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News
Poor quality work is worse for health and well-being than remaining unemployed
A new study using health data from Understanding Society has found that people employed in low-paying or highly stressful jobs may not actually enjoy better health than those who remain unemployed.
Nine Waves of Innovation Panel data now available
Understanding Society has released its ninth wave of Innovation Panel (IP) data, which includes a new series of experiments and innovations.
Individual’s wellbeing at the edges of home ownership
Research has traditionally found that homeowners report better physical and mental health than those who rent. However, new research using data from the British Household Panel Survey, Understanding Society, and the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Panel Survey suggests that the wellbeing levels of property owners can return after leaving homeownership.
Arts engagement increases charitable giving and volunteering
Engagement with the arts can help societies counter economic, cultural and political divisions, suggests new research which uses longitudinal data from Understanding Society.
New intergenerational research finds some pensioner incomes have overtaken working-age households
Strong recent growth in typical pensioner incomes has been driven by new cohorts of pensioners who are more likely than their predecessors to still be in work, own a home and have access to generous private pensions, says new research that uses longitudinal data.
New insights shared at the Scientific Conference 2017
For the fifth Understanding Society Scientific Conference, three high-profile plenary speakers were invited to present new research findings.
Celebrating the best new research at the Scientific Conference 2017
Now in its fifth year, the Understanding Society Scientific Conference was the biggest yet; with over 100 presentations, three plenary speakers and award winning papers from two researchers.
Users needed to test the new harmonised BHPS-Understanding Society data set
The Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) is looking for data users to beta test its new harmonised dataset, which combines British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and Understanding Society.