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?
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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.
Do richer and poorer people own equally safe cars?
Linked data on inequalities in traffic accident mortality
The health case for basic income
Can universal basic income address poverty and promote public health?
Do government policies work and for whom? How can we find out?
Longitudinal data can help to evaluate policies, and see unintended consequences
Automatic pension enrolment narrows mental health savings gap
People with poor mental health were less likely to save for retirement
Why do people believe in meritocracy?
…and why is it more likely in more unequal areas?
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?
‘Flexibility’ or ‘exploitation’? What do we know about zero-hours contracts?
Long read: what does the gig economy mean for wellbeing?
Does owning a home make you more conservative?
Property owners more right-wing? New research suggests otherwise