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Our Annual Report shows how Understanding Society grew in 2021.
The poorest parents in Britain must spend three times as much of their income on childcare as the richest households, a think-tank has highlighted.
Download Study data from 2020 in our new calendar year dataset.
Analysis from the think tank the Social Market Foundation has found that women who have a child lose a significant amount of income over the following decade.
New research has found the adverse effects of thyroid dysfunction on productivity at work could be a contributing factor to why women earn less than men.
With energy bills reaching a record high in the UK, studies such as Understanding Society can be used to analyse how the crisis is affecting the population.
Using data collected from more than 2,000 people aged between 50-75 years old, research has shown that outgoing people have more trouble retiring.
We are looking for proposals for the content and design of the 2023 Innovation Panel survey.
Find out what life is like for young people now and what’s changed over time by visiting Understanding Society’s new youth website.
The rapidly increasing price of fuel could be making people’s physical and mental health worse.
Two in five (40%) pensioners spent at least one year of the last decade in poverty according to new research from national charity, Independent Age.
Understanding Society launches 11th annual Insights report, showcasing Covid research.
Survey methods specialist, Dr Tarek Al Baghal will be helping to lead the UK Household Longitudinal Study.
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The latest wave of the main survey is now available to download from the UK Data Service.
Men are more sensitive to losing jobs, but moving into poverty has a larger impact on women.
New research shows that unemployment increases the risk of separation and that partnerships are equally affected by men and women's unemployment.
As furlough ends in the UK, new research looks at the impact it had on household spending and on financial distress.
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We're looking for two new researchers to join the Understanding Society team.
The Office for National Statistics has found that children in Asian households are 2.5 times more likely to live in a household which earns £12k or less before bills.
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