Living alone and mental health: parallel analyses in UK longitudinal population surveys and electronic health records prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background: People who live alone experience greater levels of mental illness; however, it is unclear whether the COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionately negative impact on this demographic. Objective: To describe the mental health gap between those who live alone and with others in the UK prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Self-reported […]

Parental leave policies: descriptive statistics report

Research carried out by Queen’s University Belfast assessing the impact of parental leave policies on a range of labour market outcomes for both men and women using the UK household longitudinal study for 12 consecutive waves, 2010-2021. The research is in three parts: a review of relevant literature, a descriptive analysis, and a regression analysis.

Parental leave policies: econometric analysis report

Research carried out by Queen’s University Belfast assessing the impact of parental leave policies on a range of labour market outcomes for both men and women using the UK household longitudinal study for 12 consecutive waves, 2010-2021. The research is in three parts: a review of relevant literature, a descriptive analysis, and a regression analysis.

Using GHQ-12 to screen mental health issues in people with emphysema

Although previous studies have investigated the presence of psychometric comorbidities in individuals with emphysema, our understanding of the impact of emphysema on general mental health and specific dimensions of mental health, such as social dysfunction and anhedonia, depression and anxiety, and loss of confidence, remains limited. This research aims to examine the influence of […]

When reality bites: local deaths and vaccine take-up

In this study, we investigate whether COVID-19 deaths that occurred before vaccination rollouts impact subsequent vaccination take-up. We use data on local vaccination rates and COVID-19-related deaths from England measured at high geographic granularity. We find that vaccination take-up as of November 2021 is positively associated with pre-vaccine COVID-19-related deaths, controlling for demographic, economic, […]

Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study, University of Essex – written evidence (UKH0026) [House of Lords. Built Environment Committee. Meeting the UK’s housing demand inquiry]

[…] Social Research Council and supported by a number of government departments and devolved administrations. In April 2020, we began a regular new survey to look at the impact of Covid-19 on the UK population. Research using our data has shown: 1) Home ownership levels have fallen, but buying a home is strongly influenced by […]

Genome-wide association study of long COVID

[…] suggesting a broader role for lung function in the pathophysiology of Long COVID. While we identify COVID-19 severity as a causal risk factor for Long COVID, the impact of the genetic risk factor located in the FOXP4 locus could not be solely explained by its association to severe COVID-19. Our findings further support the […]