Index terms - Understanding Society

Our Index Terms cover all the thematic areas in the Study. Use the Index to identify the variables most relevant to your research interests and to find other variables with related data throughout the dataset.

Education (701)
- Career advice (1)
- Education consent (30)
- Educational aspirations (74)
  - Higher education expectations (42)
    Expected earnings (16)
    Expected loans (2)
    Expected tuition (2)
    University expectations (22)
  - Parental expectations (16)
- Educational background (56)
  - Country of education (8)
- Educational levels (247)
  - Academic qualifications (156)
    Further education (47)
    Higher education (7)
    Secondary education (103)
  - National school tests (24)
  - Vocational qualifications (59)
    Apprenticeships (7)
- Educational participation (54)
  - Educational financial support (21)
  - Enrolment history (33)
- Educational status (27)
- Full-time student (8)
- Non-UK educational qualifications (8)
- Parental education (2)
- Primary school (8)
  - Enrolment history (2)
- Special education (3)
- Training schemes (171)
  - Training participation (88)
    Enrolment history (32)
    Training financial support (21)
  - Training qualifications (83)
    Further education (33)
    Higher education (2)
    Secondary education (28)
    Vocational qualifications (14)
- Tutoring (12)
Employment (1624)
- Commuting behaviour (40)
  - Alternative transport modes (1)
  - Barriers to commuting (6)
  - Carbon emissions (1)
  - Commuting patterns (18)
    Distance and time (2)
    Mode of travel (12)
    Parking access (2)
    Work location (2)
  - Remote working (2)
  - Service quality (1)
  - Willingness to commute (12)
    Active transport (2)
    Other transport (1)
    Public transport (3)
    Shared or private options (6)
- Current job (129)
- Discrimination (8)
- Employment conditions (348)
  - Job promotion (7)
  - Job security (1)
  - Leave (21)
  - Overtime pay (17)
  - Retirement (142)
    Pensions (68)
    Occupations (2)
    Standard occupational classification (SOC) (2)
  - Wages (92)
  - Working time arrangement (68)
- Employment consent (1)
- Employment history (168)
- Employment services (1)
- Employment status (100)
  - Employer (4)
  - Supervisory status (16)
  - Type of employment (11)
  - Voluntary work (3)
- Gig economy (11)
  - Earnings (3)
  - Job characteristics (3)
  - Working hours (2)
- Income (49)
  - Benefits (16)
    Allowance (5)
    Pensions (3)
    Tax credit (4)
    Unemployment (5)
  - Household labour income (18)
  - Household pension income (6)
  - Labour income (9)
- Interview characteristics and conditions (ICC) (19)
- Job aspirations (31)
  - Occupations (6)
    National statistics socio-economic classification (NS-SEC) (1)
    Standard occupational classification (SOC) (5)
  - Work values (12)
- Job search (17)
  - Occupations (1)
    Standard occupational classification (SOC) (1)
- Parents employment status (51)
- Returning to work (13)
- Second job (9)
- Self-employment (140)
  - Commuting behaviour (11)
    Commuting patterns (11)
    Distance and time (4)
    Mode of travel (7)
  - Earnings (37)
  - Employment history (7)
  - Employment spell (2)
  - Income support scheme (SEISS) (15)
  - Job satisfaction (6)
  - Occupations (2)
  - Pensions (1)
  - Type of employment (1)
  - Working hours (52)
- Training and development (266)
  - Educational background (14)
  - Educational levels (63)
    Academic qualifications (54)
    Further education (30)
    Secondary education (24)
    Vocational qualifications (6)
  - Educational participation (24)
    Educational financial support (6)
    Enrolment history (18)
  - Training schemes (165)
    Training participation (82)
    Enrolment history (29)
    Training financial support (21)
    Training qualifications (83)
    Further education (33)
    Higher education (2)
    Secondary education (28)
    Vocational qualifications (14)
    Apprenticeships (2)
- Unemployment (49)
- Working conditions (124)
  - Flexible arrangements (2)
  - Job expectations (35)
  - Job preferences (18)
  - Job satisfaction (22)
  - Technology use (3)
  - Work autonomy (6)
  - Work illness (1)
  - Workplace (30)
    Workplace composition (13)
- Youth employment (51)
  - Earnings (5)
  - Employment conditions (3)
    Working time arrangement (3)
  - Expected earnings (8)
  - Job satisfaction (9)
  - Occupations (12)
    National statistics socio-economic classification (NS-SEC) (1)
    Standard occupational classification (SOC) (11)
  - Second job (6)
    Occupations (6)
    Standard occupational classification (SOC) (6)
  - Working hours (8)
Health and well-being (868)
- Activities of Daily Living (54)
  - Daily Activities (25)
  - Personal Hygiene (6)
  - Walking (23)
- Child Health (24)
- Covid-19 (24)
- Environmental Exposure (3)
  - Exposure to Noise (3)
- Health Conditions (79)
  - Disabilities (7)
  - Personal Health Conditions (71)
- Health Service Use (72)
- Lifestyle and Health (234)
  - Nutrition and Exercise (98)
    Exercise (51)
    Healthy Eating (26)
    Physical Measurements (21)
  - Quality of Life (34)
    General Health (2)
  - Substance Use (102)
    Alcohol Use (32)
    Drug Use (25)
    Health Behaviours (15)
    Alcohol Use (5)
    Smoking/Vaping (10)
    Smoking/Vaping (30)
- Mental Health (54)
- Oral Health (3)
- Psychological Well-Being (142)
  - Discrimination (64)
    Bullying (17)
    Harassment (31)
  - Psychological Assessment (78)
    Life Satisfaction (5)
- Reproductive Health (78)
  - Childbirth (56)
    Live Birth (45)
    Miscarriage/Still-Births (2)
    Multiple Births (6)
  - Fertility (9)
    Fertility Treatment (4)
  - Pregnancy (13)
    Health Behaviours (Pregnancy) (9)
    Alcohol Use (4)
    Smoking (5)
- Sleep (25)
- Social Care (94)
  - Care of the Elderly (84)
  - Informal Care (10)
Transport and environment (203)
- Beliefs about changes (13)
  - Environmental values (2)
  - Perceived barriers (7)
  - Perceived responsibility (3)
  - Perceived solutions (1)
- Climate relevant beliefs (12)
  - Perceived consequences (8)
  - Perceived control (2)
  - Perceived urgency (2)
- Commuting behaviour (42)
  - Alternative transport modes (1)
  - Barriers to commuting (6)
  - Commuting patterns (21)
    Distance and time (6)
    Mode of travel (11)
    Parking access (2)
    Work location (2)
  - Remote working (2)
  - Willingness to commute (12)
    Active transport (2)
    Other transport (1)
    Public transport (3)
    Shared or private options (6)
- Diet behaviour (11)
  - Food consumption (8)
  - Food purchasing behaviour (3)
- Energy use (33)
  - Consumer durables (1)
    Appliances (1)
    Electronics (1)
  - Dwelling size and composition (9)
  - Household fuel (23)
    Energy cost (19)
    Fuel type or heating source (4)
- Environmental activities (4)
- Environmental behaviour (23)
  - Energy-saving behaviour (9)
  - Low-carbon transport (4)
  - Resource-saving behaviour (3)
  - Sustainable consumption (7)
- Environmental concerns (8)
  - Carbon emissions (2)
  - Environmental crisis perception (4)
  - Global environmental concerns (2)
- Environmental lifestyle (8)
  - Beliefs about impact (2)
  - Emotional evaluation (1)
  - Lifestyle attitudes (3)
  - Willingness to pay (2)
- Interview characteristics and conditions (ICC) (1)
- Pollution (2)
- Recycling behaviour (11)
  - Recycling infrastructure (1)
    Local authority scheme (1)
  - Recycling practices (10)
    Glass recycling (3)
    Household sorting behaviour (2)
    Organic waste recycling (1)
    Paper recycling (2)
    Plastic recycling (2)
- Renewable energy (4)
  - Solar electricity (1)
  - Solar heating (1)
  - Wind electricity (1)
- Transport attitudes (5)
- Transport behaviour (15)
  - Air travel (4)
  - Barriers to active travel (2)
  - Distance travel (1)
  - Frequency of travel (6)
  - Mobility services (1)
  - Vehicle preferences (1)
- Transport in local area (3)
  - Barriers to access (1)
  - Service quality (2)
- Vehicle access (8)
  - Vehicle capacity (4)
  - Vehicle characteristics (3)
    Engine size (1)
    Type of fuel (1)
    Vehicle age (1)

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