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What has happened to job quality in Britain? The effect of different weighting methods on labour market inequalities and changes using a UK Quality of Work (QoW) Index, 2012–2021
There has been a growth in the use of multidimensional job quality indices, yet the job quality agenda has had a limited impact on public policymaking. This has partly been attributed to disagreements over how to measure job quality and, in particular, weight different indicators of indices. A further reason is a tendency to […]
Do high minimum wages harm the progression of minimum wage workers? Evidence from the United Kingdom
Youth employment 2024 outlook
[…] into meaningful work. It reveals that the 1 in 8 young people across the UK are not in education, employment or training (‘NEET’), with poor mental health having the biggest impact on employment prospects. Responding to these findings, the report offers recommendations for action to move us towards better solutions, including improving access to apprenticeships.
Written evidence submitted by the Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Survey (ASC0029) [House of Commons. Health and Social Care Committee. Adult social care reform: the cost of inaction inquiry]
We have identified research which uses Understanding Society data which is relevant to the Committee’s questions on: * the impact of inaction on patients and the public / how people’s lives might change with social care reform * where is the cost of inaction felt the most * the contribution of adult social care […]
Wellbeing effects related to FCA interventions: report for the Financial Conduct Authority
This research, commissioned by the FCA, explores the potential impact of the FCA’s interventions on consumer wellbeing
Understanding Society Innovation Panel wave 16: results from methodological experiments and new data
[…] face-to-face first (with web as a follow-up mode); in both cases, telephone interviews were used as the third attempted mode. IP16 also continued ongoing experiments on the impact of incentives.As with prior waves, several other methodological experiments were included in the survey. Survey methods experiments / evaluations were conducted on: how to measure worries […]
Neighbourhood social cohesion, loneliness and multimorbidity: evidence from a UK longitudinal panel study
In the context of population ageing, multimorbidity is an increasingly prevalent public health issue that has a substantial impact on both individuals and healthcare systems. Alongside the literature looking at risk factors at the individual level, there is a growing body of research examining the role of neighbourhoods in the development of multimorbidity. However, […]
The impact of different types of social media use on the mental health of UK adults: longitudinal observational study
Multimorbidity clusters and their associations with health‑related quality of life in two UK cohorts
[…] HRQoL remained significant even after adjusting for number of LTCs. Conclusions: While higher LTC counts remain important, we have shown that MLTC cluster types also have an impact on HRQoL. Health service delivery planning and future intervention design and risk assessment of people with MLTCs should consider both LTC counts and MLTC clusters to […]