Data Resources on the COVID-19 Pandemic

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A number of national and international research projects are currently underway that empirically record the economic and social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The collection is wide and ranges from snapshots of surveys with self-selected samples, representative surveys, longitudinal studies, experiments, etc..
IZA’s Research Data Center (IDSC) collects and curates the information on such new initiatives. Projects with high research output based on number of IZA Discussion Papers or otherwise are promoted especially as “featured resources” on the top of our website.
Please contact the IDSC of IZA for any suggestions of further content at idsc@iza.org.

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  • First Insights into the Quality of Homeschooling

    Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19

    Parents and their school-age children and adolescents have been facing home schooling for over two months. Even if there are currently easements, these only affect selected grades and the lessons are still very reduced and predominantly at home.
    Scientists from the Universities of Dortmund and Marburg are conducting a study on the quality of home schooling which has a focus on the following topics: organisation and quality of homeschooling, school subjects, technical options for online lessons, frequency of lessons via video conference, personal contact between teachers and the children and communication means. First results are published in German.

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    Types: (Household) Survey Last updated at: 06/05/2020
    Keywords: children digital learning digital teaching digitization Germany home schooling school
    children , digital learning , digital teaching , digitization , Germany , home schooling , school (Household) Survey 1591354294

  • KiCo and JuCo: Surveys of Young People and Parents During the Corona Pandemic

    Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19

    KiCo
    Research teams from the Universities of Hildesheim and Frankfurt surveyed parents with children under the age of 15. The measures to contain the corona pandemic have changed the everyday life of many families to a considerable extent. How parents and their children feel about it, what their current well-being is, what characterizes their everyday life, how the fit with the rules of daycare, school opening and also employers are - these are the core questions of the online survey "KiCo", which in the Period from April 24th, 2020 - May 3rd, 2020. Over 25,000 people answered at least 95 percent of the questionnaire in this short time and took a lot of time with it.
    JuCo
    With the JuCo study, young people and young adults between the ages of 15 and 30 should be reached. It's about subjective assessments in various areas, but also about the collection of objective data such as technical equipment. Questions about the current experience at home and in the family, the handling of contact restrictions and satisfaction with it, and the prepandemic perception along the way were central for the survey. Also the following questions were depicted: What are the living conditions, what existential requirements for mastering the new life situation there is? What worries do young people have, and how do they continue to communicate with friends? Over 5,000 adolescents and young adults answered the questionnaire.

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    Types: (Household) Survey Chart Tables Last updated at: 06/03/2020
    Keywords: child care children education employer family Germany social contacts social distancing social network subjective well-being youth
    child care , children , education , employer , family , Germany , social contacts , social distancing , social network , subjective well-being , youth (Household) Survey , Chart , Tables 1591185958

  • Social Attitudes and Psychological Health in COVID-19 Pandemic Health Survey

    Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19

    The Social Attitudes and Psychological Health in COVID-19 Pandemic Health Survey was administered in March 6-12, 2020, to a population of adults 16 years and older, residing in 31 provinces, municipalities, or autonomous regions of China with 1,952 responses. In addition to recording demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, the survey collected data on COVID-19 related psychological responses, social attitudes, self-assessed health, and mental health measures (life satisfaction, happiness, and depression).

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    Types: (Household) Survey Last updated at: 03/21/2022
    Keywords: adolescents attitudes China COVID-19 depression happiness health behaviour mental health satisfaction
    adolescents , attitudes , China , COVID-19 , depression , happiness , health behaviour , mental health , satisfaction (Household) Survey 1647883673

  • The COPSY-Study

    Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19

    The COPSY study examines the effects and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of children and adolescents in Germany. An additional goal of the COPSY study is to identify influencing factors that promote the mental health of children and adolescents in this crisis situation. From this, recommendations and strategies for prevention and intervention measures are to be derived promoting the mental health of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the nationwide COPSY study, an extensive online survey on the mental health of children and adolescents and their families is carried out. A total of 1,000 11 to 17 year old children and adolescents as well as 1,500 parents of 7 to 17 children and adolescents are interviewed. The online questionnaire includes questions about how children deal with the crisis situation, questions about school, friends and family, about psychological problems such as anxiety and depression and about psychosomatic complaints. The family environment, media consumption and eating habits are also examined (in German).

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    Types: (Household) Survey Last updated at: 07/10/2020
    Keywords: adolescents COVID-19 family family climate Germany mental health parents school screen use social distancing subjective well-being youth youth schooling
    adolescents , COVID-19 , family , family climate , Germany , mental health , parents , school , screen use , social distancing , subjective well-being , youth , youth schooling (Household) Survey 1594379930