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Usage of the Understanding Society datasets

The content on this page is generated by users. Therefore the views expressed are those of the user and not necessarily those of the ESDS.

This page contains information from users who have downloaded the Understanding Society data and who have agreed to have their project information shared. Users can opt to be included or to amend the details held for them by changing their project registration details.

  • New psychometrics - Exploratory bifactor analysis – Dr Tim Croudace (University of York – Health Sciences). June 2012
    I perform exploratory and confirmatory bifactor analysis of ordinal response mood and feelings questionnaires in population samples using modern IRT methods and free analysis software.
    Other surveys used: NCDS APS HSE SHES.
  • Household subjective well being – Professor Jennifer Roberts (University of Sheffield – Economics). June 2012
    Exploring ways of measuring subjective well being at a household level. This requires the aggregation of individual measures of subjective well being for both adults and children in a household. The relationships between household subjective well being and material measures of well being will also be explored.

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Highlighted uses of these data

Introducing sociology students to quantitative research methods
Teaching using data from the General Household Survey and other datasets

Changing experiences of mid-life
Research using data from the British Household Panel Survey, Understanding Society and the General Household Survey

Other case studies using ESDS data
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