[…] 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 […]

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, […]

[…] 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 […]

[…] subgroups that may be under-represented in, or missing entirely from, UK population surveys. I do not attempt to quantify the extent of under-representation or to evaluate the impact that this may have on survey estimates. Instead, I attempt to provide a framework for considering the problem: for identifying the groups of interest, for understanding […]

[…] downward mobility – i.e. benefiting from a ‘glass floor effect’. We identify abilities in terms of both educational attainment and cognitive skills. Our study estimates separately the impact of salariat (upper service class) and semi-professional–technical (lower service class) origins. The motivation behind this comparison is that we should expect parents from the upper service […]

[…] have lasted longer for non-carers. For both groups, HRQoL became comparable to the non-bereaved population around 3 years after bereavement. Conclusions: Bereavement has a statistically significant negative impact on HRQoL in the short-term, for both carers and non-carers. However, the effect size is small and is not sustained, suggesting that including bereavement in economic […]

[…] adds new insights by combining survey and administrative data. This has allowed us to reach a more detailed and sophisticated understanding about the root causes of disadvantage and their impact on the outcomes of children in families where no parent is working. Note: Uses Understanding Society: Linked Education Administrative Datasets – National Pupil Database NPD