The Office for National Statistics has found that children in Asian households are 2.5 times more likely to live in a household which earns £12k or less before bills.
Latest wave of Understanding Society coronavirus study now available
Understanding Society has launched its tenth Insights report, celebrating 10 waves of data
New analysis shows that a variety of factors influence whether people want to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
New research using Understanding Society has found that the first Covid lockdown saw more people reporting common mental health disorders.
Funded by the Forces in Mind Trust and The National Lottery Community Fund, the aim of the project was to better understand the mental health and treatment needs of ex-military personnel in the UK.
The latest wave of the Understanding Society coronavirus study is now available from the UK Data Service.
The Brexit decision has lessened the sense of discrimination and frustration felt by Non-EU immigrants, particularly since their visa restrictions have been enforced from 2010 by the UK government.
10-year celebrations to feature series of themed online events
Join Understanding Society for a week of online debates exploring policy in a 'post-Covid' world.
Education data from the English National Pupil Database has been linked to Understanding Society.
Understanding Society has reached the milestone of 10 waves of data!
During the coronavirus pandemic much of the population have been ‘staying home to save lives’, but this has meant many people have been stuck living in poor housing conditions.
Furlough protects wellbeing for people in insecure jobs
The furlough scheme has allowed many couples the time and flexibility for a better work-life balance, strengthening their relationships.
We're looking for papers for our first mini-conference
The next waves of the COVID-19 web survey will be fielded in 2021. We welcome your views on key questions we should ask of participants next year.
Complete our short survey to help improve the support we give to data users.
New research shows that almost one-third of fathers believe that flexible working arrangements are unavailable to them.
A new teaching resource using data from Understanding Society.
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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.
