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Just one third of people in the UK managed to access the hospital care they needed at the peak of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
New research using Understanding Society shows unequal mental wellbeing caused by economic consequences of pandemic
New data from the Understanding Society COVID-19 survey can now be downloaded.
While 3.7 million older people report that they or others in their household have been unable to eat healthy and nutritious food.
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Latest wave of Understanding Society coronavirus study now available
New analysis shows that a variety of factors influence whether people want to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
New research using Understanding Society has found that the first Covid lockdown saw more people reporting common mental health disorders.
The latest wave of the Understanding Society coronavirus study is now available from the UK Data Service.
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During the coronavirus pandemic much of the population have been ‘staying home to save lives’, but this has meant many people have been stuck living in poor housing conditions.
The furlough scheme has allowed many couples the time and flexibility for a better work-life balance, strengthening their relationships.
Furlough protects wellbeing for people in insecure jobs
The next waves of the COVID-19 web survey will be fielded in 2021. We welcome your views on key questions we should ask of participants next year.
The Covid-19 pandemic has been portrayed as a time when communities have become closer and when neighbours helped each other, but new research from the University of Essex and Manchester University suggests that in reality neighbourhoods have become more fractured during the lockdown.
New research has highlighted that 74% of independent school pupils benefitted from full school days in April compared to just 38% of state school children.
Working class women have borne the brunt of the cuts to working hours as almost half of working class women (43%) did no hours of work in April compared to just 20% of women in professional or managerial roles.
Wave 4 of the COVID-19 study is now available to download.
A new report suggests there has been a large increase in the proportion of people living in deep poverty (that is, more than 50% below the poverty line) and they are being significantly impacted by COVID-19.
Analysis of the Understanding Society COVID-19 survey shows an increase in psychological distress and more binge drinking during coronavirus lockdown.
Nine out of 10 people in the UK who have worked from home during lockdown want to continue doing so, according to research.
New research from the University of Essex and the London School of Economics has looked in detail at neighbourhood communication during the coronavirus lockdown and found that ethnic minority communities reported less neighbourhood interaction than majority White British communities.
Women, young children, key workers and BAME groups are stuggling with sleep during the coronavirus lockdown.
Researchers can now access COVID-19 Special Licence datasets.
Data from Wave 3 of the Understanding Society COVID-19 survey is now available.
A recent survey has found that people aged 70 and over have been mostly well-supported during lockdown by family, friends and neighbours. However, there seems to be a small but vulnerable group of older people whose daily living needs are not being met.
The coronavirus crisis has strengthened parent-child relationships, according to new data from the Understanding Society COVID-19 study.
The second wave of the Understanding Society COVID-19 survey is now available from the UK Data Service.
New data from Understanding Society shows that the vast majority of children were not at school in April, but that 90% were given school work to do at home.
New data from Understanding Society shows the impact of the coronavirus on NHS treatment for people with long-term health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
Access to outdoor space, overcrowding, precarious finances and insecure employment are all factors which can cause households to be more vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19.
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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.
