Understanding Society – The UK Household Longitudinal Survey: A Resource for Demographers

Living alone and psychological well-being in mid-life: does partnership history matter?

“…Interviews for the first round of data collection, used here, were carried out in 2009 and 2010. In total, 30 169 households provided a productive interview and 50 994 adults completed the individual questionnaire 19. The first-wave household response rate among eligible households is 58% in the general population (GP) sample and 52% in the ethnic minority boost (EMB) sample.…”

Exploring evidence for a prospective relationship between common mental disorder and meeting residential mobility preferences

“…Co-residents of permanent members are also interviewed so long as they are living with a permanent member at the time of interview. The data collection period for each wave spans 24 months thus there is overlap in data collection period for each wave (McFall, 2013). An ethnic minority boost sample (EMBS) of approximately 4,000 households is included and from wave 2, participants of the British Household Panel Survey were also included.…”

Partnership patterns and homeownership: a cross-country comparison of Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

“…Thus, for the UK, the analysis draws on the United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study, also known as Understanding Society (UoS) (McFall, 2013). Launched in 2009, UoS was designed to provide high-quality longitudinal data on topics including work, income, education, family and social life.…”