Social life during COVID-19 in France, Germany, Italy and the UK
How did the pandemic change our lives, institutions and attitudes?
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A regular look at research into life in the UK, and how our Study works. To ask a question, or contribute, please email us.
The disappearance of the hump shape in illbeing by age
Lifetime happiness trend changes as youth mental health suffers.
Understanding Society Wave 15 – what can data users expect?
The latest wave of data is out, so what’s included and what’s changed in this release?
Unpaid work – the missing link in the gender gap
Long read: unpaid work may affect health through its impact on employment
Young people’s aspirations rise with parents’ income
Our capacity to plan for the future shapes our lives, and is affected by family wealth.
How do you build a survey that works?
Peter Lynn, Associate Director of Understanding Society, tackles the question in an article in Nature: Human Behaviour
Is there a trade-off between diversity and social cohesion?
Material deprivation, not social diversity, threatens to stretch and tear the social fabric
Common DNA differences and rare brain conditions
Understanding Society data helps analysis of neurodevelopmental conditions
Work and wellbeing during Covid
Comparing data from France, Germany, Italy and the UK shows that social inequalities typically increased during the pandemic
Survey weights: an explainer
How we counter survey non-response biases
The minimum wage and career progress
If the minimum wage goes up, do people’s chances of moving to a better-paid job go down?
Introducing data description chapters
Making new data visible in Working Papers
No progress: breaking the cycle of long-term insecure work
For millions of workers in the UK, employment in the 21st century is characterised by insecurity.
Women’s health behaviours and mental health in the pandemic
Were there gender differences in Covid’s impact on health behaviours and mental health in the UK?
Housing in the 21st century
Long read: the housing crisis isn’t straightforward – because housing is linked to so many aspects of our lives
The Innovation Panel – a platform for new research
Understanding Society’s ‘test bed’ helps researchers to experiment
Proteins in the blood and mental health
Biological processes linked to poor mental health can help our understanding
Youth clubs could be valuable investments
What are the effects of youth club closures in the UK?
New relationships after a break-up – do women always re-partner less than men?
Previous research has not considered whether this might differ across sexual orientations
Families are changing and need support
Greater family-oriented thinking is needed in policy