How our data makes a difference for organisations from charities to government.
New case study says employment gap is the highest of 15 countries studied
Research calculates extra 63,000 cases of psychological distress
No evidence of more fathers taking leave, or taking longer leave
Monetary Policy Committee cites our data in findings on productivity and working from home
New case study: how government used our COVID-19 Survey to model changes in household income under furlough
How has Understanding Society been used by researchers, policymakers and analysts in the first ten years of the Study?
The Young Women's Trust worked with Understanding Society to look at why economic inactivity is disproportionately high amongst young women.
Office for National Statistics uses Labour Force Survey and Understanding Society to see which groups find it hardest to find a new job after being unemployed
Policymakers hear from experts during Evidence into Policy events programme
Research supports new Welsh Government homeworking aim
Understanding Society data used for Government Equalities Office report.
The Scottish Government uses Understanding Society for research on mothers returning to work and gender roles and attitudes.
Evidence on working life for women and young people contributes to the development of proposed new rights for flexible workers.
The Chartered Institute for Personnel Development (CIPD) used Understanding Society to investigate the circumstances of the lowest paid
Researchers at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) use Understanding Society data to examine the long-term effects of parenthood and part-time work on the gender pay gap.
Understanding Society linked data reveal the relationship between worklessness and children's educational outcomes.
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The Economic and Social Research Council is the primary funder of the study The Study is led by a team at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex.
