Data that gives context to the pandemic
This table lists studies that are currently investigating the impact of COVID-19, the topics they cover and further information from the agencies running them.
Some of these studies are not yet available through the UK Data Service. To keep updated with the latest COVID-19 data releases, please join our mailing list or follow @UKDataService for updates.
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Study name | Topics | Further information |
Opinions and Lifestyle |
diagnosis and symptoms |
ONS |
SN 8635 ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Covid-19 Module, 2020: Secure Access |
concerns about work |
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ONS Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, UK |
estimates of people testing positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in England |
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COVID-19 Survey in Five National Longitudinal Cohort Studies: Millennium Cohort Study, Next Steps, 1970 British Cohort Study and 1958 National Child Development Study, 1946 British birth cohort, NSHD. |
physical health (including COVID-19) |
UCL’s longitudinal |
Understanding Society |
coronavirus symptoms and test results |
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Understanding Society: COVID-19 Study, 2020: Special Licence Access, Census 2011 Lower Layer Super Output Areas |
This dataset contains Census 2011 Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA) geographic variables for each wave of the Understanding Society COVID-19 study A file is provided for each wave of the Understanding Society COVID-19 study to date containing the Census 2011 Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA) geographic variable and a personal identification serial number (pidp) for file matching to the main data in SN 8644. There are two types of waves: web waves have a file postfix of _w and telephone waves have a file postfix of _t. |
Access the data from the UK Data Service NB: These data have more restrictive access conditions than those available under the standard End User Licence |
Understanding Society: COVID-19 Study, 2020: Special Licence Access, Local Authority District |
This dataset contains Local Authority District geographic variables for the Understanding Society COVID-19 study. A file is provided for each wave of the Understanding Society COVID-19 study to date containing the Local Authority District geographic variable and a personal identification serial number (pidp) for file matching to the main data in SN 8644. There are two types of waves: web waves have a file postfix of _w and telephone waves have a file postfix of _t. |
Access the data from the UK Data Service NB: These data have more restrictive access conditions than those available under the standard End User Licence |
ONS: Coronavirus and crime in England and Wales: August 2020 |
Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on crime and people’s perceptions of crime during the April and May 2020 period of national lockdown. Trends in police recorded crime |
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Understanding Society: COVID-19 Study, 2020: Special Licence Access, School Codes |
This dataset contains school code variables for the Understanding Society COVID-19 study. Contains state school code, country of state school, private school name and private school town variables for both mother and father responses. A child personal identification serial number (pidp_c) is also provided for matching to the main data in SN 8644. |
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ELSA Covid-19 study |
experience of COVID-19 symptoms, illness, testing, and hospitalisation of the participant, their household, and people close to them |
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Estimating the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in Europe, model fit for Bayesian model 2020 |
Europe |
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Quarterly Labour Force Survey |
work history |
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ONS Time Use Survey - Coronavirus and how people spent their time under lockdown: 28 March to 26 April 2020 |
How the general population spent their time under lockdown |
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SN 8653 Business Impact of COVID-19 Survey, 2020: Secure Access |
Impact of COVID on how businesses turnover, workforce, prices, trade and resilience have been affected over a two week reference period |
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Listening to Young Lives at Work: COVID-19 Phone Survey, First Call, 2020 |
information about the household (roster, demographics) |
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Schools’ Responses to Covid-19: Key Findings from the Wave 1 and 2 Surveys, 2020 |
Specific diseases, disorders and medical conditions |
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SN 8689 Welfare at a (Social) Distance, 2020-2021: Wave 1 |
the UK benefits system during the Covid-19 pandemic |
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ONS Coronavirus and shielding of clinically extremely vulnerable people in England |
Age and gender of those asked to shield |
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ONS Coronavirus and homeworking in the UK |
Whether homeworkers work more or less hours than usual |
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ONS Coronavirus and the latest indicators for the UK economy and society |
Impact on business performance |
Specific datasets: |
Telephone Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW). NB: This data does not contain questions that specifically address COVID-19 but is a reformatting of an existing survey in response to the pandemic |
crime victimisation The normal face-to-face CSEW was suspended in March 2020 due to the pandemic and from May 2020 this interim telephone survey was launched in its place. It operates as a panel survey, with respondents interviewed every three months. It has a sample size of approximately 3,200 households per month. Not all CSEW questions are included due to time constraints and concerns around respondent safeguarding. |
More information in the ONS 'CSEW: update, latest data and findings' slides from the Crime Surveys User Conference 2020 |
Scottish Victimisation Telephone Survey (SVTS) (Variation on the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS)) NB: This data does not contain questions that specifically address COVID-19 but is a reformatting of an existing survey in response to the pandemic. |
Victim form The normal face-to-face SCJS was suspended in March 2020 and this interim telephone survey was launched in its place. It’s main aim is to capture victimisation. Interviews ran in September through to October, with 2,654 interviews completed. |
More information in the Scottish Government 'Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) update' slides from the Crime Surveys User Conference 2020 |
OTHER COVID-19 DATA PUBLISHERS
Office for National Statistics
NHS England
GOV.UK
Welsh Government
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