Barriers to opportunity for children and young people
Understanding Society’s Insights report for this year sets out what research using our data tells us about children’s development and young people’s life chances.
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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?
Youth clubs could be valuable investments
What are the effects of youth club closures in the UK?
Young people taking longer to leave home and find work and a partner
Major life events delayed for recent generations
Political lessons from Understanding Society
Insights 2024 report identifies messages for parties, campaigners and communities
How social class influences family breakdown
Intergenerational relationship patterns are shaped by socio-economic status
What do we know about social media?
Long read: what effect is it really having?
Levelling up: a cocktail that will be hard to make
…even if places manage to get hold of the right ingredients
Climate crisis: putting households at the centre of transition to net zero
How can households drive decarbonisation, and what policies are needed?