While the spread of digital technologies and the growth of associated atypical forms of work are attracting increasing attention, little is known about the impact of these new forms of work on psychological well-being. This paper examines the effect of Uber diffusion on the mental health of drivers, taking advantage of the rollout of […]

[…] investigated the extent to which an event of a sibling leaving is associated with one’s decision to leave the parental home and how demographic sibling characteristics may impact on the association. We also tested whether the number of siblings who left the parental home first is related to one’s timing of leaving. Using data […]

[…] it in individual interviews from the UK Understanding Society household panel. We find that sequencing of the two versions of EQ-5D within an interview has a significant impact not only on the resulting data but also on the estimated mapping models. We illustrate the non-negligible effects in two real-world cost-effectiveness examples and discuss the […]

[…] among those with school-age children in the home. Limitations: A non-specific measure of mental health symptoms was utilized and it was not possible to separate the potential impact of the pandemic from other changes occurring in tandem within the study period. Conclusion: Clinically significant distress rose during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic […]

[…] characteristics (pay, hours, status, etc) with employer records. The survey also contained an experiment to test alternative dependent interviewing strategies, and compare them with traditional independent interviewing, in terms of impact on validity and accuracy. The data currently deposited at the UK Data Archive are the household survey and the validation data collected from employers.