Search Results for: impact

Simulating the consequences of adaptive survey design in two household panel studies

[…] provide a response, or a combination of these components. Both individual- and household-level targeting are considered. We assess the extent to which these adjustments to fieldwork efforts impact the response rates, sample representativity, and cost. We find that if the follow-up fieldwork effort were reduced by 25 percent the least detrimental strategy is where […]

Chronic illness and subjective well-being of family members -conference paper abstract-

[…] coupled with an absence of negative feelings. Little is known about levels of well-being in the context of adaptation to chronic illness. This paper will explore the impact of chronic illness on the well-being of family members. Methods Data come from wave 1 of Understanding Society, a new longitudinal UK-representative household panel survey. Subjective […]

‘Relabelling’ of individual retirement pension in Finland: application and behavioural responses using Finnish register data.

Using rich Finnish population level registers, we examine the impact of fusing a flexible early retirement pathway with a more stringent pathway, without changing eligibility conditions, socalled ‘relabelling’, on individual application behaviour. Our findings show that among affected cohorts the likelihood of applying for (successfully claiming) disability-related early retirement declined by 1.8 (1.5) percentage […]

The impact of devolution on experienced health and well-being

[…] specific needs of local citizens. We examine the case of a coordinated devolution across several public service sectors in Greater Manchester, England, in 2016. We estimate the impact on experienced health and well-being using Short-Form 12 scores from 13,938 adult respondents to the UK Household Longitudinal Survey between 2012 and 2020. We use difference-in-differences […]

Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study, University of Essex – written evidence (DCL0005). House of Lords Communications and Digital Select Committee inquiry ‘Digital exclusion and the cost of living’

[…] and supported by a number of government departments and devolved administrations. 2) Research using our data is relevant to the Committee’s question on the economic and social impact of digital exclusion in the UK. 3) Our main findings are about the social impact, primarily on the relationship between digital connectivity, mental health and civic […]

Using motivational statements in web-instrument design to reduce item-missing rates in a mixed-mode context

[…] questionnaires, including those used in mixed-mode surveys, generally produce higher levels of item nonresponse than interviewer administered questionnaires. Item nonresponse is generally seen as having a detrimental impact on data quality. The current study examines using motivational statements to reduce item nonresponse in a web survey component of a mixed-mode design. The effects of […]

The physical health of British adults with intellectual disability: cross sectional study

[…] self-rated health, multiple morbidity, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, obesity, measured grip strength, measured lung function and polypharmacy. Adjusting for between-group differences in age and gender had a marginal impact on these estimates. Further adjusting for between-group differences in socio-economic disadvantage and neighborhood quality had a more marked impact on estimates with the number of statistically […]

Inter-faith relationships in Great Britain: prevalence and implications for psychological well-being

[…] well-being, religious heterogeneity in a relationship may be detrimental. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of interfaith partnerships using the UK Household Longitudinal Study, and explore impact on well-being. Over one-fifth of individuals were in heterogeneous relationships, this was associated with greater psychological distress. The results suggest a need for further research into […]