How our data makes a difference for organisations from charities to government.
Research shows lower self-rated mental health and a higher likelihood of undiagnosed conditions.
New case study says employment gap is the highest of 15 countries studied
Research calculates extra 63,000 cases of psychological distress
Research shows that girls’ confidence drops during adolescence, but Girlguiding helps mitigate this, and can raise girls’ confidence higher than boys’
End of life charity wants government to give terminally ill people early pensions
Third in a series of policy evaluation case studies looks at Covid vaccine rollout
New IPPR report on health and prosperity uses Understanding Society
New report from the RSA highlights potential benefits of universal basic income
West Midlands councils use data to understand walking and cycling patterns
Northern Health Science Alliance says most deprived areas cost economy £30 billion a year
Chief Medical Officers refer to research on school closures and children’s difficulties in guidance to Health Secretary
Public Health England uses our data in its Covid-19 mental health and wellbeing surveillance
How has Understanding Society been used by researchers, policymakers and analysts in the first ten years of the Study?
Age UK analysis shows older people at risk of malnourishment
NatCen research shows disadvantaged and financially vulnerable suffering most
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
Department for Transport study uses Understanding Society data
Understanding Society data used in follow-up to 2010’s Marmot Review
The mental health charity Mind hosted a parliamentary event at Westminster to discuss the impact of housing on mental health.
Welsh Government uses Understanding Society data to monitor the mental wellbeing of children.
Age UK use Understanding Society to create an Index of Wellbeing in Later Life.
Understanding Society is used to investigate how commuting affects health.
Understanding Society is used to investigate teenage smoking in a Public Health England and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence commissioned project.
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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.
