How Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Journal Article

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Publication date

June 2, 2020

Summary:

Understanding Society is a household panel survey with continuous fieldwork (monthly samples) using a mixed mode design. Prior to March 2020, around half of all interviews were carried out face-to-face, amounting to around 1,150 interviews per month. This article outlines how the survey rapidly transitioned to a protocol without face-to-face interviews and presents some initial indicators of the impact of the change on field outcomes.

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Survey Research Methods

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Volume: 14 , p.235 -239

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https://doi.org/10.18148/srm/2020.v14i2.7746

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