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Savings the key to happiness - not getting a big raise
Linking survey and Twitter data: informed consent, disclosure, security, and archiving
Luke Sloan, Curtis Jessop, Tarek Al Baghal, Matthew Williams
‘Consumption crunch’: Young people spending less than they did in 2001, research finds
George Bangham, Laura Gardiner, Fahmida Rahman, Stephen Clarke, Lindsay Judge
Young adults have less to spend on non-essentials, study says
George Bangham, Laura Gardiner, Fahmida Rahman, Stephen Clarke, Lindsay Judge
Pensioners now spend an extra £100-a-week on drinking and eating out, report finds
George Bangham, Laura Gardiner, Fahmida Rahman, Stephen Clarke, Lindsay Judge
Under-30s 'spend less than same age group in 2001'
George Bangham, Laura Gardiner, Fahmida Rahman, Stephen Clarke, Lindsay Judge
Moving a household panel survey to mixed mode: The experience of Understanding Society
Saving makes you happier than making a mint, says survey
Savings, not income, is the key to happiness
A shorter working week for everyone: how much paid work is needed for mental health and well-being?
Daiga Kamerāde, Senhu Wang, Brendan Burchell, Sarah Ursula Balderson, Adam Coutts
Ethnicity, gender and household effects on becoming NEET: an intersectional analysis
Carolina V. Zuccotti, Jacqueline O’Reilly
Stable traits but unstable measures? Identifying panel effects in self-reflective survey questions
Does participation in voluntary organizations protect against risky alcohol and tobacco use? Findings from the UK panel data
Maria K. Pavlova, Matthias Lühr, Maike Luhmann
The health effects of Sure Start
Sarah Cattan, Gabriella Conti, Christine Farquharson, Rita Ginja
An intergenerational audit for the UK
George Bangham, Laura Gardiner, Fahmida Rahman, Stephen Clarke, Lindsay Judge
A new family equilibrium? Changing dynamics between the gender division of labor and fertility in Great Britain, 1991–2017
Living lagom – challenging perceptions of wealth: a report by Cebr with Barclays
Persistent poverty in the UK and EU: 2017
Exploring generational differences of British ethnic minorities in smoking behavior, frequency of alcohol consumption, and dietary style
The dynamics of income inequality: the case of China in a comparative perspective
Tak Wing Chan, John Ermisch, Rob Gruijters
Intergenerational transmission and support for EU membership in the United Kingdom: the case of Brexit
Stuart Fox, Jennifer May Hampton, Esther Muddiman, Chris Taylor
Does the higher education expansion in the UK reduce the returns to education? A comparison of returning-from-work versus fresh out-of-school graduates
The moderating effect of childhood disadvantage on the associations between smoking and occupational exposure and lung function; a cross sectional analysis of the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS)
Caroline Carney, Michaela Benzeval
Understanding cultural omnivores: social and political attitudes
Data resource profile: Cohort and Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources (CLOSER)
Dara O’Neill, Michaela Benzeval, Andy Boyd, Lisa Calderwood, Cyrus Cooper