Common DNA differences and rare brain conditions
Understanding Society data helps analysis of neurodevelopmental conditions
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Introducing data description chapters
Making new data visible in Working Papers
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?
Do social policies improve health and reduce inequalities?
Long read: what can longitudinal data tell us about the impact of social policies?
Pollution, life satisfaction and health
Air pollution lowers life satisfaction and worsens physical health
Do government policies work and for whom? How can we find out?
Longitudinal data can help to evaluate policies, and see unintended consequences
Can losing a job mean losing a pregnancy?
…and could there be implications for government policy?
What do we know about social media?
Long read: what effect is it really having?
‘PEACH’ data – a single source on child development information
An introduction to the pregnancy and early childhood file
Inconsistent answers on health – do they matter?
Does survey measurement matter for measuring inequality?
Are historic buildings, parks and gardens good for society?
Can heritage build social capital?
Has NHS staff ‘burnout’ got worse?
Satisfaction and attrition over the past decade in UK healthcare
Mental health: how living in the city and country compare
Is it better to live in a city or in the countryside?
How multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and arthritis affect mental health
New papers shed light on range of common diseases and their effects on wellbeing
Serious mental illness, socio-economic status, and genetics
Are psychiatric disorders inherited, linked to our environment – or both?
Health inequalities and the class system
What can we learn by analysing different theories of social class?
Automatic pension enrolment narrows mental health savings gap
People with poor mental health were less likely to save for retirement
We need a long-term evaluation culture
...and longitudinal data can help
COVID vaccines don’t just benefit physical health
Research using Understanding Society shows they improve mental health too
Is telephone triage helping patients with more than one condition?
Research looks at how calling for a GP appointment affects different groups
What are the arts, culture and sport worth?
Estimating economic value can inform decisions on public funding
Generation rent-forever?
Long read: what do we know about the housing crisis, and what can be done?
Understanding Society and health: why social research needs biomarkers
Long read: showcasing our biological data
Does outside space have to be green?
Are hard spaces such as market squares good for wellbeing, too?
Unaffordable housing is bad for our health
...and the link may be stronger than previously thought
Are women and people with less education hit harder by stressful life events?
Does this explain differences in rates of depression?
Fruit, vegetables and exercise really can make you happier
Giving up pleasures or gaining purpose and life satisfaction?
Levelling up: a cocktail that will be hard to make
…even if places manage to get hold of the right ingredients
Lower wellbeing in poorer areas during Covid
The role of neighbourhood deprivation in the pandemic's effect on mental health
Mental health trajectory around conception is different for IVF parents
Couples who conceive ‘naturally’ have opposite pattern to those who have fertility treatment
The effect of Universal Credit on mental health
More than 63,000 people experienced psychological distress due to the introduction of Universal Credit
Can allostatic load predict self-rated health?
Research asks if biomarker data can target preventative measures