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Governments promote self-employment, but does it drive job growth?
The latest wave of Understanding Society is now available
The tax/benefit microsimulation model can now be powered by Understanding Society data
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The sharp increase in labour participation among older women has affected the informal care they were previously providing to their older parents
Understanding Society launches 12th annual Insights report, showcasing research on health, work, and the cost of living
The latest wave of the UKHLS dataset can be downloaded from the UK Data Service
The increase in the state pension age hasn't changed the age that people plan to retire.
Our Annual Report shows how Understanding Society grew in 2021.
Download Study data from 2020 in our new calendar year dataset.
New analysis has shown that there has been no decline in some rates of social mobility for decades, and the UK has good rates when compared internationally.
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.
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Workers exposed to workplace digitalisation become more supportive of the Conservatives and of the incumbent government.
Course in July for business, trade unions and regulators on using the Study to examine changing lives
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The Economic and Social Research Council is the primary funder of the study The Study is led by a team at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex.
