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The UK Household Longitudinal Study

Capturing life in the UK in the 21st century Understanding Society is the largest longitudinal household panel study of its kind and provides vital evidence on life changes and stability

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Our digital lives and our wellbeing

What does internet and smartphone use do to wellbeing, especially for the young?

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Lords Committee cites Understanding Society in home-working report

House of Lords Home-based Working Committee says working from home could support government plans to get people back into work

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Unpaid work – the missing link in the gender gap

Long read: unpaid work may affect health through its impact on employment

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Children’s worries include good grades and rising prices

Children’s average happiness is lower across six aspects of life in 2022/23 compared to 2009/10

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Latest research

Minority or migrant? loneliness among older immigrants in England

  1. Renee Reichl Luthra
  2. Claudia Brunori
  3. Alessandro Ferrara

Does the informal carer identification method matter? Evidence from self‑declaration and time diary approaches

  1. Sean Urwin
  2. Charles Smith
  3. Matt Sutton

Inequality in provider and patient-initiated healthcare cancellations during Covid-19

  1. Nikita Jacob
  2. Anastasia Arabadzhyan
  3. Panagiotis Kasteridis
  4. Anne Mason
  5. Nigel Rice

A causal order analysis of union membership and Labour Party proximity in the UK

  1. Marco Trentini
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Understanding Society in the media

Research using data from the Study is frequently featured in the media.

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Working from home could get people back into work
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Exact amount of money to save to cope with unexpected bill rises
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Savings expert urges people to save £10 a month for crucial reason
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