Care mentions Understanding Society as a data source in its Care data matters: a roadmap for better adult social care data guidance (annexes A and C), 20 December 2023 Enacting statutory requirements - 2023 41. Office for National Statistics uses Understanding Society in Mental health, current and upcoming work: March 2023, 8 March 2023 42. Scottish Government uses Understanding Society in its Persistent Poverty in Scotland 2010-2021 official statistics, 23 March 2023 43. Department for Work and Pensions uses Understanding Society in Income Dynamics: 2010 to 2021, 23 March 2023 44. The Northern Ireland Executive's Department for Communities used Understanding Society in Intermediate Rent Policy - screening, 30 March 2023 45. Office for National Statistics uses Understanding Society in Income and earnings statistics guide, 11 April 2023 46. TASO (Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education, funded by Office for Students) uses Understanding Society in The value of higher education report, 3 May 2023 47. Scottish Government uses our data (and other sources) for Vaping - understanding prevalence and trends among adults and children: research, 10 May 2023 48. Office for National Statistics uses Understanding Society in its UK Measures of National Well-being Dashboard (latest release August 2023), as described in its UK Measures of National Well-being user guide, 5 July 2023 49. Department for Work and Pensions cites research using Understanding Society in its research and analysis, Are household formation decisions and living together fraud and error affected by the Living Together as a Married Couple policy? (evidence review p.24), 6 July 2023 50. Department for Business and Trade uses Understanding Society data in its Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2023 to 2024: annex B - labour market and non-compliance risk analysis, 24 October 2023 51. The Northern Ireland Executive's Department for the Economy used research using Understanding Society data in its Skills Research Digest Q3 2023, 15 November 2023 Monitoring (not a statutory requirement) - 2023 52. Bank of England uses our data in Bank Overground report, How are the rising cost of living and interest rates affecting households' ability to pay their mortgage?, 20 January 2023 53. Eurofound (European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions) mentions research using Understanding Society in its Economic and social inequalities in Europe in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, 27 February 2023 54. Bank of England uses our data to calculate the share of households with high mortgage debt-servicing burdens in its Financial Stability Report - July 2023, 12 July 2023 Exploring policy options - 2023 55. National Institute of Economic and Social Research publishes blog, The Calls for Expansion of Free School Meals are Timely and Warranted, following Angus Holford and Birgitta Rabe's Impact of the Universal Infant Free School Meal policy, 9 January 2023 56. The Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society in its report, Are the kids alright? The early careers of education leavers since the COVID-19 pandemic, 11 January 2023 57. The Centre for Social Justice cited research using Understanding Society in its report, Making the Change: A plan to reboot British manufacturing and restore growth, 16 January 2023 58. OECD used evidence from Understanding Society in its Retaining Talent at All Ages report, 18 January 2023 59. The Institute of Employment Studies used Understanding Society extensively in its report, Caught in a gap - the role of employers in enabling women to build better pensions, 20 January 2023 60. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation cites Understanding Society evidence on persistent poverty (see p.27) in its UK Poverty 2023 report, 26 January 2023 61. Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in Do work search requirements work? Evidence from a UK reform targeting single parents, 1 February 2023 62. Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in Intensive margin labour supply and the dynamic effects of in-work transfers, 1 February 2023 63. Gingerbread cites research using Understanding Society in its The Single Parent Employment Challenge report, 1 February 2023 64. Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society data in its A blueprint for a better tax treatment of pensions report, 6 February 2023 65. Think tank Onward used Understanding Society in its Levelling Up Locally report, 7 February 2023 - and in its Levelling Up in Practice: Barry Interim Report, and Levelling Up in Practice: Clacton Interim Report, both published the same day 66. Institute for Fiscal Studies mentions research using British Household Panel Survey from 2011 (The Magnitude and Correlates of Inter-vivos Transfers in the UK) in Who gives and receives substantial financial transfers in Britain?, 13 February 2023 67. OECD cites Understanding Society as a data source in its Teleworking through the gender looking glass working paper, 15 February 2023 68. Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in When and why do employees change their pension saving?, 24 February 2023 69. Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in The gender gap in pension saving, 8 March 2023 (and in Data on private pension saving in UK surveys, published the same day) 70. OECD cited research using Understanding Society in its Socio-economic and ethnic health inequalities in COVID-19 outcomes across OECD countries working paper, 9 March 2023 71. The Nevin Economic Research Institute used Understanding Society in its How are we unequal? The adjusted gender pay gap in Northern Ireland working paper, 9 March 2023 72. OECD used Understanding Society in its report Measuring Population Mental Health, 15 March 2023 73. RAND Corporation uses Understanding Society data in its report, The societal and economic burden of insomnia in adults, 16 March 2023 74. The Fabian Society used Understanding Society in its In time of need report, 21 March 2023 75. IPPR used Understanding Society data in its Watching me, watching you: Worker surveillance in the UK after the pandemic, 27 March 2023 76. The Nuffield Council on Bioethics refers to Independent Age research using our data in its The future of ageing report (p.16), 30 March 2023 77. Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society in its Firm concentration & job design: the case of schedule flexible work arrangements working paper, 6 April 2023 78. Institute for Fiscal Studies uses British Household Panel Survey and Understanding Society in Wealth and welfare across generations, 11 April 2023 79. Resolution Foundation uses our data in its Low Pay Britain 2023 report, 19 April 2023 80. IPPR uses Understanding Society in Healthy people, prosperous lives: The first interim report of the IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity, 27 April 2023 81. Think tank Onward used Understanding Society as a data source for its 2023 Social Fabric Index, 2 May 2023 82. DEMOS cited Social Mobility Commission research using Understanding Society in its report, The Employability Badge: Skills for life, work and a stronger society, 22 May 2023 83. IPPR uses Understanding Society in Tipping the scales: The social and economic harm of poverty in Scotland, 30 May 2023 84. Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society data in its The distribution of public service spending report, 31 May 2023 85. Runnymede Trust uses our data in its Dear Stephen: Race and belonging 30 years on report, 1 June 2023 86. Institute for Fiscal Studies uses our data in its Characteristics and consequences of families with low levels of financial wealth report, 16 June 2023 87. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities mentions Understanding Society several times as a data source in its Levelling Up Fund: Impact evaluation scoping report, 19 June 2023 88. The Institute for Employment Studies cited research using Understanding Society in its Parental Rights Survey 2019, 26 June 2023 89. The Fawcett Society used Understanding Society in its report, The Ethnicity Motherhood Pay Penalty, 26 June 2023 90. Resolution Foundation uses our data in its report Tax planning - How to match higher taxes with better taxes, 28 June 2023 91. The Fraser of Allander Institute cited research using Understanding Society in its economic commentary, The economy has proved to be resilient in the short term, but growth remains fragile in 2023 and beyond, 30 June 2023 92. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) mentioned Understanding Society in its COVID-19 and policy for science report, 3 July 2023 93. Joseph Rowntree Foundation uses our data in its report, The caring penalty, on the financial impact of unpaid care, 18 July 2023 94. Institute for Fiscal Studies uses our data in its Living standards and inequality report, 7 July 2023 (link is to relevant chapter, which also appears in the full report) 95. Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society in its 'explainer', Student loans in England explained and options for reform, 20 July 2023 96. Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society in its Parental labour market instability and children's mental health during the pandemic working paper, 1 August 2023 97. Wales Centre for Public Policy cites research using Understanding Society in its Loneliness Inequalities Evidence Review, 8 August 2023 98. The Pensions Policy Institute uses our data, particularly on low earners, in its report, Every little helps: Should low earners be encouraged to save?, 15 August 2023 99. The Centre for Social Justice uses Understanding Society data in its Left out: how to tackle digital exclusion and reduce the poverty premium report, 15 August 2023 100. Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in its Inequalities in disability report, 23 August 2023 101. The Centre for Social Justice used Understanding Society data in its report, Game Changer A plan to transform young lives through sport, 4 September 2023 102. Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society data in its Sociological measures of inequality report, 7 September 2023 103. The Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in its Intergenerational mobility in the UK report, 7 September 2023 104. IPPR uses Understanding Society and cites research using our data in its For public health and public finances: Reforming health and social care, 13 September 2023 105. The Children's Society uses Understanding Society data throughout its Good Childhood Report 2023, 20 September 2023 106. The Welsh Government mentions IPPR's use of Understanding Society in its Science evidence advice NHS in 10+ years report (p.69), 22 September 2023 107. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation used Understanding Society data in its series of briefings, What protects people from very deep poverty, and what makes it more likely?, 25 September 2023 108. The Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society in the Gender, immigration and ethnicity chapter of its Deaton Review of Inequalities, 2 October 2023 109. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) uses our data in its report, How to Make Societies Thrive? Coordinating Approaches to Promote Well-being and Mental Health, 17 October 2023 110. The Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society data in the Reforming inheritance tax chapter of its Green Budget 2023, 17 October 2023 111. The Fawcett Society mentions research using our data in its report, System Update: Addressing the gender gap in tech, 30 October 2023 112. The Health Foundation mentioned Understanding Society in its Can you tell we care? report on identifying unpaid carers, 8 November 2023 113. The Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society in its Assessing the Welsh Government's consultation on reforms to council tax report, 14 November 2023 114. The International Longevity Centre UK cites Understanding Society data in its report, One hundred not out: A route map for long lives, 7 December 2023 115. The Centre for Social Justice cites Understanding Society data in its report, Two Nations: The State of Poverty in the UK, 11 December 2023 116. OECD uses Understanding Society in On Shaky Ground? Income Instability and Economic Insecurity in Europe, 12 December 2023 117. The Resolution Foundation used Understanding Society data in its report, Pressure on pay, prices and properties - How families were faring in October 2023, 14 December 2023 Benefit 9: Informs development of business practice in private and Civil Society sectors Broadly defined, but where the benefit is to commercial and third sector groups. In turn, this may influence policy development. Informing the design or delivery of products and services 1. The Health Foundation uses our data to calculate the volume and value of voluntary work 2010/11-21 in its report, Understanding unpaid carers and their access to support, 12 April 2023 2. The European Commission's Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture cites research using Understanding Society in its Culture and democracy, the evidence report, 22 June 2023 3. Understanding Society used in developing the Department for Education's SEND futures longitudinal study, 14 December 2023 4. Understanding Society used for Institute for Fiscal Studies Working Paper, Measuring wellbeing growth and convergence in multivariate ordered categorical worlds: Has there been any levelling up in the United Kingdom?, 21 December 2023 5. Understanding Society health data mentioned in Institute for Fiscal Studies Working Paper, A coefficient of variation for ordered categorical data: Analyzing relative health inequality and ageing in the UK and relative human resource inequality and gender in Canada, 21 December 2023 Designing strategies/approaches/campaigns - 2023 6. Benefact Group uses our data in its report, The value of giving 2022, 1 June 2023 7. Department for Education uses a question from Understanding Society in its Children of the 2020s (Cot20s) longitudinal study - see technical report, p.216, 30 November 2023 |
| First Year Of Impact | 2023 |
| Sector | Education,Environment,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Government, Democracy and Justice,Transport,Other |
| Impact Types | Societal Economic Policy & public services |
| Description | 2022 Consultation on Pregnancy and Early Childhood data |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | The exercise was a success, enabling us to identify some reasons why researchers have not engaged with our children's data and which key topics would be beneficial to incorporate into the study. |
| Description | 2022 Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies Annual Conference |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Presenting at this conference has contributed to UKHLS potential users to open up to new ways of thinking about the pregnancy and early childhood data we collect. In addition, it has been an excelent channel to build networks with the research community working on child development topics. |
| Description | 2022 Society for Social Medicine and Population Health Annual Scientific Meeting |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Presenting the poster in this conference has contributed to UKHLS potential users to open up to new ways of thinking about the pregnancy and early childhood data we collect. In addition, it has been an excelent channel to build networks with the research community working on child development topics. |
| URL | https://jech.bmj.com/content/76/Suppl_1/A54.1 |
| Description | 4. Understanding Society used for Institute for Fiscal Studies Working Paper, Measuring wellbeing growth and convergence in multivariate ordered categorical worlds: Has there been any levelling up in the United Kingdom? |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/measuring-wellbeing-growth-and-convergence-multivariate-ordered-cate... |
| Description | Advice to ESS-MAB |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/about/structure-and-governance |
| Description | Advice to Statistik Austria |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| URL | https://www.statistik.at/en/services/tools/services/center-for-science/austrian-socio-economic-panel... |
| Description | Bank of England uses our data in Bank Overground report, How are the rising cost of living and interest rates affecting households' ability to pay their mortgage? |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Bank of England uses our data in Bank Overground report, How are the rising cost of living and interest rates affecting households' ability to pay their mortgage? |
| URL | https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/bank-overground/2023/how-are-the-rising-cost-of-living-and-interest-... |
| Description | Bank of England uses our data to calculate the share of households with high mortgage debt-servicing burdens in its Financial Stability Report - July 2023 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Bank of England uses our data to calculate the share of households with high mortgage debt-servicing burdens in its Financial Stability Report - July 2023. This has an impact on the Bank's own monetary policy, and the government's. |
| URL | https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/financial-stability-report/2023/july-2023 |
| Description | Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee uses Understanding Society in its Financial Stability Report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The Financial Stability Report sets out the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee's view on the stability of the UK financial system and what it is doing to remove or reduce any risks to it. It uses Understanding Society to work out the share of households with high cost of living adjusted debt-servicing ratios on mortgage debt. The report is presented to Parliament pursuant to Section 9W(10) of the Bank of England Act 1998 as amended by the Financial Services Act 2012. |
| URL | https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/financial-stability-report/2022/july-2022 |
| Description | Baroness Neville-Rolfe refers to Understanding Society data on unpaid carers in her State Pension age Independent Review 2022: final report for the Department for Work and Pensions |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Baroness Neville-Rolfe refers to Understanding Society data on unpaid carers in her State Pension age Independent Review 2022: final report for the Department for Work and Pensions, bringing the work to the attention of government and parliament |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pension-age-independent-review-2022-final-report |
| Description | Behavioural Insights Team cites research using Understanding Society in work on barriers and enablers for women's progression from low-paid and low-skill work |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | This literature review centres on the UK, South Africa, France and Spain, and first outlines the barriers and enablers faced by low-paid and low-skill women, and subsequently, identifies a range of promising behavioural interventions. |
| URL | https://www.bi.team/publications/understanding-the-barriers-and-enablers-for-womens-progression-from... |
| Description | Benefact Group uses our data in its report, The value of giving 2022 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://benefactgroup.com/fundraising-resources/charity-fundraising-articles/value-of-giving-report/ |
| Description | British Society for Population Studies (Pelikh.A) |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| URL | https://www.lse.ac.uk/international-development/research/british-society-for-population-studies/Asse... |
| Description | Business for Health: Pillars Working Group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | There has been growing recognition that one signfiicant dimension to the health challenge is economic inactivity driven by long-term sickness. The government has announced that it is looking at policy options to address this growing problem, particularly in the context of labour market shortages - with detailed policy proposals expected in the March 2023 Budget statement. |
| URL | https://www.businessforhealth.org/business-index |
| Description | Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at the London School of Economics cites research using Understanding Society in evidence to House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee to |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | This evidence note for the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee outlines research which the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at the London School of Economics and Political Science is conducting or has recently completed on unpaid care. It includes references to CPEC papers and in some cases related papers by other researchers. The evidence was published as part of the Committee's report A "gloriously ordinary life'': spotlight on adult social care, published in November 2022 |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/31917/documents/181472/default/ |
| Description | Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion uses Understanding Society in its Annual Report 2021 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The 2021 CASE Annual Report includes an overview of the Centre's work, updates from staff, PhDs, and associates, and summaries of publications and events from the past year. It also features 14 articles showcasing the breadth and depth of research, covering topics including educational inequalities in England; child poverty; the role of informal financial support; the effectiveness of the UK social security system during the COVID-19 crisis; neighbourhood composition; housing regeneration; and the measurement of multidimensional inequality. They also report on collaboration with Sense about Science to promote public engagement with research evidence. |
| URL | https://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/CASE/_NEW/PUBLICATIONS/abstract/?index=9292 |
| Description | Centre for Longitudinal Studies Seminar (Pelikh.A) |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Centre for Social Justice cited research using Understanding Society in its report, Making the Change: A plan to reboot British manufacturing and restore growth |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/making-the-change |
| Description | Centre for Social Justice cites Understanding Society data in its report, Two Nations: The State of Poverty in the UK |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/two-nations |
| Description | Centre for Social Justice used Understanding Society data in its report, Game Changer A plan to transform young lives through sport |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/game-changer |
| Description | Centre for Social Justice uses Understanding Society data in its Left out: how to tackle digital exclusion and reduce the poverty premium report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/left-out |
| Description | Children's Commissioner's office uses Understanding Society in Independent Family Review |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The Government asked the Children's Commissioner to research "what the modern family looks like", and is expected to use the evidence to formulate post-Covid policy on family relationships |
| URL | https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/report/family-and-its-protective-effect-part-1-of-the-indep... |
| Description | Children's Society uses Understanding Society data throughout its Good Childhood Report 2023 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/good-childhood |
| Description | Children's Society uses Understanding Society in its Good Childhood Report 2022 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The annual Good Childhood Report shows the latest trends in children's wellbeing. The research seeks to understand how young people feel about different aspects of their lives, finding in 2022 that school, friendships and appearance continue to cause the greatest dissatisfaction in adolescence. The Children's Society uses the report to lobby government for changes in society to benefit children |
| URL | https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/professionals/resources/good-childhood-report-2022 |
| Description | Commons Education Committee publishes our evidence to its inquiry into Teacher recruitment, training and retention |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | House of Commons Education Committee publishes our evidence to its inquiry into Teacher recruitment, training and retention. Publication by a parliamentary committee brings the work to the attention of government and parliament. |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/121348/html/ |
| Description | Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee published UK Research & Innovation's evidence to its Transforming the UK's Evidence Base inquiry, mentioning the value of Understanding Society |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee published UK Research & Innovation's evidence to its Transforming the UK's Evidence Base inquiry, mentioning the value of Understanding Society and stating "that investments into survey data collections still offer value for money". The committee also published our own evidence (https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/123022/pdf/). Publication by a parliamentary committee brings the work to the attention of government and parliament. |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/123243/pdf/ |
| Description | Contribution of written evidence to the House of Commons Public and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee Inquiry: Transforming the UK's Evidence Base |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7808/transforming-the-uks-evidence-base/ |
| Description | Court Reform Evaluation Advisory Panel (Ministry of Justice) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-hmcts-reform-programme |
| Description | DCMS Community Life Survey Methodology Advisory Group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | DEMOS cited research using Understanding Society in its report, The Employability Badge: Skills for life, work and a stronger society |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://demos.co.uk/research/the-employability-badge-skills-for-life-work-and-a-stronger-society/ |
| Description | DWP Low Income Dynamics Report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Description | DWP usage of Understanding Society data on separated parents |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/parental-conflict-indicator-2011-to-2020/parental-conflict-... |
| Description | Department for Business and Trade cited research it had commissioned using Understanding Society in its Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2022 to 2023 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Department for Business and Trade cited research it had commissioned using Understanding Society in its Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2022 to 2023. Oner of the strategy's main aims is to engage with businesses and workers to improve state-led enforcement of employment rights |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/labour-market-enforcement-strategy-2022-to-2023 |
| Description | Department for Business and Trade uses Understanding Society data in its Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2023 to 2024 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | The Department for Business and Trade uses Understanding Society data in its Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2023 to 2024 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/labour-market-enforcement-strategy-2023-to-2024 |
| Description | Department for Business and Trade uses research based on our data in its Shared Parental Leave (SPL) evaluation report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | Department for Business and Trade uses research based on our data in its Shared Parental Leave (SPL) evaluation report. This is an example of a government department using and citing our data. It refers to Olsen, W., Gash, V., Kim, S. & Zhang, M. (2018). The gender pay gap in the UK: evidence from the UKHLS, Government Equalities Office: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706030/Gender_pay_gap_in_the_UK_evidence_from_the_UKHLS.pdf |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shared-parental-leave-spl-evaluation |
| Description | Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy cites research using Understanding Society in Consumer protection study 2022 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/consumer-protection-study-2022 |
| Description | Department for Culture, Media and Sport discusses Understanding Society as a data source and cites research using our data in its Grassroots Sport Facilities Investment Programme: impact evaluation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | The Department for Culture, Media and Sport discusses Understanding Society as a data source and cites research using our data in its Grassroots Sport Facilities Investment Programme: impact evaluation, showing our data being used by a government department |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grassroots-sport-facilities-investment-evaluating-the-imp... |
| Description | Department for Culture, Media and Sport study recommends Understanding Society as a data source for evaluation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | The Department for Culture, Media and Sport published an Ipsos Mori report Youth Investment Fund Phase 2: Impact evaluation feasibility study, which recommends Understanding Society as a data source for evaluation |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-investment-fund-phase-2-impact-evaluation-feasibili... |
| Description | Department for Culture, Media and Sport uses research using Understanding Society in its research and analysis, Evaluation of Sport Survival Package |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Department for Culture, Media and Sport uses research using Understanding Society in its research and analysis, Evaluation of Sport Survival Package (see annexes, pp96-7) |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-sport-survival-package |
| Description | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport cites research using Understanding Society in written evidence to DCMS Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/106685/pdf/ |
| Description | Department for Education used Understanding Society in its Review of the evidence on numeracy skills interventions for adults |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | The Department for Education used Understanding Society extensively in its Review of the evidence on numeracy skills interventions for adults |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-evidence-on-the-numeracy-skills-interventio... |
| Description | Department for Education uses a question from Understanding Society in its Children of the 2020s (Cot20s) longitudinal study |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Department for Education's own use of our data helps to shape government policy on education |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-of-the-2020s-first-survey-of-families-at-age-9-m... |
| Description | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities mentions Understanding Society several times as a data source in its Levelling Up Fund: Impact evaluation scoping report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | The government's Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities mentions Understanding Society several times as a data source in its Levelling Up Fund: Impact evaluation scoping report |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/levelling-up-fund-impact-evaluation-scoping-report |
| Description | Department for Transport cites research using Understanding Society in its Agglomeration in transport appraisal: the effect of COVID-19 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agglomeration-in-transport-appraisal-the-effect-of-covid-... |
| Description | Department for Work and Pensions cites research using Understanding Society in its research and analysis, Are household formation decisions and living together fraud and error affected by the Living Together as a Married Couple policy? |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/are-household-formation-decisions-and-living-together-fra... |
| Description | Department for Work and Pensions uses Understanding Society for Public services productivity estimates |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | DWP's Households Below Average Income (HBAI) report presents information on living standards in the United Kingdom year on year from financial year ending (FYE) 1995 to FYE 2021. It provides estimates on the number and percentage of people living in low-income households based on disposable income. Figures are also provided for children, pensioners and working-age adults. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-... |
| Description | Department for Work and Pensions uses Understanding Society in Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families indicators 2023 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-lives-helping-workless-families-indicators-2023... |
| Description | Department for Work and Pensions uses Understanding Society in Income Dynamics: 2010 to 2021 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Department for Work and Pensions uses Understanding Society to examine persistent low income and changes in household income for its official statistics: Income Dynamics: 2010 to 2021 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-dynamics-2010-to-2021 |
| Description | Department for Work and Pensions' official statistics on Income Dynamics: 2010 to 2020 uses our data |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | This shows our data being used by a government department to generate official statistics. Income Dynamics provides estimates of the rates of persistent low income. An individual is classed as being in persistent low income if they are in low income in at least 3 out of 4 years. Income Dynamics also provides estimates of mobility across the income distribution, including low income entry and exit rates, as well as analysis on the events associated with low income entry and exit. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-dynamics-2010-to-2020 |
| Description | Department of Health and Social Care mentions Understanding Society as a data source in its Care data matters: a roadmap for better adult social care data guidance |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Department of Health and Social Care mentions Understanding Society as a data source in its Care data matters: a roadmap for better adult social care data guidance. See annexes A and C. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/care-data-matters-a-roadmap-for-better-adult-social-care-... |
| Description | Early Life Cohort Feasibility Study: Methodological Advice |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/cls-studies/early-life-cohort-feasibility-study/ |
| Description | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee published evidence from Scope which mentions research using Understanding Society submitted to its Preparing for the winter inquiry |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee published evidence from Scope which mentions research using Understanding Society submitted to its Preparing for the winter inquiry. Publication by a parliamentary committee brings the work to the attention of government and parliament. |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/123393/pdf/ |
| Description | European Commission's Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture cites research using Understanding Society in its Culture and democracy, the evidence report |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/07370fba-110d-11ee-b12e-01aa75ed71a1/langua... |
| Description | Exemplar reseach findings and guidance for the Welsh Government |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Expert witness to the House of Commons Public and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/work/6820/civil-service-people-survey/ |
| Description | Fawcett Society mentions research using our data in its report, System Update: Addressing the gender gap in tech |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/system-update-addressing-the-gender-gap-in-tech-report |
| Description | Fawcett Society used Understanding Society in its report, The Ethnicity Motherhood Pay Penalty |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/the-ethnicity-motherhood-pay-penalty |
| Description | Findings of paper on UK COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (Behaviour, Brain & Immunity, 2021), influencing government policy on topic. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | The research in our paper, on the correlates of vaccine hesitancy among the UK population, influenced government SAGE committee deliberations on the topic during the early roll out of the vaccines (graph from mentioned paper included). |
| URL | https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/9527... |
| Description | Fraser of Allander Institute cited research using Understanding Society in its economic commentary, The economy has proved to be resilient in the short term, but growth remains fragile in 2023 and beyond |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://fraserofallander.org/the-economy-has-proved-to-be-resilient-in-the-short-term-but-growth-rem... |
| Description | Gingerbread cites research using Understanding Society in its The Single Parent Employment Challenge report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.employment-studies.co.uk/resource/single-parent-employment-challenge-0 |
| Description | Gingerbread used Understanding Society in The Invisible Family: The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on single parents living in London |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | Gingerbread's report shows that there are differences between the challenges single parents face at a local and national level, and says "The pandemic has highlighted the importance of childcare and mental wellbeing as social infrastructures ... To try to make the challenges of single parenthood more 'visible', and to better protect single parents who live in London following the Covid-19 pandemic, Gingerbread have identified several policy recommendations at a local and national level. These recommendations are divided into three policy areas identified by single parents as areas of concern in the qualitative interviews: employment, childcare and mental health." |
| URL | https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/policy-campaigns/publications-index/the-invisible-family-the-impact-o... |
| Description | Health Foundation mentioned Understanding Society in its Can you tell we care? report on identifying unpaid carers |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.health.org.uk/publications/long-reads/can-you-tell-we-care |
| Description | Health Foundation uses our data to calculate the volume and value of voluntary work 2010/11-21 in its report, Understanding unpaid carers and their access to support |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.health.org.uk/publications/long-reads/understanding-unpaid-carers-and-their-access-to-su... |
| Description | Health and Care Research Wales cites research using Understanding Society in review of impact of COVID-19 on health and access to health care of disabled people |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Health and Care Research Wales cited research using Understanding Society in its 'Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and access to health care of disabled people: a rapid review'. The Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Branch of Welsh Government suggested the research with the aim of informing the work of the Disability Rights Taskforce, Welsh Government. |
| URL | https://healthandcareresearchwales.org/impact-covid-19-pandemic-disabled-people |
| Description | Health and Social Care Select Committee published evidence submitted to its Prevention in health and social care inquiry submitted by Dr Nicola Byrom which cited Understanding Society |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/118047/pdf/ |
| Description | House of Commons Education Select Committee published our evidence submitted to its inquiry, Screen time: impacts on education and wellbeing |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | House of Commons Education Select Committee published our evidence submitted to its inquiry, Screen time: impacts on education and wellbeing. Publication by a committee brings the data and evidence to the attention of parliament/government. https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7912/screen-time-impacts-on-education-and-wellbeing/publications/written-evidence/ The committee also published evidence from evidence from the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER, University of Essex) which mentioned research using our data (https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/125520/pdf/), evidence from the Manchester Institute of Education which mentions research using our data (https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/125445/pdf/), and evidence from CLOSER which mentioned research using our data (https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/125549/pdf/) |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/125352/pdf/ |
| Description | House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee published our evidence as part of its inquiry into outdoor and indoor air quality targets |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee published our evidence as part of its inquiry into outdoor and indoor air quality targets. Publication by a parliamentary committee brings the work to the attention of government and parliament |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/121521/pdf/ |
| Description | House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee published evidence from UCL Social Biobehavioural Research Group, which mentions Understanding Society as a source, as part of its inquiry into Prevention in health and social care |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee published evidence from UCL Social Biobehavioural Research Group, which mentions Understanding Society as a source, and cites research using UKHLS, as part of its inquiry into Prevention in health and social care. Publication by a parliamentary committee brings the work to the attention of government and parliament |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7205/prevention-in-health-and-social-care/publications/written... |
| Description | House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee published evidence from the Fatherhood Institute which mentioned Understanding Society data as part of the committee's Men's health inquiry |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/123275/pdf/ |
| Description | House of Commons Library uses our data in its Poverty in the UK: Statistics research briefing |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | House of Commons Library uses our data in chapter 5 (Poverty dynamics: persistent poverty and entering and exiting poverty) of its Poverty in the UK: Statistics research briefing, brings the data to the attention of government and parliament |
| URL | https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn07096/ |
| Description | House of Commons Public Accounts Committee publishes evidence from Sport for Development Coalition which cites research using our data |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/111047/html/ |
| Description | House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee publishes evidence from CLOSER which mentions research using Understanding Society submitted to the Emerging diseases and learnings from covid-19 inquiry |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee publishes evidence from CLOSER which mentions research using Understanding Society submitted to the Emerging diseases and learnings from covid-19 inquiry. Publication by a parliamentary committee brings the work to the attention of government and parliament |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/119362/pdf/ |
| Description | House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee publishes our evidence with its adult social care report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee was appointed to consider the planning for, and delivery of, adult social care services in England. Its findings will inform government planning and policy on this issue. |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/580/adult-social-care-committee/publications/ |
| Description | House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee publishes Understanding Society evidence as part of its inquiry into digital exclusion, and mentions our data in its final report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee publishes Understanding Society evidence (https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/118778/html/) as part of its inquiry into digital exclusion, and mentions our data in its final report. Publication by a parliamentary committee brings the work to the attention of government and parliament. |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40662/documents/198365/default/ |
| Description | House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee publishes Understanding Society's written evidence as part of its inquiry Digital exclusion and the cost of living |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee published our written evidence as part of its inquiry Digital exclusion and the cost of living, bringing it to the attention of government and parliament |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7296/digital-exclusion-and-the-cost-of-living/publications/ |
| Description | IPPR used Understanding Society data in its Watching me, watching you: Worker surveillance in the UK after the pandemic |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.ippr.org/articles/worker-surveillance-after-the-pandemic |
| Description | IPPR uses Understanding Society and cites research using our data in its For public health and public finances: Reforming health and social care |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.ippr.org/articles/for-public-health-and-public-finances |
| Description | IPPR uses Understanding Society in Healthy people, prosperous lives: The first interim report of the IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.ippr.org/articles/healthy-people-prosperous-lives |
| Description | IPPR uses Understanding Society in Tipping the scales: The social and economic harm of poverty in Scotland |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.ippr.org/articles/tipping-the-scales |
| Description | Independent Age report: Longer-term pensioner poverty and poverty transitions: A quantitative analysis of the Understanding Society survey |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.independentage.org/longer-term-pensioner-poverty-and-poverty-transitions-a-quantitative-... |
| Description | Industrial Injuries Advisory Council cites research using our data in COVID-19 and Occupational Impacts report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council is a non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, and cites research using our data in its COVID-19 and Occupational Impacts report, published by Department of Health & Social Care on 16 November 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-and-occupational-impacts/covid-19-and-occupation... |
| Description | Institute for Employment Studies cited research using Understanding Society in its Parental Rights Survey 2019 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.employment-studies.co.uk/resource/parental-rights-survey-2019 |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society data in its A blueprint for a better tax treatment of pensions report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/blueprint-better-tax-treatment-pensions |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society data in the Reforming inheritance tax chapter of its Green Budget 2023 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/reforming-inheritance-tax |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society in Student loans in England explained and options for reform |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/articles/student-loans-england-explained-and-options-reform |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society in its Assessing the Welsh Government's consultation on reforms to council tax report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/assessing-welsh-governments-consultation-reforms-council-tax |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society in its Firm concentration & job design: the case of schedule flexible work arrangements working paper |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/firm-concentration-job-design-case-schedule-flexible-work-arrangemen... |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society in its Parental labour market instability and children's mental health during the pandemic working paper |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/parental-labour-market-instability-and-childrens-mental-health-durin... |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society in report on careers of education leavers since COVID-19 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/are-kids-alright-early-careers-education-leavers-covid-19-pandemic |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society in the Gender, immigration and ethnicity chapter of its Deaton Review of Inequalities |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/inequality/gender-immigration-and-ethnicity/ |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society in working paper 'Living standards of working-age disability benefits recipients in the UK' |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The IFS is the UK's leading independent economics research institute. It analyses and informs economic and social policy decisions and helps policymakers - and those who hold them accountable - understand the impact that their choices will have on individuals, households and businesses. |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/living-standards-working-age-disability-benefits-recipients-uk |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses British Household Panel Survey and Understanding Society in Wealth and welfare across generations |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/wealth-and-welfare-across-generations |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society data in its Sociological measures of inequality report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/inequality/sociological-measures-of-inequality/ |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society data in its The distribution of public service spending report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/inequality/the-distribution-of-public-service-spending/ |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in Deaton Review of Inequality |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The chapter forms part of a major project, the Deaton Review, led by Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Angus Deaton, which aims to understand what drives inequality in the UK, and what can be done to mitigate it. The review aims to be "the most ambitious study of its kind yet attempted, we will aim to understand inequality not just of income, but of health, wealth, political participation, and opportunity; and not just between rich and poor but by gender, ethnicity, geography, age and education. We will cover the full breadth of the population - not just what is happening at the very top and very bottom. We will examine what concerns people about inequality, what aspects of it are perceived to be fair and unfair, and how those concerns relate to the actual levels of inequality and the processes by which they are created. We will examine the big forces that drive inequalities - from technological change, globalisation, labour markets and corporate behaviour to family structures and education systems." |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/inequality/families-and-inequalities/ |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in Do work search requirements work? Evidence from a UK reform targeting single parents |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/do-work-search-requirements-work-evidence-uk-reform-targeting-single... |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in Intensive margin labour supply and the dynamic effects of in-work transfers |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/intensive-margin-labour-supply-and-dynamic-effects-work-transfers |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in The gender gap in pension saving |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/gender-gap-pension-saving |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in When and why do employees change their pension saving? |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/when-and-why-do-employees-change-their-pension-saving |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in its Inequalities in disability report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/inequality/inequalities-in-disability/ |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in its Intergenerational mobility in the UK report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/inequality/intergenerational-mobility-in-the-uk/ |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in its Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2022 report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society data in its Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2022 report, making findings on household incomes during the pandemic, and trends in child poverty and material deprivation before the COVID-19 pandemic. The IFS is the UK's leading independent economics research institute, analysing and informing economic and social policy decisions and to help policymakers - and those who hold them accountable - understand the impact that their choices will have on individuals, households and businesses. Its initiatives such as the Mirlees Review, the IFS Green Budget and the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities, have been guiding politicians and civil servants in implementing effective economic policies for over 50 years. The IFS communicates its work widely on a national and international scale, providing independent commentary and analysis to stakeholders in the UK, Europe and in low- and middle-income countries around the world, opening up policy debate. |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/living-standards-poverty-and-inequality-uk-2022 |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in its Long COVID and the labour market report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The IFS is the UK's leading independent economics research institute, analysing and informing economic and social policy decisions and to help policymakers - and those who hold them accountable - understand the impact that their choices will have on individuals, households and businesses. Its initiatives such as the Mirlees Review, the IFS Green Budget and the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities, have been guiding politicians and civil servants in implementing effective economic policies for over 50 years. The IFS communicates its work widely on a national and international scale, providing independent commentary and analysis to stakeholders in the UK, Europe and in low- and middle-income countries around the world, opening up policy debate. |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/long-covid-and-labour-market |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society in its Stimulus payments and private transfers working paper |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | The Institute for Fiscal Studies uses Understanding Society, and specifically our Covid data, in its working paper, 'Stimulus payments and private transfers', which reports that private transfers can affect the spending response to stimulus payments, as those receiving income windfalls may transfer resources to other households in greater financial need. The results suggest that public payments crowd out private transfers, which may be useful in informing HM Treasury decisions in future. |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/stimulus-payments-and-private-transfers |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses our data in its Characteristics and consequences of families with low levels of financial wealth report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/characteristics-and-consequences-families-low-levels-financial-wealt... |
| Description | Institute for Fiscal Studies uses our data in its Living standards and inequality report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/living-standards-and-inequality-chapter |
| Description | Institute of Employment Studies used Understanding Society extensively in its report, Caught in a gap - the role of employers in enabling women to build better pensions |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.employment-studies.co.uk/resource/caught-gap-%E2%80%93-role-employers-enabling-women-bui... |
| Description | International Economic Association World Congress in Medellin |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | International Health Economics Association (IHEA) Biennial World Congress in Cape Town |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | International Longevity Centre UK cites Understanding Society data in its report, One hundred not out: A route map for long lives |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ilcuk.org.uk/route-map-for-long-lives/ |
| Description | Invited speaker at "Social Mobility and Education", meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Social Science and Policy (Birgitta Rabe) |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Joseph Rowntree Foundation cites Understanding Society in its UK Poverty 2023 report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.jrf.org.uk/work/uk-poverty-2023-the-essential-guide-to-understanding-poverty-in-the-uk |
| Description | Joseph Rowntree Foundation used Understanding Society data in its series of briefings, What protects people from very deep poverty, and what makes it more likely? |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.jrf.org.uk/deep-poverty-and-destitution/what-protects-people-from-very-deep-poverty-and-... |
| Description | Joseph Rowntree Foundation used our data in its Poverty in Scotland 2023 report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | Joseph Rowntree Foundation used our data in its Poverty in Scotland 2023 report an example of our data being used by a third sector organisation seeking to change government policy and practice. |
| URL | https://www.jrf.org.uk/work/poverty-in-scotland-2023 |
| Description | Joseph Rowntree Foundation uses our data for Anxiety nation? Economic insecurity and mental distress in 2020s Britain report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/anxiety-nation-economic-insecurity-and-mental-distress-2020s-britain |
| Description | Joseph Rowntree Foundation uses our data in its report, The caring penalty |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.jrf.org.uk/care/the-caring-penalty |
| Description | Nevin Economic Research Institute used Understanding Society in its How are we unequal? The adjusted gender pay gap in Northern Ireland working paper |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.nerinstitute.net/research/how-are-we-unequal-adjusted-gender-pay-gap-northern-ireland |
| Description | Northern Health Science Alliance used Understanding Society in Parallel Pandemic - COVID-19 and Mental Health report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The report is backed by the NHSA's mental health trust members: Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust and Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust. It will be used to help shape policy and practice in the region in tackling the aftermath of the pandemic |
| URL | https://www.thenhsa.co.uk/2022/07/parallel-pandemic-report/ |
| Description | Northern Health Science Alliance uses Understanding Society in Overcoming Health Inequalities report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The report shows that people in England's most deprived neighbourhoods work longer hours than those in the rest of the country but live shorter lives with more years in ill health costing an estimated £29.8bn a year to the economy in lost productivity. People living in these communities were also 46% more likely to die from COVID-19 than those in the rest of England. The findings appear in a joint report by the All-Parliamentary Party Group for 'left behind' neighbourhoods and Northern Health Science Alliance, so we nknow that these results will be seen by parliamentarians and policy makers. |
| URL | https://www.thenhsa.co.uk/2022/01/new-report-shows-almost-30bn-health-cost-of-englands-most-deprived... |
| Description | Northern Ireland Executive mentions research using Understanding Society in Pensions Dashboards Regulations |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | The Department for Communities of the Northern Ireland Executive cites research using our data on pensions/ethnicity in The Pensions Dashboards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (p.27), 8 December 2022 |
| URL | https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/publications/pensions-dashboards-regulations-northern-ireland-2022 |
| Description | Northern Ireland Executive's Department for Communities used Understanding Society in Intermediate Rent Policy - screening |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Northern Ireland Executive's Department for Communities used Understanding Society in Intermediate Rent Policy - screening. The policy aims to achieve an increase in the supply of affordable homes for rent for lower-moderate income households. |
| URL | https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/publications/intermediate-rent-policy-screening |
| Description | Northern Ireland Executive's Department for the Economy cites research using Understanding Society data in its Skills Research Digest Q3 2023 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Northern Ireland Executive's Department for the Economy cites research using Understanding Society data in its Skills Research Digest Q3 2023 |
| URL | https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/publications/q3-2023-research-digests |
| Description | Northern Ireland's Department for the Economy uses Understanding Society in its report The impact of parental leave policies on labour market outcomes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Northern Ireland's Department for the Economy uses Understanding Society in its econometric analysis for its report The impact of parental leave policies on labour market outcomes. This is an example of a government department using our data. https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/economy/parental-leave-policies-econometric-analysis-report.pdf |
| URL | https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/publications/impact-parental-leave-policies-labour-market-outcomes |
| Description | Nuffield Council on Bioethics refers to Independent Age research using our data in its The future of ageing report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/publications/future-of-ageing |
| Description | Nuffield Trust uses our data in Falling short: How far have we come in improving support for unpaid carers in England? |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The Nuffield Trust is an independent health think tank. We aim to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research and policy analysis and informing and generating debate. Its recommendations will be seen by parliamentarians and policymakers and others |
| URL | https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/falling-short-how-far-have-we-come-in-improving-support-fo... |
| Description | OECD cited research using Understanding Society in its Socio-economic and ethnic health inequalities in COVID-19 outcomes across OECD countries working paper |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/socio-economic-and-ethnic-health-inequa... |
| Description | OECD cites Understanding Society as a data source in its Teleworking through the gender looking glass working paper |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/teleworking-through-the-gender-looking-... |
| Description | OECD mentioned Understanding Society in its COVID-19 and policy for science report |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/covid-19-and-policy-for-science_8f86e60b-en |
| Description | OECD used Understanding Society in its report Measuring Population Mental Health |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/measuring-population-mental-health_5171... |
| Description | OECD used evidence from Understanding Society in its Retaining Talent at All Ages report |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/employment/retaining-talent-at-all-ages_00dbdd06-en |
| Description | OECD uses Understanding Society in On Shaky Ground? Income Instability and Economic Insecurity in Europe |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/on-shaky-ground-income-instability-and-... |
| Description | ONS cites Joseph Rowntree Foundation report in analysis of Cost of living and depression in adults |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Office for National Statistics cites research using our data in its analysis into the prevalence of depression among adults in Great Britain in autumn 2022. Exploring this in the context of the rising cost of living. |
| URL | https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/mentalhealth/articles/costof... |
| Description | ONS uses our data in statistics on Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | This ONS analysis looks at characteristics of patients treated in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services and whether patients are representative of the population with a probable Common Mental Disorder (CMD) as defined by the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) in England. This identifies groups with lower access to IAPT to help to improve the coverage of the service. |
| URL | https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/mentalhealth/articles/sociod... |
| Description | Office for National Statistics "Income and earnings statistics guide" cites my work |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/methodologies/... |
| Description | Office for National Statistics uses Understanding Society for Public services productivity estimates |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | Office for National Statistics produces updated measures of output, inputs, and productivity for public services in the UK between 1997 and 2019. Includes service area breakdown, as well as impact of quality adjustment and latest revisions. |
| URL | https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/publicservicesproductivity |
| Description | Office for National Statistics uses Understanding Society in Income and earnings statistics guide |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Office for National Statistics uses Understanding Society in Income and earnings statistics guide |
| URL | https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/methodologies/... |
| Description | Office for National Statistics uses Understanding Society in Mental health, current and upcoming work: March 2023 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The Office for National Statistics uses Understanding Society in Mental health, current and upcoming work: March 2023, indicating that our data is being used by ONS to guide government policy and practice on mental health. |
| URL | https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandwellbeing/articles/... |
| Description | Office for National Statistics uses Understanding Society in its UK Measures of National Well-being Dashboard |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Office for National Statistics uses Understanding Society in its UK Measures of National Well-being Dashboard. The dashboard is a visual overview of how people in the UK are doing across 10 domains of national well-being, bringing together the latest data on how people in the UK are doing as individuals, communities, and a nation. It also considers how sustainable our well-being is for the future. |
| URL | https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/articles/ukmeasuresofnationalwellbeing... |
| Description | Office for Students Student Survey Expert Group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/ |
| Description | Office of Manpower Economics research, What teachers do after leaving & implications for pay-setting, cites research using Understanding Society |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/what-teachers-do-after-leaving-implications-for-pay-setti... |
| Description | Onward used Understanding Society as a data source for its 2023 Social Fabric Index |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.ukonward.com/reports/2023-social-fabric-index/ |
| Description | Onward used Understanding Society in its Levelling Up Locally report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.ukonward.com/reports/levelling-up-locally/ |
| Description | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development cites research using Understanding Society in culture and creative economy report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade. Its report provides an overview of cultural and creative sectors in the Glasgow City Region, highlighting trends in employment, business dynamics, entrepreneurship and financing as well as cultural participation. It offers analysis and recommendations to support the region in continuing to build on its local cultural and creative ecosystem. |
| URL | https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/industry-and-services/culture-and-the-creative-economy-in-glasgow-city... |
| Description | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) uses our data in its report, How to Make Societies Thrive? Coordinating Approaches to Promote Well-being and Mental Health |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/how-to-make-societies-thrive-coordinati... |
| Description | Our COVID-19 data is cited in the French Government's Observatoire National du Suicide report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | This official report from a branch of French government will help to guide its Covid/mental health policy |
| URL | https://www.vie-publique.fr/rapport/286200-rapport-observatoire-du-suicide-limpact-de-la-crise-du-co... |
| Description | Our evidence to the House of Lords Built Environment Committee published with their Meeting housing demand report, and cited in the report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/8354/documents/85292/default/ |
| Description | Participation in Goverment Statisical Service Hamonisation network |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://analysisfunction.civilservice.gov.uk/government-statistical-service-and-statistician-group/c... |
| Description | Participation in the Event Data Triggered Collection workshop on Pregnancy |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Pensions Policy Institute uses our data, particularly on low earners, in its report, Every little helps: Should low earners be encouraged to save? |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.pensionspolicyinstitute.org.uk/research-library/research-reports/2023/2023-08-02-technic... |
| Description | Public Health Scotland cited research using Understanding Society in its COVID-19, physical activity, inequalities evidence review |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| URL | https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/covid-19-physical-activity-inequalities-evidence-revi... |
| Description | Public Health Scotland uses Understanding Society in The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol consumption and harm in Scotland and England |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Public Health Scotland cited research using Understanding Society in its report The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol consumption and harm in Scotland and England |
| URL | https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/the-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-alcohol-consum... |
| Description | RAND Corporation cites reseahc using our data in report on hybrid work and employee wellbeing |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | The global policy think tank RAND Corporation referred to research on flexible working/stress biomarkers using our data in Employee Wellbeing, Work Behaviours and Work Outcomes in a Hybrid Work Context, published in October 2022. RAND has over 400 clients in 48 countries worldwide, so its reach with a report of this kind is considerable, and the work has relevance for employers in any field |
| URL | https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2083-1.html |
| Description | RAND Corporation uses Understanding Society data in its report, The societal and economic burden of insomnia in adults |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2166-1.html |
| Description | RSA used Understanding Society in 'How a universal basic income can address the crisis in anxiety and depression' |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | New research from the RSA in partnership with a multidisciplinary team led by Matthew Johnson, Professor in Politics at Northumbria University, explores the possible benefits of a universal basic income in the UK. The report is supported by a foreword from Rt Hon Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales, who shares that in Wales the basic income trial will: "Give [young people] choices - they will be able to decide whether they want to undertake education, develop businesses, grow their skills, make plans and decide how they want to experience life as they make the transition to adulthood." The report's policy recommendations include the finding that Universal Basic Income is affordable, and that "policymakers should commit to trials of Universal Basic Income". |
| URL | https://www.thersa.org/reports/universal-basic-income-anxiety-depression-mental-health-crisis-interi... |
| Description | Research using Understanding Society cited in the House of Commons library's briefing, Loneliness and isolation in elderly and vulnerable people |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Department for Culture, Media and Sport research (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/factors-associated-with-loneliness-in-adults-in-england/investigating-factors-associated-with-loneliness-in-adults-in-england#what-types-of-people-are-particularly-vulnerable-to-experiencing-loneliness) using Understanding Society was cited in the House of Commons library's briefing, Loneliness and isolation in elderly and vulnerable people. |
| URL | https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2023-0215/ |
| Description | Resolution Foundation used Understanding Society data in its report, Pressure on pay, prices and properties - How families were faring in October 2023 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/pressure-on-pay-prices-and-properties/ |
| Description | Resolution Foundation uses our data in its Low Pay Britain 2023 report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://economy2030.resolutionfoundation.org/reports/low-pay-britain-2023/ |
| Description | Resolution Foundation uses our data in its report Tax planning - How to match higher taxes with better taxes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://economy2030.resolutionfoundation.org/reports/tax-planning/ |
| Description | Runnymede Trust uses our data in its Dear Stephen: Race and belonging 30 years on report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.runnymedetrust.org/publications/dear-stephen-race-and-belonging-30-years-on |
| Description | Scientific Advisor for NatCen on Education & Outcomes Panel Study B (primary school) (Birgitta Rabe) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Impact | I advise on questionnaire design, improving its relevance and quality for use by the DfE and other policy makers. |
| Description | Scientific Advisor for NatCen on Education & Outcomes Panel Study C (secondary school) (Birgitta Rabe) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Impact | I advise on questionnaire design, improving its relevance and quality for use by the DfE and other policy makers. |
| Description | Scottish Government Labour Market Evidence Programme |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Whilst the evidence programme will inform the Scottish Government labour market ambitions, translating this into specific policies will happen over time. Two Understanding Society evidence briefings have already been shared with the Scottish Government - one on work and health and the other on economic inactivity. These issues are currently being examined, with detailed policy proposals expected in the near future. |
| URL | https://www.gov.scot/publications/employment-our-vision/pages/labour-market-ambitions/ |
| Description | Scottish Government cites research using Understanding Society in Adult lifetime skills: a literature review |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Scottish Government cites research using Understanding Society (Adult learning and life satisfaction, What Works Wellbeing, 2018; Learning ladders: adult training and progression out of low pay, Social Mobility Commission, 2020) in Adult lifetime skills: a literature review, bringing the data and its use to the attention of government and parliament |
| URL | https://www.gov.scot/publications/adult-lifetime-skills-literature-review/ |
| Description | Scottish Government uses Understanding Society in its Persistent Poverty in Scotland 2010-2021 official statistics |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | The Scottish Government uses Understanding Society as a measure in its Persistent Poverty in Scotland 2010-2021 official statistics |
| URL | https://data.gov.scot/poverty/persistent.html |
| Description | Scottish Government uses Understanding Society to calculate statistics on persistent poverty |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The Scottish Government uses Understanding Society to estimate the proportion of people, children, working-age adults and pensioners living in persistent poverty in Scotland and in the other countries in the UK. The estimates are used to monitor progress in reducing poverty. |
| URL | https://data.gov.scot/poverty/2022/persistent.html |
| Description | Scottish Government uses our data for Vaping - understanding prevalence and trends among adults and children: research |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Scottish Government uses our data as a source for its own analysis in 'Vaping - understanding prevalence and trends among adults and children: research'. |
| URL | https://www.gov.scot/publications/understanding-prevalence-trends-vaping-adults-children/ |
| Description | Seminar for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology trainees that are currently using Understanding Society |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Social Mobility Commission uses Understanding Society data in its State of the Nation 2023: People and Places policy paper |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The Social Mobility Commission uses Understanding Society data in its State of the Nation 2023: People and Places policy paper to calculate various measures of social mobility. This isd an example of a government body using our data for its own research. The report builds on the new Social Mobility Index, which gives a much more systematic way of measuring social mobility across the whole of the UK. This report is then seen and acted on by the government. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-nation-2023-people-and-places |
| Description | Social Mobility Commission uses our data in its State of the Nation report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The Social Mobility Commission reports on the state of social mobility in the country, using a new framework and setting out a new approach for the government to use to tackle the issue |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-nation-2022-a-fresh-approach-to-social-mobil... |
| Description | Spirit of 2012 uses Understanding Society in its Volunteering Together: Inclusive Volunteering and Disabled People report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The new National Disability Strategy is an opportunity to address the inequalities faced by disabled people. There are a number of new initiatives that aim to build on surge in some forms of volunteering during the lockdowns. This research will help organisations better understand the background and needs of disabled people, open up positive volunteering opportunities for disabled people and address harmful stereotypes and disparities. These are issues that need to be tackled if disabled people are to participate on equal terms in society. |
| URL | https://spiritof2012.org.uk/insights/volunteering-together-inclusive-volunteering-and-disabled-peopl... |
| Description | Sustained Pressure report by Bright Blue think tank on benefit claimants and wellbeing uses Understanding Society |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | http://www.brightblue.org.uk/anvar-sarygulov-sustained-pressure/ |
| Description | Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education uses Understanding Society in The value of higher education report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | TASO (Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education) uses Understanding Society in The value of higher education report. TASO is funded by Office for Students, and the report focuses on the impact on disadvantaged young people graduating from higher education |
| URL | https://taso.org.uk/news-item/new-report-the-value-of-higher-education/ |
| Description | Trussell Trust cites Understanding Society in evidence to Work and Pensions Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | The Trussell Trust cited Understanding Society in para 33, p.10 of its written evidence to the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee inquiry 'Health assessments for benefits', which published its report in June 2022 [https://committees.parliament.uk/work/1468/health-assessments-for-benefits/publications/]. The Trust's evidence concludes with five points of policy development, which are more likely to have fed through to DWP as a result of appearing in the submission. |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/42079/html/ |
| Description | UK Data Service Advisory Committee |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.data-archive.ac.uk/ |
| Description | UK Health Security Agency cites research using Understanding Society in its Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in the UK: a rapid mapping review - supplementary material |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | UK Health Security Agency cites research using Understanding Society in its Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in the UK: a rapid mapping review - supplementary material. This is an example of a government body citing research using our data in a report prepared for government use. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-non-pharmaceutical-interventions-to-reduce-trans... |
| Description | UKDS Advisory Board Member |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.data-archive.ac.uk/ |
| Description | Understanding Society health data mentioned in Institute for Fiscal Studies Working Paper, A coefficient of variation for ordered categorical data: Analyzing relative health inequality and ageing in the UK and relative human resource inequality and gender in Canada |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://ifs.org.uk/publications/coefficient-variation-ordered-categorical-data-analyzing-relative-he... |
| Description | Understanding Society used in Compass report, Treating causes not symptoms: Basic Income as a public health measure |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Understanding Society data was used for original research in Compass/Northumbria University report, Treating causes not symptoms: Basic Income as a public health measure. They also cited research using our data: Davillas A, Jones AM, Benzeval M. The Income-Health Gradient: Evidence From Self-Reported Health and Biomarkers in Understanding Society, Panel Data Econometrics, 2019: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/B9780128158593000226; and Parra-Mujica F, Johnson E, Reed H, Cookson R, Johnson M. Understanding the relationship between income and mental health among 16- to 24-year-olds: Analysis of 10 waves (2009-2020) of Understanding Society to enable modelling of income interventions, PLoS ONE |
| URL | https://www.compassonline.org.uk/publications/treating-causes-not-symptoms-basic-income-as-a-public-... |
| Description | Understanding Society used in developing the Department for Education's SEND futures longitudinal study |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | The Department for Education used our data, bringing it to the attention of government, and influencing government policy |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-futures-longitudinal-study-discovery-phase |
| Description | Understanding Society work cited by the Department for Work and Pensions in their methodology for estimating poverty dynamics |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | The Government has improved its monitoring of poverty by taking into account the data quality findings of my paper in its methodology. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-dynamics-2010-to-2020/income-dynamics-background-inf... |
| Description | United Nations Development Proghramme cited research using Understanding Society in Human Development Report 2021-22 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)'s Human Development Report 2021-22: Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World is the latest in its series of global Human Development Reports published since 1990 as independent and analytically and empirically grounded discussions of major development issues, trends and policies. |
| URL | https://hdr.undp.org/content/human-development-report-2021-22 |
| Description | Wales Centre for Public Policy cites research using Understanding Society in its Loneliness Inequalities Evidence Review |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.wcpp.org.uk/publication/loneliness-inequalities-evidence-review/ |
| Description | Welsh Government cites research using Understanding Society in its Science evidence advice NHS in 10+ years report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.gov.wales/report-projections-health-evidence-and-policy-recommendations |
| Description | Welsh Government cites research using our COVID-19 Survey in its Impact of COVID-19 protections in Wales report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | The Welsh Government cited research using our COVID-19 Survey in its Impact of COVID-19 protections in Wales report. |
| URL | https://www.gov.wales/impact-covid-19-protections-wales |
| Description | Welsh Government uses Understanding Society in its assessment of need for advice services |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Welsh Government uses Understanding Society in its assessment of need for advice services, A needs analysis and predictive model of social welfare information and advice services in Wales. |
| URL | https://www.gov.wales/social-welfare-information-and-advice-services-wales |
| Description | What Works Centre for Wellbeing: time use research |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://whatworkswellbeing.org/ |
| Description | Work and Pensions Committee published evidence citing Understanding Society submitted to its inquiry into benefit levels in the UK |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee published three written submissions of evidence from the Royal National Institute for the Blind, the Fabian Society, and Public Health Scotland, each of which cited Understanding Society, submitted to the committee's inquiry into benefit levels in the UK. Publication by a parliamentary committee brings the work to the attention of government and parliament. See URL below for RNIB submission. Also: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/121036/pdf/ and https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/120929/pdf/ |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/120800/pdf/ |
| Description | Working Families Academic Advisory Board |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | The organisation uses the insights and guidance provided by the Academic Advisory Board to inform decision-making across a range of its activities. It's impact on policy, reglution and practice is published annually through an annual Impact Report. A link to the latest copy of the impact report is provided below. |
| URL | https://workingfamilies.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Working-Families-Impact-Report-21-22_final... |
| Description | Working with the Evaluation Task Force (Cabinet Office) to showcase the use of panel data for policy evaluations |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | This work with and alongside the Evaluation Task Force (ETF) included a presentation to the team, a conference on using panel data to undertake policy evaluations, appointment of policy evaluation fellows, and a commitment to produce a series of use cases in 2023. The briefing to the ETF raised their knowledge of the unique properties of longitudinal data and their relevance to evaluating policy. The policy evaluation conference (separate engagement entry for this) attracted bookings from 279 delegates from across government departments and different sectors, demonstrating engagement on this issue, with postive feedback from delegates at the conference. |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/blog/2022/12/02/we-need-a-long-term-evaluation-culture |
| Description | Workshop Opportunities for better data in early life |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | pandemic work cited by Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/price-cap-working-paper-reviewing-potential-impact-covid-19-de... |
| Title | Code creator |
| Description | The code creator has been developed to allow data users to create their own data file containing their variable selection. The code creator works from the main Understanding Society dataset and can be found in the variable search area of the Understanding Society website. After selecting their variables, users are sent a file with Stata code that include their choice of variables, plus a set of commonly used sociodemographic variables and cross-sectional and longitudinal weight variables. |
| Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The code creator has been well received by the data user community, particularly by less experienced users who need additional support in navigating the dataset. |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/dataset-documentation |
| Title | Data dashboard |
| Description | The data dashboard allows users to build charts that show trends over time and compare different population groups. The first dashboard uses variables from the Understanding Society COVID-19 survey. Data dashboards will be added over time, with ones on wellbeing and household finances currently in development to be released in 2023. |
| Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The COVID-19 data dashboard has been used by the What Works Centre for Wellbeing to show the impact of the pandemic on different groups. |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/topic/covid-19/data-dashboard |
| Title | Scottish Government Strategic Insights Unit - Drivers of Labour Market Inactivity |
| Description | A set of variables and demographic data were creating from Understanding Society, including pivot tables, to facilitate research into the dynamics of the economically inactive population. |
| Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Economic inactivity, particularly in the context labour market shortages, has become a key issue in policy. This dataset has facilitate analysis into the demography of economic inactivity, and importantly understand why people become economically inactive (e.g. health reasons, discouragement, caring responsibilities) and how this vary with age, income, skills and equality characteristics. Government is planning to take action, with specific policy proposal expected as part the March 2023 Budget Statement. |
| Title | Understanding Society: Calendar Year Dataset, 2020 |
| Description | The Understanding Society: Calendar Year Dataset, 2020, is designed to enable cross-sectional analysis of individuals and households relating specifically to their annual interviews conducted in the year 2020, and, therefore, combine data collected in three waves (Waves 10, 11 and 12). It has been produced from the same data collected in the main Understanding Society study and released in the longitudinal datasets SN 6614 (End User Licence) and SN 6931 (Special Licence). Such cross-sectional analysis can, however, only involve variables that are collected in every wave in order to have data for the full sample panel. The 2020 dataset is the first of a series of planned Calendar Year Datasets to facilitate cross-sectional analysis of specific years. Full details of the Calendar Year Dataset sample structure (including why some individual interviews from 2021 are included), data structure and additional supporting information can be found in the 8988_calendar_year_dataset_2020_user_guide. As multi-topic studies, the purpose of Understanding Society is to understand the short- and long-term effects of social and economic change in the UK at the household and individual levels. The study has a strong emphasis on domains of family and social ties, employment, education, financial resources, and health. Understanding Society is an annual survey of each adult member of a nationally representative sample. The same individuals are re-interviewed in each wave approximately 12 months apart. When individuals move they are followed within the UK and anyone joining their households are also interviewed as long as they are living with them. The fieldwork period for a single wave is 24 months. Data collection uses computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) and web interviews (from wave 7), and includes a telephone mop-up. From March 2020 (the end of wave 10 and 2nd year of wave 11), due to the coronavirus pandemic, face-to-face interviews were suspended and the survey has been conducted by web and telephone only, but otherwise has continued as before. One person completes the household questionnaire. Each person aged 16 or older participates in the individual adult interview and self-completed questionnaire. Youths aged 10 to 15 are asked to respond to a paper self-completion questionnaire. In 2020 an additional frequent web survey was separately issued to sample members to capture data on the rapid changes in people's lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic (see SN 8644). The COVID-19 Survey data are not included in this dataset. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Not yet known |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=8988 |
| Title | Understanding Society: Calendar Year Dataset, 2021 |
| Description | The Understanding Society: Calendar Year Dataset, 2021, is designed to enable cross-sectional analysis of individuals and households relating specifically to their annual interviews conducted in the year 2021, and, therefore, combine data collected in three waves (Waves 11, 12 and 13). It has been produced from the same data collected in the main Understanding Society study and released in the longitudinal datasets SN 6614 (End User Licence) and SN 6931 (Special Licence). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Not yet known |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=9193 |
| Title | Understanding Society: Innovation Panel Life Events Study, 2020 |
| Description | The Understanding Society Innovation Panel Life Events Study, 2020, was a monthly survey of households from the Innovation Panel sample. The aim of the study was to test methods for collecting data about life events (such as new health conditions, pregnancy, job changes, residential moves, and partnership changes) close in time to when the events occur. The survey asked about the occurrence of events, details of the events, and implications for wellbeing, mental health, finances, and support networks. The survey started in February 2020 and was fielded monthly until January 2021. The recall period for each survey was the previous calendar month, that is, the survey collected data about life events from January to December 2020. Innovation Panel sample members in households that regularly used the internet were invited to a monthly web survey. The data can be linked to data on the same individuals from previous and future waves of the annual Innovation Panel interviews (SN 6849) using the personal identifier pidp. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | n/a |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=8990 |
| Title | Understanding Society: Innovation Panel Life Events Study, 2020 |
| Description | The Understanding Society Innovation Panel Life Events Study, 2020, was a monthly survey of households from the Innovation Panel sample. The aim of the study was to test methods for collecting data about life events (such as new health conditions, pregnancy, job changes, residential moves, and partnership changes) close in time to when the events occur. The survey asked about the occurrence of events, details of the events, and implications for wellbeing, mental health, finances, and support networks. The survey started in February 2020 and was fielded monthly until January 2021. The recall period for each survey was the previous calendar month, that is, the survey collected data about life events from January to December 2020. Innovation Panel sample members in households that regularly used the internet were invited to a monthly web survey. The data can be linked to data on the same individuals from previous and future waves of the annual Innovation Panel interviews (SN 6849) using the personal identifier pidp. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Not yet known |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=8990 |
| Title | Understanding Society: Innovation Panel Twitter Study, 2007-2023 |
| Description | Understanding Society, (UK Household Longitudinal Study), which began in 2009, is conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex and the survey research organisations Kantar Public and NatCen. It builds on and incorporates, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which began in 1991. At Wave 10 of the Innovation Panel (IP) (SN 6849), conducted in 2017, respondents were asked for permission to link their Twitter data to their survey responses. This study consists of the Twitter data collected from consenting respondents and corresponding data retrieved through the Twitter Application Programming Interface (API) for them covering the period between June 2007 and February 2023. Data in this dataset can be linked to data on the same individuals from previous and future waves of the main annual Innovation Panel interviews (SN 6849) using the personal identifier pidp. For full details of this study, please refer to the User Guide. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | N/A |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=9208 |
| Title | Understanding Society: Innovation Panel Wellbeing App Study, 2020 |
| Description | Understanding Society, (UK Household Longitudinal Study), which began in 2009, is conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex and the survey research organisations Kantar Public and NatCen. It builds on and incorporates, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which began in 1991. The Wellbeing app study was conducted in 2020 as part of the annual Innovation Panel (IP) Wave 13 interview. All adult respondents who had completed at least one previous IP interview were invited to download an app onto their smartphone or tablet. They were asked to use the app every evening for 14 days to report on their emotional state and self-regulation, external stressors, attachment, and interactions with loved ones. Participants were incentivised throughout the fieldwork period, with incentives being paid at the end of their two-week participation period. Of the 2,152 respondents who were invited to the app study, 967 completed the daily app questionnaire at least once. The Wellbeing app data were collected between 14 July and 26 November 2020. The protocols for the mobile app data collection included three experiments: i) varying the value of incentives for completing the study, ii) varying the length of the daily questionnaire, and iii) varying the placement of the invitation to the app study within the annual IP interview. The data deposited for the Wellbeing App Study include the survey and paradata collected with the app. The data can be linked to data on the same individuals from previous and future waves of the annual IP interviews (SN 6849) using the personal identifier, pidp. The Wellbeing app was developed and implemented by Connect Internet Solutions Ltd. For more information about the main IP study, see SN 6849. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | n/a |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=9065 |
| Title | Understanding Society: Innovation Panel, Waves 1-15, 2008-2022 |
| Description | The Innovation Panel is designed for experimental and methodological research relevant to longitudinal surveys. There are two primary versions of the Innovation Panel data. The Innovation Panel has multiple experimental studies in which households or individuals are randomly assigned to a particular instrument or survey procedure. Experiments can relate to survey procedures, questionnaire design, or substantive social science questions. There are two primary versions of the Innovation Panel data. One is available under the standard End User Licence (EUL) agreement, and the other is a Special Licence (SL) version (available under SN 7083). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Various |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=6849 |
| Title | Understanding Society: Linked Nest Auto-enrolment Pensions Dataset, 2014-2022: Secure Access |
| Description | The Understanding Society: Linked Nest Auto-enrolment Pensions Dataset, 2014-2022: Secure Access study contains a file extracted from the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest), a defined contribution workplace pension scheme set up as part of the UK government's workplace pension reforms under the Pensions Act 2008, with the first members being brought into the scheme in October 2012. This file can be linked (within the UK Data Service Secure Lab) to Understanding Society participants using the cross-wave personal identifier (variable pidp). For all individuals with a valid consent to Nest linkage collected in Wave 11 of Understanding Society, and a Nest account, the data file includes information on: participation in, and levels of savings and withdrawals within, the UK's pensions auto-enrolment system; workers' behaviour within the workplace pensions system; labour market dynamics, including earnings patterns broken down into individual employments. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Not yet known |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=9127 |
| Title | Understanding Society: Pregnancy and Early Childhood (PEACH), 2009-2021 |
| Description | Release of the pregnancy and early childhood (PEACH) file, consolidating data from children across all waves, offering researchers a valuable resource to explore easily and more in depth UKHLS early life data. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The dataset has been downloaded multiple times from researchers from different disciplines (Economics, Sociology, Health policy etc), who are currently using to conduct their research projects. |
| URL | http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue?sn=9075 |
| Title | Understanding Society: Waves 1-11, 2009-2020: Special Licence Access, School Codes |
| Description | Understanding Society (the UK Household Longitudinal Study), which began in 2009, is conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex, and the survey research organisations Kantar Public and NatCen. It builds on and incorporates, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which began in 1991. The Understanding Society: Special Licence Access, School Codes dataset contains school code variables for child respondents and adult respondents (all adults at Wave 1 and new entrants at subsequent waves) to Understanding Society. A household identification serial number is also included for file matching to the main data. See documentation for further details. These data have more restrictive access conditions than those available under the standard End User Licence (see 'Access' section below). Those users who wish to make an application for these data should contact the HelpDesk for further details. Latest edition information For the 8th edition (November 2021) Wave 11 data have been added. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Major impacts in several dimensions, documented elsewhere. |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/doi/?id=7182#7 |
| Title | Understanding Society: Waves 1-13, 2009-2022 and Harmonised BHPS: Waves 1-18, 1991-2009 |
| Description | This release combines thirteen waves of Understanding Society data with harmonised data from all eighteen waves of the BHPS. As multi-topic studies, the purpose of Understanding Society and BHPS is to understand the short- and long-term effects of social and economic change in the UK at the household and individual levels. The study has a strong emphasis on domains of family and social ties, employment, education, financial resources, and health. Understanding Society is an annual survey of each adult member of a nationally representative sample. The same individuals are re-interviewed in each wave approximately 12 months apart. When individuals move they are followed within the UK and anyone joining their households is also interviewed as long as they are living with them. The study has five sample components: the general population sample; a boost sample of ethnic minority group members; an immigrant and ethnic minority boost sample (from wave 6); participants from the BHPS; and the Innovation Panel (which is a separate standalone survey (see SN 6849). The fieldwork period is for 24 months. Data collection uses computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) and web interviews (from wave 7) and includes a telephone mop-up. From March 2020 (the end of wave 10 and 2nd year of wave 11), due to the coronavirus pandemic, face-to-face interviews were suspended, and the survey has been conducted by web and telephone only but otherwise has continued as before. Face-to-face interviewing was resumed from April 2022. One person completes the household questionnaire. Each person aged 16 or older participates in the individual adult interview and self-completed questionnaire. Youths aged 10 to 15 are asked to respond to a self-completion questionnaire. For the general and BHPS samples biomarker, genetic and epigenetic data are also available. The biomarker data, and summary genetics and epigenetic scores, are available via UKDS (see SN 7251); detailed genetics and epigenetics data are available by application (see below). In 2020 an additional frequent web survey was separately issued to sample members to capture data on the rapid changes in people's lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic (see SN 8644). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Numerous |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=6614 |
| Title | Understanding Society: Waves 2-3 Nurse Health Assessment, 2010-2012 |
| Description | Understanding Society, (UK Household Longitudinal Study), which began in 2009, is conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex and the survey research organisations Kantar Public and NatCen. It builds on and incorporates, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which began in 1991. The Understanding Society Wave 2 Nurse Health Assessment, conducted in 2010-2012, was completed with 15,646 adult participants from the General Population component living in England, Scotland or Wales who completed a full Wave 2 interview. In addition, blood samples were obtained from 9,920 individuals. The Wave 3 Nurse Health Assessment, conducted in 2011-2012, was completed with the BHPS sample component. Assessments were conducted with 5,053 individuals and blood samples were obtained from 3,366 individuals. The Nurse Health Assessment, which included physical measures, such as height, weight, lung function, blood pressure and grip strength, as well as a range of blood samples, followed the main wave interview by approximately five months. As well as a range of blood analytes, two proteomic panels have been produced and a number of epigenetics clock variables have been derived. The physical measures, biomarkers and questionnaire data from the Nurse Health Assessment interview are available from the UK Data Service. Genetics and epigenetic information is also available, with and without survey data; see the Understanding Society website's health data section for more information - https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/about/health/data.For information on the main Understanding Society study, see SN 6614, Understanding Society and Harmonised BHPS. The Special Licence version of the Understanding Society: Nurse Health Assessment study is held under SN 7587. It contains variables covering prescription medication codes and associated usage questions, together with polygenic score variables, derived from analysis of the genetics data, that are not included in the standard End User Licence version (SN 7251). Users are advised to check that study first to see if the data are suitable for their needs before making an application for the Special Licence version. See documentation for further details.Latest edition information For the 4th edition (October 2022) Proteomics and Epigenetic Clock data files have both been added. For full details please refer to the user guides. Suitable data analysis software These data are provided by the depositor in Stata format. Users are strongly advised to analyse them in Stata. Transfer to other formats may result in unforeseen issues. Stata SE or MP software is needed to analyse the larger files, which contain over 2,047 variables. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The fourth edition adds proteomics variables and epigenetic clocks to the dataset. |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/doi/?id=7251#3 |
| Title | Understanding Society: Waves 2-3 Nurse Health Assessment, 2010-2012: Special Licence Access |
| Description | Understanding Society (the UK Household Longitudinal Study), which began in 2009, is conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex, and the survey research organisations Kantar Public and NatCen. It builds on and incorporates, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which began in 1991. Nurse Health Assessment The Wave 2 Nurse Health Assessment, conducted in 2010-2011 was completed with 15,591 adult participants from the General Population component living in England, Scotland or Wales who completed a full Wave 2 interview. In addition, blood samples were obtained from 10,175 individuals. The Wave 3 Nurse Health Assessment, conducted in 2011-2012 was completed with the BHPS sample component. Assessments were conducted with 5,053 individuals and blood samples were obtained from 3,342 individuals. The Nurse Health Assessment followed the main wave interview by approximately five months. The physical measures, biomarkers and questionnaire data from the Nurse Health Assessment interview are available from the UK Data Service. Genetics information is also available; see the Understanding Society website's health data section for more information - https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/about/health/data. The standard End User Licence version of the Understanding Society: Nurse Health Assessment study is held under SN 7251. Users are advised to check that study first to see if the data are suitable for their needs before making an application for the Special Licence version. The Special Licence version contains variables covering prescription medication codes and associated usage questions that are not included in the End User Licence version. See documentation for further details. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | This 2nd edition adds proteomics, epigenetic clocks, and polygenic score variables to the nurse dataset. |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/doi/?id=7587#1 |
| Title | Wellbeing: Science and Policy: Teaching Dataset, 2023 (Layard, P. R. G., De Neve, J.,LSE, University of London) |
| Description | This study contains the datasets for the exercises of the textbook: Layard, R. and De Neve, J-E. (2023) 'Wellbeing: Science and Policy', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781009298926. The datasets are extracted from SN 6614 Understanding Society: Waves 1-11, 2009-2020 and Harmonised BHPS: Waves 1-18, 1991-2009. Should any queries arise in regard to these teaching datasets, they should be directed to the authors of the book. These datasets are not maintained by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), the producer of the main Understanding Society study. MAIN TOPICS Variables include: Age; Life satisfaction reported; Education level; Equivalence scale adjusted HH income; Equivalence scale adjusted HH income (log); Age-squared; Ever diagnosed with mental health condition; Number of health conditions ever diagnosed; Unemployed; Partnered. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Not yet known |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=9044 |
| Description | Co-funders' Group |
| Organisation | Department for Education |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Some departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. The group was established in 2008, the membership for which has changed during this period. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Departments fund the study and provide input for various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Co-funders' Group |
| Organisation | Department for Work and Pensions |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Some departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. The group was established in 2008, the membership for which has changed during this period. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Departments fund the study and provide input for various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Co-funders' Group |
| Organisation | Department of Transport |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Some departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. The group was established in 2008, the membership for which has changed during this period. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Departments fund the study and provide input for various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Co-funders' Group |
| Organisation | Government of Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Some departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. The group was established in 2008, the membership for which has changed during this period. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Departments fund the study and provide input for various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Co-funders' Group |
| Organisation | Government of the UK |
| Department | Department of Health and Social Care |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Some departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. The group was established in 2008, the membership for which has changed during this period. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Departments fund the study and provide input for various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Co-funders' Group |
| Organisation | Office for National Statistics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Some departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. The group was established in 2008, the membership for which has changed during this period. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Departments fund the study and provide input for various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Co-funders' Group |
| Organisation | Welsh Assembly |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Some departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. The group was established in 2008, the membership for which has changed during this period. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Departments fund the study and provide input for various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | International Workshop on Household Survey Nonresponse |
| Organisation | Government of the United States of America |
| Department | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary network involving academics, government institutions and private sector research institutes, concerned with economic activity, social policy, social security, health, crime, transport, etc. |
| Description | International Workshop on Household Survey Nonresponse |
| Organisation | IAB Nuremburg |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary network involving academics, government institutions and private sector research institutes, concerned with economic activity, social policy, social security, health, crime, transport, etc. |
| Description | International Workshop on Household Survey Nonresponse |
| Organisation | Statistics Denmark |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary network involving academics, government institutions and private sector research institutes, concerned with economic activity, social policy, social security, health, crime, transport, etc. |
| Description | International Workshop on Household Survey Nonresponse |
| Organisation | Statistics Norway |
| Country | Norway |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary network involving academics, government institutions and private sector research institutes, concerned with economic activity, social policy, social security, health, crime, transport, etc. |
| Description | International Workshop on Household Survey Nonresponse |
| Organisation | Statistics Sweden |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary network involving academics, government institutions and private sector research institutes, concerned with economic activity, social policy, social security, health, crime, transport, etc. |
| Description | Missing Data in Longitudinal and Linked Surveys |
| Organisation | Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Contribution (financial and in terms of human resources) to the organisation of four workshops (three held 07/05/2019, 18/09/2020, 11/12/2020, one forthcoming in Spring 2022) on missing data in longitudinal and linked surveys. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contribution (financial and in terms of human resources and provision of facilities) to the organisation of four workshops (three held 07/05/2019, 18/09/2020, 11/12/2020, one forthcoming in Spring 2022) on missing data in longitudinal and linked surveys. |
| Impact | This collaboration is multi-disciplinary in that the IFS are economists, whereas Understanding Society has a more social science focus. In addition, the workshops attracted presenters and attendees from the health sciences. In total, 15 researchers have presented their work on missing data in longitudinal and linked surveys in the three workshops held so far. i (jcm) have given two presentations, one 'Utilising representativeness indicators to evaluate non-response and non-linkage biases' (07/05/2019), and the other 'Non-response bias prevention and adjustment in a national longitudinal COVID-19 survey' (11/12/2020; full details in 'engagement activities'). The outcome of these workshops, and therefore of our collaboration with the IFS, has been to increase workshop attendee understanding of the methods used to deal with missing survey data in different academic disciplines. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Panel Survey Methods Network |
| Organisation | Australian Government |
| Department | Department of Social Services |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of biennial network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of biennial network meetings. |
| Impact | Improved research practice in various contexts. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Panel Survey Methods Network |
| Organisation | German Institute for Economic Research |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of biennial network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of biennial network meetings. |
| Impact | Improved research practice in various contexts. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Panel Survey Methods Network |
| Organisation | Government of the United States of America |
| Department | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of biennial network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of biennial network meetings. |
| Impact | Improved research practice in various contexts. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Quadram Institute Bioscience - Microbiome analysis for w16 pilot |
| Organisation | Quadram Institute Bioscience |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Working with QIB to collect microbiome samples for analysis |
| Collaborator Contribution | Analysis of microbiome samples collected on w16 pilot. Data returned to the Study. |
| Impact | Outcomes yet to be realised. Project started in March 23 |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Royal Victoria Infirmary - analysis of venous blood samples for validation purposes |
| Organisation | Royal Victoria Infirmary |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Working with the RVI to agree analysis of venous blood samples collected on UKHLS. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Analysis of venous bloods and return of data to UKHLS. |
| Impact | Not yet known |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | Select Research - body measurement collection at IP15 |
| Organisation | Select Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Working with Select Research to create the app to the Study's specifications. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing a BVI app which enables IP15 and w16 pilot participants to submit body measurement information. Data return to the Study. |
| Impact | Outcomes yet to be realised. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Survey Futures: The UK Survey Data Collection Methods Collaboration |
| Organisation | City of London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I lead this collaboration as Director. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The expertise and experience of the many and varied partners have helped to shape the research programme and the engagement activities. Six partner organisations are represented on the Senior Leadership Team of the project, while others contribute in a range of ways, including as partners on specific research sub-projects. |
| Impact | In the first 8 months of the collaboration, we have held 5 engagement/consultative events, made a number of presentations to various bodies and have produced one research output. The core members of the collaboration are survey practitioners and academic researchers with backgrounds in sociology, economics and health. The wider collaboration group includes survey commissioners and survey data users, from government, academia, and the private and third sectors. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Survey Futures: The UK Survey Data Collection Methods Collaboration |
| Organisation | Ipsos MORI |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | I lead this collaboration as Director. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The expertise and experience of the many and varied partners have helped to shape the research programme and the engagement activities. Six partner organisations are represented on the Senior Leadership Team of the project, while others contribute in a range of ways, including as partners on specific research sub-projects. |
| Impact | In the first 8 months of the collaboration, we have held 5 engagement/consultative events, made a number of presentations to various bodies and have produced one research output. The core members of the collaboration are survey practitioners and academic researchers with backgrounds in sociology, economics and health. The wider collaboration group includes survey commissioners and survey data users, from government, academia, and the private and third sectors. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Survey Futures: The UK Survey Data Collection Methods Collaboration |
| Organisation | Kantar Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | I lead this collaboration as Director. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The expertise and experience of the many and varied partners have helped to shape the research programme and the engagement activities. Six partner organisations are represented on the Senior Leadership Team of the project, while others contribute in a range of ways, including as partners on specific research sub-projects. |
| Impact | In the first 8 months of the collaboration, we have held 5 engagement/consultative events, made a number of presentations to various bodies and have produced one research output. The core members of the collaboration are survey practitioners and academic researchers with backgrounds in sociology, economics and health. The wider collaboration group includes survey commissioners and survey data users, from government, academia, and the private and third sectors. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Survey Futures: The UK Survey Data Collection Methods Collaboration |
| Organisation | London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead this collaboration as Director. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The expertise and experience of the many and varied partners have helped to shape the research programme and the engagement activities. Six partner organisations are represented on the Senior Leadership Team of the project, while others contribute in a range of ways, including as partners on specific research sub-projects. |
| Impact | In the first 8 months of the collaboration, we have held 5 engagement/consultative events, made a number of presentations to various bodies and have produced one research output. The core members of the collaboration are survey practitioners and academic researchers with backgrounds in sociology, economics and health. The wider collaboration group includes survey commissioners and survey data users, from government, academia, and the private and third sectors. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Survey Futures: The UK Survey Data Collection Methods Collaboration |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | I lead this collaboration as Director. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The expertise and experience of the many and varied partners have helped to shape the research programme and the engagement activities. Six partner organisations are represented on the Senior Leadership Team of the project, while others contribute in a range of ways, including as partners on specific research sub-projects. |
| Impact | In the first 8 months of the collaboration, we have held 5 engagement/consultative events, made a number of presentations to various bodies and have produced one research output. The core members of the collaboration are survey practitioners and academic researchers with backgrounds in sociology, economics and health. The wider collaboration group includes survey commissioners and survey data users, from government, academia, and the private and third sectors. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Survey Futures: The UK Survey Data Collection Methods Collaboration |
| Organisation | Office for National Statistics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | I lead this collaboration as Director. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The expertise and experience of the many and varied partners have helped to shape the research programme and the engagement activities. Six partner organisations are represented on the Senior Leadership Team of the project, while others contribute in a range of ways, including as partners on specific research sub-projects. |
| Impact | In the first 8 months of the collaboration, we have held 5 engagement/consultative events, made a number of presentations to various bodies and have produced one research output. The core members of the collaboration are survey practitioners and academic researchers with backgrounds in sociology, economics and health. The wider collaboration group includes survey commissioners and survey data users, from government, academia, and the private and third sectors. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Survey Futures: The UK Survey Data Collection Methods Collaboration |
| Organisation | Ulster University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead this collaboration as Director. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The expertise and experience of the many and varied partners have helped to shape the research programme and the engagement activities. Six partner organisations are represented on the Senior Leadership Team of the project, while others contribute in a range of ways, including as partners on specific research sub-projects. |
| Impact | In the first 8 months of the collaboration, we have held 5 engagement/consultative events, made a number of presentations to various bodies and have produced one research output. The core members of the collaboration are survey practitioners and academic researchers with backgrounds in sociology, economics and health. The wider collaboration group includes survey commissioners and survey data users, from government, academia, and the private and third sectors. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Survey Futures: The UK Survey Data Collection Methods Collaboration |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead this collaboration as Director. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The expertise and experience of the many and varied partners have helped to shape the research programme and the engagement activities. Six partner organisations are represented on the Senior Leadership Team of the project, while others contribute in a range of ways, including as partners on specific research sub-projects. |
| Impact | In the first 8 months of the collaboration, we have held 5 engagement/consultative events, made a number of presentations to various bodies and have produced one research output. The core members of the collaboration are survey practitioners and academic researchers with backgrounds in sociology, economics and health. The wider collaboration group includes survey commissioners and survey data users, from government, academia, and the private and third sectors. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Survey Futures: The UK Survey Data Collection Methods Collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Lausanne |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead this collaboration as Director. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The expertise and experience of the many and varied partners have helped to shape the research programme and the engagement activities. Six partner organisations are represented on the Senior Leadership Team of the project, while others contribute in a range of ways, including as partners on specific research sub-projects. |
| Impact | In the first 8 months of the collaboration, we have held 5 engagement/consultative events, made a number of presentations to various bodies and have produced one research output. The core members of the collaboration are survey practitioners and academic researchers with backgrounds in sociology, economics and health. The wider collaboration group includes survey commissioners and survey data users, from government, academia, and the private and third sectors. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Survey Futures: The UK Survey Data Collection Methods Collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead this collaboration as Director. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The expertise and experience of the many and varied partners have helped to shape the research programme and the engagement activities. Six partner organisations are represented on the Senior Leadership Team of the project, while others contribute in a range of ways, including as partners on specific research sub-projects. |
| Impact | In the first 8 months of the collaboration, we have held 5 engagement/consultative events, made a number of presentations to various bodies and have produced one research output. The core members of the collaboration are survey practitioners and academic researchers with backgrounds in sociology, economics and health. The wider collaboration group includes survey commissioners and survey data users, from government, academia, and the private and third sectors. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Survey Futures: The UK Survey Data Collection Methods Collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | ESRC National Centre for Research Methods |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | I lead this collaboration as Director. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The expertise and experience of the many and varied partners have helped to shape the research programme and the engagement activities. Six partner organisations are represented on the Senior Leadership Team of the project, while others contribute in a range of ways, including as partners on specific research sub-projects. |
| Impact | In the first 8 months of the collaboration, we have held 5 engagement/consultative events, made a number of presentations to various bodies and have produced one research output. The core members of the collaboration are survey practitioners and academic researchers with backgrounds in sociology, economics and health. The wider collaboration group includes survey commissioners and survey data users, from government, academia, and the private and third sectors. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Survey Futures: The UK Survey Data Collection Methods Collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead this collaboration as Director. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The expertise and experience of the many and varied partners have helped to shape the research programme and the engagement activities. Six partner organisations are represented on the Senior Leadership Team of the project, while others contribute in a range of ways, including as partners on specific research sub-projects. |
| Impact | In the first 8 months of the collaboration, we have held 5 engagement/consultative events, made a number of presentations to various bodies and have produced one research output. The core members of the collaboration are survey practitioners and academic researchers with backgrounds in sociology, economics and health. The wider collaboration group includes survey commissioners and survey data users, from government, academia, and the private and third sectors. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Survey Futures: The UK Survey Data Collection Methods Collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Warwick |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead this collaboration as Director. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The expertise and experience of the many and varied partners have helped to shape the research programme and the engagement activities. Six partner organisations are represented on the Senior Leadership Team of the project, while others contribute in a range of ways, including as partners on specific research sub-projects. |
| Impact | In the first 8 months of the collaboration, we have held 5 engagement/consultative events, made a number of presentations to various bodies and have produced one research output. The core members of the collaboration are survey practitioners and academic researchers with backgrounds in sociology, economics and health. The wider collaboration group includes survey commissioners and survey data users, from government, academia, and the private and third sectors. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Understanding Society Associated Studies scheme |
| Organisation | London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | LSE is an example of an organisation that we have collaborated with for an Associated Study. We oversee the Study, approve it and work with the applicants on taking forward their study. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Managing the associated study and agreeing to deposit data from the project at the UKDS, linked to UKHLS. |
| Impact | Associated study projects, datasets, publications, etc. Multidisciplinary. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Understanding Society Policy & Partnership Forum |
| Organisation | Competition and Markets Authority |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings. Consult Forum members outside of these meetings as required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | An advisory group made up of representatives from government departments, charities, business and trade unions. They provide guidance to the Study on maximising the use of data and evidence in policymaking and propose ideas for building partnerships. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Understanding Society Policy & Partnership Forum |
| Organisation | Family Action |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings. Consult Forum members outside of these meetings as required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | An advisory group made up of representatives from government departments, charities, business and trade unions. They provide guidance to the Study on maximising the use of data and evidence in policymaking and propose ideas for building partnerships. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Understanding Society Policy & Partnership Forum |
| Organisation | Frontier Economics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings. Consult Forum members outside of these meetings as required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | An advisory group made up of representatives from government departments, charities, business and trade unions. They provide guidance to the Study on maximising the use of data and evidence in policymaking and propose ideas for building partnerships. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Understanding Society Policy & Partnership Forum |
| Organisation | Health Foundation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings. Consult Forum members outside of these meetings as required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | An advisory group made up of representatives from government departments, charities, business and trade unions. They provide guidance to the Study on maximising the use of data and evidence in policymaking and propose ideas for building partnerships. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Understanding Society Policy & Partnership Forum |
| Organisation | McKinsey & Company |
| Department | McKinsey & Company, UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings. Consult Forum members outside of these meetings as required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | An advisory group made up of representatives from government departments, charities, business and trade unions. They provide guidance to the Study on maximising the use of data and evidence in policymaking and propose ideas for building partnerships. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Understanding Society Policy & Partnership Forum |
| Organisation | Trades Union Congress (TUC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings. Consult Forum members outside of these meetings as required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | An advisory group made up of representatives from government departments, charities, business and trade unions. They provide guidance to the Study on maximising the use of data and evidence in policymaking and propose ideas for building partnerships. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Understanding Society Policy & Partnership Forum |
| Organisation | West Yorkshire Combined Authorities |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings. Consult Forum members outside of these meetings as required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | An advisory group made up of representatives from government departments, charities, business and trade unions. They provide guidance to the Study on maximising the use of data and evidence in policymaking and propose ideas for building partnerships. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Understanding Society Strategic Oversight Board |
| Organisation | Behavioural Insights Team |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings for the Board to meet. Engage with the Board as and when strategic guidance is required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Board represent a range of stakeholders who independently oversee the direction and operational delivery of the Study, working closely with the Scientific Leadership team. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Understanding Society Strategic Oversight Board |
| Organisation | Department for Work and Pensions |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings for the Board to meet. Engage with the Board as and when strategic guidance is required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Board represent a range of stakeholders who independently oversee the direction and operational delivery of the Study, working closely with the Scientific Leadership team. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Understanding Society Strategic Oversight Board |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings for the Board to meet. Engage with the Board as and when strategic guidance is required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Board represent a range of stakeholders who independently oversee the direction and operational delivery of the Study, working closely with the Scientific Leadership team. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Understanding Society Strategic Oversight Board |
| Organisation | Office for National Statistics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings for the Board to meet. Engage with the Board as and when strategic guidance is required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Board represent a range of stakeholders who independently oversee the direction and operational delivery of the Study, working closely with the Scientific Leadership team. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Understanding Society Strategic Oversight Board |
| Organisation | Royal Borough of Greenwich |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings for the Board to meet. Engage with the Board as and when strategic guidance is required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Board represent a range of stakeholders who independently oversee the direction and operational delivery of the Study, working closely with the Scientific Leadership team. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Understanding Society Strategic Oversight Board |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings for the Board to meet. Engage with the Board as and when strategic guidance is required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Board represent a range of stakeholders who independently oversee the direction and operational delivery of the Study, working closely with the Scientific Leadership team. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Understanding Society Strategic Oversight Board |
| Organisation | University of Liverpool |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings for the Board to meet. Engage with the Board as and when strategic guidance is required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Board represent a range of stakeholders who independently oversee the direction and operational delivery of the Study, working closely with the Scientific Leadership team. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Understanding Society Strategic Oversight Board |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Facilitate bi-annual meetings for the Board to meet. Engage with the Board as and when strategic guidance is required. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Board represent a range of stakeholders who independently oversee the direction and operational delivery of the Study, working closely with the Scientific Leadership team. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Understanding Society Topic Champions |
| Organisation | Cardiff University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Overseeing the UKHLS Topic Champions network, liaising with them on their input into the Study, and remunerating them via an honorarium. Updated entry to reflect current membership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Input into questionnaire content and design, broader consultation on e.g. conference themes and speakers/ sessions, |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration. Business Sociology Economics Life Sciences Physical sciences Political science |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Society Topic Champions |
| Organisation | London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Overseeing the UKHLS Topic Champions network, liaising with them on their input into the Study, and remunerating them via an honorarium. Updated entry to reflect current membership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Input into questionnaire content and design, broader consultation on e.g. conference themes and speakers/ sessions, |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration. Business Sociology Economics Life Sciences Physical sciences Political science |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Society Topic Champions |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Overseeing the UKHLS Topic Champions network, liaising with them on their input into the Study, and remunerating them via an honorarium. Updated entry to reflect current membership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Input into questionnaire content and design, broader consultation on e.g. conference themes and speakers/ sessions, |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration. Business Sociology Economics Life Sciences Physical sciences Political science |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Society Topic Champions |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Overseeing the UKHLS Topic Champions network, liaising with them on their input into the Study, and remunerating them via an honorarium. Updated entry to reflect current membership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Input into questionnaire content and design, broader consultation on e.g. conference themes and speakers/ sessions, |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration. Business Sociology Economics Life Sciences Physical sciences Political science |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Society Topic Champions |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Overseeing the UKHLS Topic Champions network, liaising with them on their input into the Study, and remunerating them via an honorarium. Updated entry to reflect current membership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Input into questionnaire content and design, broader consultation on e.g. conference themes and speakers/ sessions, |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration. Business Sociology Economics Life Sciences Physical sciences Political science |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Society Topic Champions |
| Organisation | University of Florence |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Overseeing the UKHLS Topic Champions network, liaising with them on their input into the Study, and remunerating them via an honorarium. Updated entry to reflect current membership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Input into questionnaire content and design, broader consultation on e.g. conference themes and speakers/ sessions, |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration. Business Sociology Economics Life Sciences Physical sciences Political science |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Society Topic Champions |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Overseeing the UKHLS Topic Champions network, liaising with them on their input into the Study, and remunerating them via an honorarium. Updated entry to reflect current membership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Input into questionnaire content and design, broader consultation on e.g. conference themes and speakers/ sessions, |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration. Business Sociology Economics Life Sciences Physical sciences Political science |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Society Topic Champions |
| Organisation | University of Liverpool |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Overseeing the UKHLS Topic Champions network, liaising with them on their input into the Study, and remunerating them via an honorarium. Updated entry to reflect current membership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Input into questionnaire content and design, broader consultation on e.g. conference themes and speakers/ sessions, |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration. Business Sociology Economics Life Sciences Physical sciences Political science |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Society Topic Champions |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Overseeing the UKHLS Topic Champions network, liaising with them on their input into the Study, and remunerating them via an honorarium. Updated entry to reflect current membership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Input into questionnaire content and design, broader consultation on e.g. conference themes and speakers/ sessions, |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration. Business Sociology Economics Life Sciences Physical sciences Political science |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Society Topic Champions |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Overseeing the UKHLS Topic Champions network, liaising with them on their input into the Study, and remunerating them via an honorarium. Updated entry to reflect current membership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Input into questionnaire content and design, broader consultation on e.g. conference themes and speakers/ sessions, |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration. Business Sociology Economics Life Sciences Physical sciences Political science |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Society Topic Champions |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Overseeing the UKHLS Topic Champions network, liaising with them on their input into the Study, and remunerating them via an honorarium. Updated entry to reflect current membership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Input into questionnaire content and design, broader consultation on e.g. conference themes and speakers/ sessions, |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration. Business Sociology Economics Life Sciences Physical sciences Political science |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Society Topic Champions |
| Organisation | University of Sheffield |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Overseeing the UKHLS Topic Champions network, liaising with them on their input into the Study, and remunerating them via an honorarium. Updated entry to reflect current membership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Input into questionnaire content and design, broader consultation on e.g. conference themes and speakers/ sessions, |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration. Business Sociology Economics Life Sciences Physical sciences Political science |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Society Topic Champions |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Overseeing the UKHLS Topic Champions network, liaising with them on their input into the Study, and remunerating them via an honorarium. Updated entry to reflect current membership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Input into questionnaire content and design, broader consultation on e.g. conference themes and speakers/ sessions, |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration. Business Sociology Economics Life Sciences Physical sciences Political science |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Society Topic Champions |
| Organisation | University of the West of England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Overseeing the UKHLS Topic Champions network, liaising with them on their input into the Study, and remunerating them via an honorarium. Updated entry to reflect current membership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Input into questionnaire content and design, broader consultation on e.g. conference themes and speakers/ sessions, |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration. Business Sociology Economics Life Sciences Physical sciences Political science |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Society fieldwork - wave 13-15 - Verian |
| Organisation | Kantar Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Management of the sub-contract with Kantar for the provision of fieldwork services for waves 13-15 of Understanding Society - partnership working (with NatCen as consortium partners) to deliver the survey. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Delivery of the fieldwork and associated activities for Understanding Society waves 13-15 |
| Impact | See all other outputs, which are dependent on the delivery of fieldwork by our partner agency. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Understanding Society fieldwork - wave 13-15 - Verian |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Management of the sub-contract with Kantar for the provision of fieldwork services for waves 13-15 of Understanding Society - partnership working (with NatCen as consortium partners) to deliver the survey. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Delivery of the fieldwork and associated activities for Understanding Society waves 13-15 |
| Impact | See all other outputs, which are dependent on the delivery of fieldwork by our partner agency. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Wellbeing Dashboard with the What Works Wellbeing Centre (WWWC) |
| Organisation | What Works Centre for Wellbeing |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society will develop a wellbeing data dashboard that will show trends in wellbeing variables over time for different population groups. The tool will increase the availability of descriptive wellbeing statistics for UK policy, promoting the use of longitudinal wellbeing data in exploratory analysis and in the scoping stages of policy and evaluation. It will improve the availability of statistics for key wellbeing variables and allow users to track the overall performance of different population groups over time. It will make an important contribution to the conversation and understanding of national wellbeing within policy and practice. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The WWCW commissioned consultants to identify which factors are correlated with wellbeing outcomes and prepare the data-set that would 'drive' the wellbeing dashboard. They will also host workshops with key users groups to promote project visibility & engagement, and ensure that project objectives are well-understood and that the functionality of the dashboard meets user needs. |
| Impact | Production of an input data-set by the consultants commissioned by the WWCW Development of a beta-version of the welling dashboard - expected publication in Apring 2024 |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Working Families Academic Advisory Board |
| Organisation | Working Families |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | This is a collaboration with Working Families to: - share relevant research and signpost gaps in the evidence base - contribute insights to policy debates and government consultations - advise on Working Families' research, such as the Modern Families Index and Employers Benchmark - share opportunities for research collaboration - provide a conduit between academic research and policy and practice |
| Collaborator Contribution | Working Families provides a forum for researchers to translate their research into impact and policy work, and to network with each other and Working Families. |
| Impact | Development of the Modern Families Index Submission to the government's consultation on changes to flexible working policy Various publications produced by the organisation: https://workingfamilies.org.uk/research-publications/ |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | 'PEACH' data - a single source on child development information |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This blog is an introduction to the pregnancy and early childhood file, with an overview of what it covers and its potential in terms of the research that can be conducted with it. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/blog/2023/07/03/peach-data-a-single-source-on-child-developme... |
| Description | A talk for staff from NatCen and Department for Education (6 Feb 2023): How to engage students and parents in home learning (Rabe) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk to inform the new DfE cohort study (EOPS-B, EOPS-C) design. Input into questionnaires on home learning and school activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Advice to a United Nations Working Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participation (both presentation, discussion and advice) to the United Nations/ World Bank inter-secretariat joint working group on household surveys meeting on updating advice documentation/materials on carrying out household surveys, particularly in developing countries. Considerable discussion ensued and I received an invitation from the UN to become a member of the Project Core Group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://unstats.un.org/iswghs |
| Description | Are we making a difference? Evaluating population level policies and the use of Understanding Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This event aimed to enhance the awareness amongst researchers and policy audiences of using multi-topic panel data in policy evaluations, discuss how data linkage and complex systems thinking can support evaluations, and to debate how evaluative practice could play a larger role in social learning and transforming policy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/events/2022/10/13/are-we-making-a-difference-evaluating-popul... |
| Description | Asking respondents to do more than answer survey questions |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In this half-day showcase event, speakers provided insights into research on methods that can be used to augment questionnaire-based survey data. The event included researchers working on mobile apps for data collection, biomeasures, digital trace data, consent to data linkage and event-triggered data collection. The event looked at the following questions: How can mobile apps be used for data collection? What is the best way of asking respondents for consent to link their survey data to administrative records about them? How can we ask members of an annual panel to report on life events as and when they experience them? How can we encourage respondents to return blood samples? How representative are naturally occurring digital trace data that might be used for research, such as those generated by the UK COVID contact tracing apps? All the presentations can be found on this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN2x0DavrncIiod0vGLjTAelY7hsL0L78 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/events/2022/09/21/asking-respondents-to-do-more-than-answer-s... |
| Description | Biology for Social Scientists: An Understanding Society workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | An event for social scientists which aimed to improve the understanding and use of biomarker data - including genomic and protein data - available in Understanding Society. We introduced the genetic, methylation and proteomic data available in Understanding Society, procedures to access these data and provide worked examples of the use of these data and analyses relevant to social science. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understanding-society-workshop-biology-for-social-scientists-tickets-... |
| Description | Blog: "Understanding Society and Health: Why Social Research Needs Biomarkers" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | After a workshop on 30th May 2022 ("How society gets under the skin: showcasing biological data in Understanding Society" https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/showcasing-biological-data-in-understanding-society-tickets-337089001277) I wrote a blog describing the research presented. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/blog/2022/06/27/understanding-society-and-health-why-social-r... |
| Description | Blog: Levelling up: a cocktail that will be hard to make |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The government published it Levelling up White Paper in February 2022. This blog looks at how the different missions are specified in the White Paper in terms of reducing inequality, and the challenges of coordinating missions that are relevant to individual places. It set out the complicated way in which people and places interact and how insight from Understanding Society could be helpful. Quite a few people engaged with the blog. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/blog/2022/02/11/levelling-up-a-cocktail-that-will-be-hard-to-... |
| Description | COORDINATE Summer School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The COORDINATE Summer Schol took place between the 20th and 24th of June 2022 at the University of Essex. The goals fo the summer school were: 1. To learn and practice longitudinal data analysis methods using Understanding Society: the UK Household Panel. 2. Provide opportunity to meet and work with other researchers with similar research interests. Each day followed the same structure with lectures in the morning and practical sessions in the afternoon as well as time for participants to work on their own research questions. Seventeen participants from eight European countries attended the summer school. Each session explored a different longitudinal data analytical method and examples were provided in STATA or R. Feedback from participants indicated that they were happy to spend time working on their own projects, however they would have liked to see more advanced analytical methods as part of the summer school. Due to the attendance of this summer school, there was increased interest in future visits to ISER through different visit schemes as well as interest in the Understanding Society Fellowship Scheme. The annoucement for this event can be found here: https://www.coordinate-network.eu/post/coordinate-summer-school-on-longitudinal-analysis-of-child-and-adolescent-data-20-24-june-2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.coordinate-network.eu/post/the-1st-summer-school-on-longitudinal-analysis |
| Description | COORDINATE Transnational Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | One post-graduate student visited ISER for one week to further explore the Understanding Society Data that she would be using for their thesis. There was discussion amongst the visitor and other PhD students and academic staff about there research topic and analytical methods. There was an increased interest in the data and research area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.coordinate-network.eu/post/d-counihan-in-essex-june-22 |
| Description | Cabinet Office Government Social Research (GSR) Lunch & Learn Seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The presentation introduced analysts to the Understanding Society and how they could use the data for policy research, monitoring and evaluation. The Cabinet Office has expressed a particular interest in the use of panel data to measure the impact of government policies so this topic was covered as well. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Calculating the effects of mixed modes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This course provides guidance on calculating the effect of mixed modes using Understanding Society data. It is suitable for users of Understanding Society who are already familiar with the data structure of the Study and have knowledge of running statistical analysis using Stata. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/help/training/calculating-the-effects-of-mixed-modes/ |
| Description | Case studies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Understanding Society produces four case studies per year. These are explorations of research that has been used for policymaking. In 2022 our case studies covered: Encouraging walking and cycling - how a regional coalition used Understanding Society to examine active travel (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/general/active_travel_case_study.pdf) Universal credit and the pandemic - how independent think tank Bright Blue used Understanding Society to assess claimants' financial difficulties (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/general/bright_blue_case_study.pdf) Covid and people's incomes - how The Treasury used Understanding Society to gauge the impact of the pandemic (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/general/treasury_case_study.pdf) Inheritances and inequality - how the Institute for Fiscal Studies used Understanding Society to show the impact of inheritances on lifetime income (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/general/ifs_inheritances_case_study.pdf) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/research/impact |
| Description | Conference Presentation: Uncovering new biological pathways to health with proteomics in Understanding Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I gave a presentation at the Understanding Society conference during the biomarker symposium. The presentation gave an overview of the new proteomics dataset, some analyses I have performed on it, and some related research on proteomics by others. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsocietyconference.co.uk/abstract/94 |
| Description | Creating tailored weights |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This course provides guidance on creating tailored weights for Understanding Society (UKHLS) and is suitable for experienced users who are already familiar with using weights. This course runs once each year. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/help/training/creating-tailored-weights/ |
| Description | EVENT (19th October 2022): Speaker at Nuffield event: Lessons from the pandemic family well-being childcare and gender (Birgitta Rabe) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | This hybrid event will pull together findings from Nuffield Foundation funded projects and related research, using lessons learned from the pandemic to provide insights into family well-being, childcare and gender. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/events/lessons-from-the-pandemic-family-well-being-childcare-and-... |
| Description | Expert advisory group member Department for Work and Pensions: measuring material deprivation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This group advises the UK department for Work and Pensions on the use of survey questions to measure material deprivation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Expert advisory group member Department for Work and Pensions: new official poverty measures |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The UK Department for Work and Pensions are developing new official poverty statistics. I sit on the expert group - formed of academics - that advises the department. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Gave a talk at the "Family finance surveys user conference 2022" on the UKHLS income data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I gave a presentation to civil servants, charities, and academics on our findings about the quality of the Understanding Society income data in the Covid-19 study. The aim of the presentation was to reassure potential users about the quality of the data and what it contains, and to also get feedback on our work and also on Understanding Society more generally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/FamilyFinanceSurveyProgramme2022-07-05.pdf |
| Description | Geographical data linkage |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This course is aimed at researchers and analysts who are familiar with Understanding Society and want to geographically link Understanding Society data to various UK open data sources. It aims to inform the course participants about current resources that are available for geographical data linkage, and to provide a guide on how to link them seamlessly. This course runs twice each year. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/help/training/geographical-data-linkage/ |
| Description | Government Department Seminar Series and Understanding Society Fellows |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This works involved linking up Understanding Society Fellows to opportunities for presenting their research to government departments. For example, two presentations on research into coastal communities were made to the DLUHC staff as part of their internal seminar programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Highlight young participant magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Highlight is sent annually to all 10-15 year olds taking part in Understanding Society. This edition featured stories on friendship at different ages, future plans and whether they come true, the impact of social media on teenagers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | How society gets under the skin: showcasing biological data in Understanding Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This online seminar featured researchers who have used Understanding Society's biological data. The event included research using epigenetic, genetic and biomarker data, exploring how our biology interacts with social and environmental factors. Presentations from the seminar can be found on this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN2x0DavrncJb28cB_T01TUrMB6r2QovV |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/events/2022/05/30/how-society-gets-under-the-skin-showcasing-... |
| Description | IFS / Understanding Society workshops on Missing Data in Longitudinal and Linked Surveys * 3 (07/05/2019, 18/09/2020, 11/12/2020) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A series of three workshops (one at the IFS, two online) on Missing Data in Longitudinal and Linked Surveys, at which 15 researchers from economics and the social and health sciences presented their work on the topic. Our intention was to improve understanding of missing data methods used in different disciplines. Following the workshops, a number of attendees reported that their views on handling missing data had been modified by the research presented. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| Description | Insights 2023: Economic insecurity and resilience in times of disruptive change |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | An environment of slow growth and high inequality, combined with a series of crises over the last decade, has left many households in the UK in a perilous state. This event attracted a very diverse audience from civil servants to local authority staff and advisory services to early career researchers working in this space, to collectively discuss the challenges faced by specific groups and potential ideas and solutions. Participants left with greater insights and ideas around improving benefits take-up, the relevance of social tariffs, and in the longer-term the importance of growth. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/events/2023/02/06/economic-insecurity-and-resilience-in-times... |
| Description | Insights 2023: Long-term spatial inequalities and health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | In the context of the Levelling-up White Paper (England - health is a devolved responsibility so other nations will have their own policies to address health inequalities), this virtual seminar focused on health and wellbeing across neighbourhoods and 'left behind' areas. It examined the economic consequences of poor health in deprived neighbourhoods, multi-morbidities across neighbourhoods, and the effects of improving the quality of the physical environments. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/events/2023/02/08/long-term-spatial-inequalities-and-health |
| Description | Insights podcast series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Insights podcast series covered policy relevant research using Understanding Society data. Our 2022 season had episodes on: The cost of living crisis Our physical environment Our ageing population Working from home, commuting and transport policy Romance Fraud Inequality in the UK Each episode included researchers and a policy guest. The Understanding Society podcasts are available via our website and through podcast applications. To date, we have over 8,000 listens. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/podcasts |
| Description | Introduction to Understanding Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This course is aimed at new users of Understanding Society, as well as those who have so far only made use of simpler aspects of the data. It aims to guide the user through the complexities of using this data for cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, and ensure that they can make effective use of the data for their own research projects. The course is offered in three softwares (SPSS, Stata and R) and runs three times each year. Two courses are delivered online and one in-person. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/help/training/intro-to-understanding-society/ |
| Description | Introduction to Understanding Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This course is aimed at new users of Understanding Society, as well as those who have so far only made use of simpler aspects of the data. It aims to guide the user through the complexities of using this data for cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, and ensure that they can make effective use of the data for their own research projects. The course is offered in three softwares (SPSS, Stata and R) and runs twice each year. One course is online and one in-person. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/help/training/2021/12/21/introduction-to-understanding-societ... |
| Description | Introduction to linear panel data methods |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This course is aimed at quantitative researchers and data analysts who are familiar with cross-sectional data analysis methods and would like to learn about longitudinal or panel data methods. The course runs once each year. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/help/training/introduction-to-linear-panel-data-methods/ |
| Description | Introduction to panel data methods using Understanding Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This course was aimed at quantitative researchers and data analysts who are familiar with cross-sectional data analysis methods and wantedto learn about longitudinal or panel data methods. The course covered: Panel or longitudinal surveys Key features of UK's largest longitudinal survey, Understanding Society Data management for panel data methods Analysing research questions using key panel data methods How and why to use weights and account for complex survey design |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/help/training/2022/05/05/introduction-to-panel-data-methods-u... |
| Description | Keynote Speech to International Total Survey Error Workshop: "Total survey error for longitudinal surveys" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Invited keynote presentation. Audience included government representatives, private research companies and others. Healthy discussion ensued. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://dse.unibg.it/it/itsew2019 |
| Description | Keynote presentation to international workshop on household survey nonresponse, Sigtuna, Sweden |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Keynote presentation. 50 participants physically present plus 40 online. Audience included government researchers, private sectors research organisations, students and others. Keynote was followed by 30 minutes of questions and discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Lunchtime seminar at the Dept of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This activity included a talk/presentation given to mainly analysts at BEIS. 74 members of the department attended the talk. As a result follow-up activity has been undertaken with their Labour Market and the Net Zero teams on using different aspects of the Study in their policy research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MEDIA (12th June 2022): Essex Vlogs: Brighter Futures - The impact of COVID-19 school closures on social inequalities and mental health in young people (Birgitta Rabe) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | What was the real impact of COVID-19, lockdown and school closures on children's mental health and development? Birgitta Rabe at the Institute for Social and Economic Research speaks to Jules Pretty about her research and how she provided vital evidence which influenced UK Government policy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2022/06/12/the-impact-of-covid-school-closures |
| Description | MEDIA (17th May 2022): Podcast for Interdisciplinary Child Well-Being Network (Birgita Rabe) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In episode 5 of the Generation Pandemic podcast we discuss the mental health and wellbeing of children before, during and after the pandemic. Joining host, Catherine McDonald, are Professor Cathy Cresswell and Dr Jennifer McMahon from the Co-SPACE study, Professor Birgitta Rabe from the Institute of Social and Economic Research, and Laura, a mother of two primary school aged children. Laura explains how the isolation and anxiety caused by the pandemic has manifested in her children's behaviour, and the panel discuss how they have tracked children's mental health changes and the urgent need to address the effects they have evidenced. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://icwbn.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2022/05/17/covid-19-childrens-mental-health-and-wellbeing-2/ |
| Description | National news article for The Guardian |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article placed with The Guardian on research showing that living in privately rented homes is liked to faster biological ageing. The study uses Understanding Society data. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/10/living-in-privately-rented-homes-linked-to-faster-bi... |
| Description | National news article for The Guardian on boomerang adults |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article placed with The Guardian on research on the mental health impact of adult children moving back to their parental home. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/feb/26/moving-back-in-with-parents-boosts-boomerang-ad... |
| Description | OTHER (24th November 2022): Various teaching materials for Futurum (Birgitta Rabe) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | New teaching resources from Birgitta Rabe, based on the research on the impact of the pandemic on children's quality of life. Using Understanding Society Data. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://futurumcareers.com/using-big-datasets-to-find-out-what-affects-childrens-quality-of-life |
| Description | Participant Highlight magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Highlight is an annual magazine that is produced for all 10-14 year olds taking part in Understanding Society. The publication is sent out once a year, during the school summer holidays. The 2022 edition included stories on tackling bullying, being more 'green' at home, the value of school trips, how teens have been affected by the covid pandemic, and how siblings affect when people move out of home. The edition also featured an interview with PhD student Nicole James on what social scientists do. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Participant Newsletter Autumn 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Understanding Society Participant News, send to all households. This edition featured stories on the financial cost of providing informal care, baby sleep patterns, the link between performance-related pay and poor health, changing sexual identity across the life course. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Participant Newsletter Spring 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Understanding Society Participant News sent to all households. Included stories on the effectiveness of environmental protests, voting behaviour in Scotland, links between loneliness and depression, and why happy children become grumpy teenagers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Participant Panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | The Participant Panel is a group of Study participants who volunteer to give additional feedback on their experiences as a Study members. The Participant Panel is consulted two or three times each year on a variety of topics. In 2022 the panel give us feedback on asking participants to give new biological samples and on the language we use to invite participants for their annual interview. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Participant newsletter, spring 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Twice a year Understanding Society participants receive a printed newsletter. The spring 2022 edition featured stories on who did the housework during the pandemic lockdowns, social housing tenants experiencing furniture poverty, virtual contact during covid for the over 60s, whether employees would like to keep working from home, and the questions we ask about pregnancy and early childhood. This edition also featured our new youth website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Participant newsletter, summer 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | The Understanding Society participant newsletter is published twice a year. The summer 2022 edition featured stories on the impact of poverty at the end of life, whether owning a home makes a difference to voting behaviour, how volunteering can be made more inclusive, and how high energy bills affect mental health. This edition also contained a longer story on why we ask questions about education. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | People and Places conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The People and Places online conference took place over four days in April 2022. Each day took a different theme, with papers and presentations from a variety of researchers. The topics covered included: Places, health and wellbeing Social and spatial inequalities Experiences of ethnic minority groups Travel behaviour and commuting Recordings of the presentations are available on the YouTube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN2x0DavrncLbfoxFEF5xZDBA3UJRfqer |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation at European Survey Research Association Conference, online, 25/06/2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I gave a talk titled ''Non-response bias prevention and adjustment in a national longitudinal COVID-19 survey", to increase understanding of the strategy for handling non-response in the Understanding Society Covid-19 survey. After the talk, several audience members asked for further information about the survey and our strategy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation at IFS / Understanding Society workshop on Missing Data in Longitudinal and Linked Surveys, online, 11/12/2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I gave a talk titled ''Non-response bias prevention and adjustment in a national longitudinal COVID-19 survey", to increase understanding of the strategy for handling non-response in the Understanding Society Covid-19 survey. After the talk, several audience members asked for further information about the survey and our strategy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presentation at International workshop on Total Survey Error (ITSEW), online, 24/09/2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I gave a talk titled ''Non-response bias prevention and adjustment in a national longitudinal COVID-19 survey", to increase understanding of the strategy for handling non-response in the Understanding Society Covid-19 survey. After the talk, several audience members asked for further information about the survey and our strategy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation at Understanding Society conference, online, 27/09/2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I gave a talk titled ''Non-response bias prevention and adjustment in a national longitudinal COVID-19 survey", to increase understanding of the strategy for handling non-response in the Understanding Society Covid-19 survey. After the talk, several audience members asked for further information about the survey and our strategy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation at the 4th Mobile Apps and Sensors i Surveys workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Workshop presentation and participation in discussions during 2 days. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Presentation at the European Survey Research Association conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at an international conference, attended by researchers working in National Statistical Institutes, private companies, and academics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Presentation to the NESTA Fairer Start Team |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | NESTA has a mission to narrow the outcome gap between children growing up in disadvantage and the national average. This presentation and discussion was design to identify how Understanding Society data and evidence could support that mission. In particular the availability of the new Understanding Society PEACH data, and broader family data, could be particularly useful for this mission. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.nesta.org.uk/fairer-start/ |
| Description | Presentation to the Social Market Foundation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This presentation was aimed at new staff at the Social Market Foundation. The organisation in the past has been an active user of Understanding Society but there have been many changes in the organisation. New staff said they had heard about the Study but not used the data. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.smf.co.uk/ |
| Description | Presentaton to MiSoC Policy Advisory Group on distance learning and grading during Covid-19 and on free school meals (Birgitta Rabe) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | We presented to our Policy Advisory Group and discussed our findings, policy implications and dissemination channels. We followed up with several participants on their suggestions and were invited to give another presentation for Scottish Government |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Presented a paper at the European Survey Research Association 2023 Conference. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participated in the European Survey Research Association 2023 conference and presented research on data linkage of Understanding Society and digital trace data. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conf2023/prog.php?sess=189#277 |
| Description | Presented at the February 2024 Cross University Research Event at the University of Essex, dedicated to Data Science. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | CURE brings together leading researchers from across the University to present their findings in three-minute, TED-style talks. Each event is themed around a particular topic and you'll come away inspired, knowing you are part of this brilliant research community. With your expanded knowledge you might even forge new research collaborations with like-minded individuals. The February 2024 CURE focused on the work and research being undertaken in the field of Data Science. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.essex.ac.uk/events/2024/02/07/university-cross-research-event-data-science---present-and... |
| Description | Presented at the Linking survey and digital trace data webinar organised by NatCen. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Understanding online behaviours, attitudes and identities is a key challenge for social science in the 21st century. At the same time, the opportunities provided by digital trace data are substantial as researchers can access huge quantities of precise observational data often relatively quickly, easily and cheaply. However, that these data are not designed for social researchers creates challenges: researchers have a limited understanding of who (or what in the case of 'bots') is included in the data and the biases it may therefore have, or control over what information is collected to make sure it answers their research questions. This event explores the feasibility, challenges, and opportunities of linking digital trace data with survey data, drawing on experiences and findings from the ESRC-funded 'Understanding (Online/Offline) Society' project. It focuses specifically on experiences linking X (formerly known as Twitter) and LinkedIn data with survey data, although the findings can be applied to digital trace data more broadly. It is split into three sessions, each focusing on a key methodological question: How can digital trace data and survey data enhance each other? How can we maximise informed consent to link survey and digital trace data? How can digital trace data be collected, linked to survey data, and shared in a legal and ethical manner that maintains utility? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://natcen.ac.uk/events/linking-survey-and-digital-trace-data?utm_campaign=Event%20invite%3A%20L... |
| Description | Presention to ESRC Policy Fellows |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Workshop organised by the Institute for Government on how high-quality academic evidence can be better integrated into policy making. The participants were early and mid-career academics working on research projects, based in different government departments and agencies. The purpose of the fellows was to co-design research with the host organisation to inform policy on a priority area, and help improve the exchange of knowledge between policy and academic institutions. The presentation explained how Understanding Society data is relevant for policy and provided examples of how policymakers have been using the data and evidence. The participants found the presentation very useful and a follow-up meeting was set-up with one of the fellows working on net-zero and public attitudes and behaviours. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.ukri.org/news/22-policy-fellows-start-in-central-and-devolved-government/ |
| Description | Roundtable with UK trade unions |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | This roundtable was organised to raise awareness of Understanding Society amongst trade unions in the UK, and discuss the policy, workplace or membership challenges they face which could be better supported by data and evidence. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Took part in a podcast for the Understanding Society podcast series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Took part in a podcast that explained the Understanding Society data collection on the "marginal propensity to consume" during the pandemic and some results from that data collection. The aim was to promote this particular part of the data to a wide audience and promote some of our findings/a narrative to spark interest. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/podcasts/how-do-we-respond-to-government-%E2%80%98stimulus-pa... |
| Description | Understanding Changing Lives - introduction to Understanding Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | To support the wider business and trade union community, we ran this customised briefing course on the unique design of the study, how to use the data and evidence emerging from the study, and the work of its Policy and Partnerships Unit. This briefing course was a generalist course, designed for staff with a role in consumer/market research, data science, social research, policy analysis, strategic human resources, regulation, environment and public affairs/investor relations. Over 70 people took part. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/help/training/2022/05/05/understanding-changing-lives-%E2%80%... |
| Description | Understanding Society Policy and Partnerships Forum (PPF) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The PPF consist of policy experts and practitioners who can offer a dynamic perspective on market opportunities for optimising the impact from the Understanding Society Study and propose ideas for collaborative working. The group has been providing guidance on engaging business and trade unions with the Study, how to address cross-cutting issues in government, the role of interships and fellowships, providing links to some key policy and practitioner organisations and showcasing the use of the data. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/about/team |
| Description | Understanding Society Scientific Conference 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Understanding Society Scientific Conference takes place every other year and is an opportunity for researchers from around the world to share the latest research on longitudinal household panel studies. In 2023 the Scientific Conference took place at the University of Essex on the 11/12/13 July. Over 200 researchers and data users participated in the conference. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Using the children and youth data |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This workshop is aimed at new users of Understanding Society children & youth data, covering information from pregnancy up to age 15. It explains the different files and data collected, and helps users manage the data for statistical analysis in their own research projects. The course runs twice each year. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/help/training/using-childrens-data/ |
| Description | Using weights in Understanding Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This course explained what weights take into account in Understanding Society. It described how weights are created and then provides guidance on how to select the best weight for a range of analyses. The course expanded on how to create a tailored weight for a specific analysis, when this can make a difference and will be worth the effort, and walked delegates step by step through creating such weights in a hands-on session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/help/training/2021/12/21/using-weights-in-understanding-socie... |
| Description | Using weights in Understanding Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This course is for users of Understanding Society. The course describes how weights are created and provides guidance on how to select the best weight for a range of analyses and how to create tailored weights. The course runs twice each year. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/help/training/using-weights/ |
| Description | Webinar at Understanding Society: Introduction to Geographical Data Linkage - Linking Open Data to UKHLS (Kristijan Garic, January 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The webinar aimed to introduce the participants to the concept of data linkage and its application to UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) data through the use of geographical identifiers. With 57 attendees from national and international universities, governmental and NGO organizations, professionals, and students, the primary objective was to provide an overview of the theoretical aspects of data linkage and its practical application to the UKHLS data. The presentation covered the theoretical aspects followed by a demonstration of the linking process using statistical software. The interactive discussion among the participants raised their awareness of the expanded research possibilities and generated suggestions for further development in this field. The webinar was successful in providing valuable insights into the potential for further research in the field of data linkage. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-geographical-data-linkage-linking-open-data-to-ukhls-... |
| Description | Young participants website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | In 2022 Understanding Society developed a new website aimed at the young people taking part in the Study. The site take key stats from the youth survey and allows users to interactively explore children's experiences in the key areas of school, screen time, mental health, money, and sport and fitness. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/youth/ |