Understanding Society Research Conference 2013

13 August

Conference reflections 2013

Director Nick Buck rounds-up Research Conference 2013 - and reveals future plans for Understanding Society.

5 August

What makes boys have lower aspirations than girls? What financial rewards do young people expect from a degree? Researcher Angus Holford reflects on our conference session on Aspirations and Preferences

30 July

Survey response and non-response

Understanding Society Survey Manager Jon Burton blogs on a series of presentations at this year's conference on attrition.

26 July

Do birds of a feather flock together?

A special conference blog from the team behind the 'Is Britain Pulling Apart?' project - research presented today.

26 July

Government should look at the family in efforts to curb teenage binge drinking

Research showing links between parent and child drinking habits presented at the Conference today

26 July

Two generations of worklessness

Social policy website Society Central reports on research presented at today's conference showing young people whose fathers were unemployed when they were growing up are more likely to be out of work themselves and happier

25 July

Why attend the Understanding Society Research Conference?

We asked, you said: researchers from across many different institutions and disciplines explain the value of attending the Understanding Society Research Conference.

25 July

Door always open? New insights into the dynamics of returning home

Prof. Ann Berrington calls for new research agenda to understand young adults' housing careers.

25 July

Low expectations - poorer parents perceive poorer pay-off from a degree

Research presented today suggests targeted information campaigns to make clearer the financial benefits of a university degree

24 July

Understanding Society: a biosocial survey

Professor Amanda Sacker from the International Centre for Lifecourse Studies in Society and Health (ICLS) talks about why Understanding Society is a fantastic resource for health research.

24 July

"I didn't even want to move here anyway!"

Opening day of conference reveals fascinating insight into residential mobility among couples

22 July

Taking the long view on moving house

Professor Maarten Van Ham discusses his Understanding Society Research Conference 2013 keynote address on visualising data around residential mobility.

22 July

Understanding Research Conference 2013 – just two days to go!

250 delegates, 35 research institutions, 50 papers: this year’s summit will showcase international research and impact.

10:00-13:00	RegistrationLTB Foyer
13:00-13:30	WelcomeLTB 7 Heather Laurie, Director ISER, University of Essex, UK
13:30-14:30	Keynote Address - Maarten van Ham LTB 7 Research Institute for the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Analysing individual residential mobility and neighbourhood biographies Chair: Heather Laurie
14:30-16:00	Parallel Sessions A Residential MobilityLTB 8 Linking life events and stated reasons for moving over the life course Authors: Rory Coulter, Jacqueline Scott Presenter: Rory Coulter , University of Cambridge Residential mobility decisions amongst the white UK-born population and ethnic diversity Authors: Gareth Harris, Eric Kaufmann Presenter: Gareth Harris , Department of Politics, Birkbeck The process of socio-economic constraint on geographical mobility: England 1991 to 2008. Author: Brian Kelly Presenter: Brian Kelly , University of Manchester Chair: Gundi Knies Environment and Well-beingLTB 5 The Amenity Value of the British Climate Authors: Helena Meier, Katrin Rehdanz Presenter: Helena Meier , Institute of Energy Economics, University of Cologne, Germany Does Sunshine make you Happy? Subjective Measures of Well-Being and the Weather: Evidence from the UK Panel Data Author: Franz Buscha Presenter: Franz Buscha , University of Westminster Green, Healthy and Happy Authors: Gopalakrishnan Netuveli, Mala Rao Presenter: Gopalakrishnan Netuveli , Institute of Health and Human Development, University of East London Chair: Stephanie McFall Labour MarketLTB 3 The impact of local labour market conditions on school leaving decisions Author: Alberto Tumino Presenter: Alberto Tumino , University of Essex Identification of the Union Wage Impact using Panel Data: The British Case During 1995-2009 Author: Georgios Marios Chrysanthou Presenter: Georgios Marios Chrysanthou , University of Alicante Download Presentation Chair: Birgitta Rabe
16:00-16:30	RefreshmentsLTB Foyer

16:30-18:00	Parallel Sessions B MarriageLTB 8 Psychological distress of union dissolution: What does the average effect hide? Authors: Lara Patrício Tavares, Arnstein Aassve Presenter: Lara Patrício Tavares , Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa; “Carlo F. Dondena” Research Centre for Research on Social Dynamics (Bocconi University) Living alone and psychological well-being in late mid-life: does partnership history matter? Authors: Dieter Demey, Ann Berrington, Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham Presenter: Dieter Demey , ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton Cohabitation or Marriage? The socioeconomic and family characteristics of first union formation among men and women in Britain. Author: Kenisha Russell-Jonsson Presenter: Kenisha Russell-Jonsson , Institute for Futures Studies Chair: Maria Iacovou Working TimeLTB 5 Working too much? Authors: Sarah Jewell, Marina Della Giusta Presenter: Sarah Jewell , University of Reading How does working time affect subjective well-being?: British evidence Authors: Andy Charlwood, David Angrave Presenter: Andy Charlwood , The York Management School - The University of York Chair: Alberto Tumino HealthLTB 3 Residential mobility and socio-spatial inequalities in health between neighbourhoods: Why do people in BHPS move to unhealthy areas? Authors: Helena Tunstall, Jamie Pearce, Liz Richardson, Rich Mitchell & Niamh Shortt Presenter: Helena Tunstall , Univerisity of Edinburgh Does early-life income inequality predict later-life self-reported health? Evidence from three countries Authors: Roger Wilkins, Dean Lillard, Richard Burkhauser, Markus H. Hahn Presenter: Roger Wilkins , University of Melbourne Download Presentation Places and preferences: A Longitudinal Analysis of Self-Selection and Contextual Effects Authors: Aina Gallego, Franz Buscha, Patrick Sturgis, Daniel Oberski Presenter: Patrick Sturgis , University of Southampton Chair: Cara Booker
18:00-18:45	Discussion on Plans for new Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Boost Samples in Understanding SocietyLTB 7 Discussion led by Lucinda Platt and Nick Buck Consultation outline paper for discussionLTB 7 Plans for Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Boost Sample Author: Presenter: Lucinda Platt , Institute of Education (IOE) Chair: Nick Buck
18:30	Drinks ReceptionLTB Foyer

08:30-09:30	Late Registration and RefreshmentsLTB Foyer
09:30-11:00	Parallel Sessions C Survey AttritionLTB 8 Handling Attrition and Non-Response in the 1970 British Cohort Study. Authors: Tarek Mostafa, Richard D. Wiggins Presenter: Tarek Mostafa , Institute of Education - University of London - Department of Quantitative Social Science - Centre for Longitudinal Studies. Download Presentation Understanding survey attrition among immigrants in wave 2 of Understanding Society Author: Dorothee Schneider Presenter: Dorothee Schneider , Institute for Social and Economic Research Latent Class models to describe the profiles of different groups of drop-outs in the British Household Panel Survey Author: Peter Lugtig Presenter: Peter Lugtig , University of Essex/ Utrecht University Chair: Raj Patel Health, and Health ServicesLTB 3 Use of Different Preventative Health Check-Ups in UK: A Comparison with Dynamic Panel Data Models Using the BHPS 1992-2008 Author: Alexander Labeit Presenter: Alexander Labeit , Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, UK Download Presentation Measuring unmet preventive medication needs and socio-demographic characteristics of respondents at high risk of primary cardiovascular events in the UK household population 2010-2012 Author: Jakob Petersen Presenter: Jakob Petersen , ISER, UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX Download Presentation Determinants of private health care use in the UK - Did a decade of NHS budget expansion change the demand for private inpatient care? Author: Marian Schmidt Presenter: Marian Schmidt , LMU, University of Munich; Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health Download Presentation Chair: Michaela Benzeval Aspiration / PreferencesLTB 5 Gender differences in educational aspirations and attitudes Authors: Tina Rampino, Mark Taylor Presenter: Tina Rampino , ISER Subjective Expectations about the Returns to Schooling and the Decision to Go to University Authors: Adeline Delavande, Basit Zafar Presenter: Adeline Delavande , University of Essex Parental Investment and the Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Preferences and Attitudes Authors: Maria Zumbuehl, Thomas Dohmen, Gerard Pfann Presenter: Maria Zumbuehl , ROA / Maastricht University Chair: Malcolm Brynin
11:00-11:30	Morning RefreshmentsLTB Foyer
11:30-12:30	Keynote Address - Ann BerringtonLTB 7 University of Southampton Changing dynamics of young adults’ household transitions: what can we learn from BHPS and Understanding Society? Chair: Nick Buck
12:30-13:30	LunchLTB Foyer

08:30-09:00	RefreshmentsLTB Foyer
09:00-10:30	Parallel Sessions F Ethnic MinoritiesLTB 8 The association between unemployment and psychological well being among ethnic minority groups in the UK today Author: Natasha M Crawford Presenter: Natasha M Crawford , Institute for Social and Economic Research - University of Essex Ethnicity and bullying involvement in a national UK youth sample Authors: Neil Tippett, Dieter Wolke, Lucinda Platt Presenter: Neil Tippett , University of Warwick Life satisfaction, ethnicity and neighbourhoods: Is there an effect of neighbourhood ethnic composition on life satisfaction? Author: Lucinda Platt, Alita Nandi, Gundi Knies Presenter: Gundi Knies , ISER Chair: Alita Nandi Measurement and AnalysisLTB 3 Why are households that report the lowest incomes so well-off? Authors: Mike Brewer, Ben Etheridge, Cormac O'Dea Presenter: Ben Etheridge , University of Essex Measuring employment in panel surveys: A comparison of reliability estimates in HILDA and BHPS Authors: SC Noah Uhrig, Nicole Watson Presenter: SC Noah Uhrig , Institute for Social and Economic Research Chair: Olena Kaminska
10:30-11:00	RefreshmentsLTB Foyer
11:00-12:30	Parallel Sessions G Risky BehavioursLTB 8 Understanding alcohol consumption in a family context Author: Cara L. Booker Presenter: Cara L. Booker , University of Essex Social class and period influences on smoking transitions in early adolescence Authors: Michael J Green, Alastair H Leyland, Helen Sweeting & Michaela Benzeval Presenter: Michael J Green , MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit The effect of smoking bans on self-reported health: comparative evidence from Germany and the UK Authors: Daniel Kuehnle, MSc BA, Christoph Wunder Presenter: Christoph Wunder , University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Chair: Laura Fumagalli UnemploymentLTB 5 The short-term consequences of unemployment: an investigation for Germany Author: Sebastian Beil Presenter: Sebastian Beil , Ruhr-University Bochum Download Presentation Households’ responses to spousal job loss: ‘all change’ or ‘carry on as usual’? Authors: Karon Gush, James Scott, Heather Laurie Presenter: Karon Gush , University of Essex Download Presentation Adverse effects of parental unemployment on young adults’ labour market experience Author: Wouter Zwysen Presenter: Wouter Zwysen , ISER, university of Essex Chair: Raj Patel Social Connections and Cultural GroupsLTB 3 Patterns of connectedness and resilience to hard times Author: Lindsay Richards Presenter: Lindsay Richards , The University of Manchester Exploring the influence of others: modelling social connections in contemporary Britain Authors: Vernon Gayle, Paul Lambert, David Griffiths, Mark Tranmer Presenter: Vernon Gayle , University of Edinburgh Download Presentation Chair: Stephanie McFall
13:30-16:00	Post-conference training event: An Introduction to Understanding SocietyLTB 7 Gundi Knies and Alita Nandi Researchers interested in learning how to access and analyse Understanding Society data can register to attend a half-day training course on Friday July 26 at the University of Essex – More information

Programme & presentations

Wednesday 24 July Thursday | Friday

RegistrationLTB Foyer

WelcomeLTB 7

Keynote Address - Maarten van Ham LTB 7

Analysing individual residential mobility and neighbourhood biographies

Parallel Sessions A

Residential MobilityLTB 8

Environment and Well-beingLTB 5

Labour MarketLTB 3

RefreshmentsLTB Foyer

Parallel Sessions B

MarriageLTB 8

Working TimeLTB 5

HealthLTB 3

Discussion on Plans for new Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Boost Samples in Understanding SocietyLTB 7

Discussion led by Lucinda Platt and Nick Buck

Consultation outline paper for discussionLTB 7

Drinks ReceptionLTB Foyer

Thursday 25 July Wednesday | Friday

Late Registration and RefreshmentsLTB Foyer

Parallel Sessions C

Survey AttritionLTB 8

Health, and Health ServicesLTB 3

Aspiration / PreferencesLTB 5

Morning RefreshmentsLTB Foyer

Keynote Address - Ann BerringtonLTB 7

Changing dynamics of young adults’ household transitions: what can we learn from BHPS and Understanding Society?

LunchLTB Foyer

Parallel Sessions D

Research from the Understanding Society’s Innovation PanelLTB 8

Investment in ChildrenLTB 5

Environment and CommutingLTB 3

Afternoon RefreshmentsLTB Foyer

Parallel Sessions E

Survey Response and Non-responseLTB 7

Wealth InequalitiesLTB 8

Conference dinner, Wivenhoe house hotel

For more information visit the Wivenhoe house hotel website

Friday 26 July Wednesday | Thursday

RefreshmentsLTB Foyer

Parallel Sessions F

Ethnic MinoritiesLTB 8

Measurement and AnalysisLTB 3

RefreshmentsLTB Foyer

Parallel Sessions G

Risky BehavioursLTB 8

UnemploymentLTB 5

Social Connections and Cultural GroupsLTB 3

Post-conference training event: An Introduction to Understanding SocietyLTB 7

Researchers interested in learning how to access and analyse Understanding Society data can register to attend a half-day training course on Friday July 26 at the University of Essex – More information

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