Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Understanding Society, (UK Household Longitudinal Study), which began in 2009, is conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex and the survey research organisations Kantar Public and NatCen. It builds on and incorporates, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which began in 1991.

Understanding Society (UK Household Longitudinal Study), which began in 2009, is conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex and the survey research organisations Kantar Public and NatCen. It builds on and incorporates, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which began in 1991. The Understanding Society Innovation Panel Life Events Study, 2020, was a monthly survey of households from the Innovation Panel sample. The aim of the study was to test methods for collecting data about life events (such as new health conditions, pregnancy, job changes, residential moves, and partnership changes) close in time to when the events occur. The survey asked about the occurrence of events, details of the events, and implications for wellbeing, mental health, finances, and support networks. The survey started in February 2020 and was fielded monthly until January 2021. The recall period for each survey was the previous calendar month, that is, the survey collected data about life events from January to December 2020. Innovation Panel sample members in households that regularly used the internet were invited to a monthly web survey. The data can be linked to data on the same individuals from previous and future waves of the annual Innovation Panel interviews (SN 6849) using the personal identifier pidp. Co-funders In addition to the Economic and Social Research Council, co-funders for the study included the Department of Work and Pensions, the Department for Education, the Department for Transport, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, the Department for Community and Local Government, the Department of Health, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Assembly Government, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Department of Environment and Rural Affairs, and the Food Standards Agency. Suitable data analysis software These data are provided by the depositor in Stata format. Users are strongly advised to analyse them in Stata. Transfer to other formats may result in unforeseen issues.

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The Life Events survey contains information about life events including health conditions, pregnancy, changes in labour market activity, residential moves, and partnership changes, and their implications for wellbeing, mental health, finances, and support networks.

Sub-sample of the Innovation Panel study. See the User Guide for details of sampling.

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Web-based interview