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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BIDCOFU Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The survey collected a sample of approximately 1,500 UK respondents in Prolific, an online platform collection that connects researchers with participants, who get paid cash for taking part in research. The sample is representative of the UK population with regards age, sex and ethnicity and should be available in August 2020.
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The survey was launched June 2020 and announced with the title “BIDCOFU Survey” with the following brief summary: This study is conducted by researchers from the University of Exeter. Participants will be asked to answer a set of questions on demographic patterns. This includes questions that may be sensitive, including but not limited to questions related to COVID-19, mental health and well-being, physical health and health-related behaviors, concerns and perceptions about COVID-19, its prevalence and lethality, expectations on COVID-19 and unemployment, employment and job characteristics, non-labor market time and changes, behaviors when going out, views on the effectiveness of masks.
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COCONEL for Coronavirus and Confinement: Longitudinal Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19COCONEL for Coronavirus and Confinement: Longitudinal survey, is an online survey deployed by the IFOP polling institute with a panel of a thousand people representative of the French adult population on various aspects of the COVID-19 crisis. Conducted by a consortium of researchers, the study aims to follow more specifically the psychological, emotional and behavioral response of the French population to the COVID-19 epidemic and to containment.
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The COCONEL survey is carried out online. Once a week, a sample of a thousand people, representative of the French adult population, is interviewed on the following aspects: housing conditions, job, child and educational continuity, neighborhood and feeling of isolation, containment and living conditions, opinions on containment, prognosis for the duration of the epidemic, sleep disturbances, signs of psychological distress, acceptability of a COVID-19 vaccine, prognosis for the duration of the epidemic (in French).
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Constance Homeoffice Study
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The study analyses 699 people who are currently working from home. The surveys were carried out at nine different times during the social and economic restrictions from March to May 2020 including eight subsequent diary studies. In terms of age and gender, the population of the respondents corresponds to the average of the German working population. First results of the survey showed that the perceived productivity and commitment of employees are promoted by working from home and that a large majority would like to continue to work partially on a mobile basis. However, a tendency towards overtime and associated exhaustion is also evident (in German).
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Corona Compass
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The Corona Compass study, conducted by infratest dimap, is based on a representative sample of the German population eligible to vote in Germany and with an online access. A standard set of questions includes, among other things, the extent to which corona infections are affected in the personal environment, the evaluation of government measures as a whole, the assessment of various individual measures by the state and of companies, the subjective risk assessment of infection, basic attitudes towards economic and political situation and other key indicators. The standard set has been expanded and modified several times recording the acceptance of new measures that are becoming increasingly important in the public discussion. In addition, the Corona Compass collects various questions from basic behavioral and social science research.
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As such, it is one of the few representative surveys of (family) well-being that exists for Germany. The COMPASS study has more observations and more information on families than other special well-being surveys taken during the COVID-19 crisis.
The data includes satisfaction in three areas that are important for the well-being of families, namely general life satisfaction, satisfaction with family life, and satisfaction with childcare. The data also includes detailed questions on whether individuals with dependent children in the household are affected by school and day care center closures, on the degree to which they feel restricted by public measures taken to contain COVID-19, and on the extent to which they work from home (in German).
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COVID-19 and Mental Health
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The University of Glasgow is leading a new study, into the mental health and wellbeing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in adults across the UK.
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COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO)
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The aim of the project is to repeatedly get an insight into how the population perceives the corona pandemic: how the “psychological situation” is emerging. The aim is to to monitor public perceptions of risk, protective and preparedness behaviors, public trust, as well as knowledge and misinformation to enable government spokespeople, the media, and health organizations to implement adequate responses. The study design allows rapid and adaptive monitoring of these variables over time and assessing the relations between risk perceptions, knowledge and misinformation to preparedness and protective behavior regarding COVID-19 in Germany.
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The study participants are invited through an online panel provider. Every week, a representative distribution of the N = 1,000 respondents between the ages of 18-74 is selected based on the census data from Germany. Wave 1 interviewed 977 people. Quotations are made according to age / gender (crossed) and federal state (uncrossed).
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COVID-19 Symptom Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The COVID-19 symptom surveys are designed to help researchers better monitor and forecast the spread of COVID-19. In partnership with University of Maryland and Carnegie Mellon University, Facebook users are invited to take surveys conducted by these two partner universities to self-report COVID-19-related symptoms.
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The questionnaire asks about current symptoms, access to testing, testing outcome, and contacts outside of their home. Other items included self-reported household financial outlookand indicators for nervousness, depression, and anxiety, adapted from the K10 scale. A 5 day “look back” period was used for mental health measures, in order to examine these constructs in a rapidly changing environment.
Non-public, non-aggregated US and non-US (daily) survey data are available after Facebook's and partner universities' approval.
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Employment and Life Effects COVID-19
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The Central Statistics Office, Ireland introduced a special module of questions into the Labour Force Survey (LFS) for Q2 2020 to provide insight into the effects of COVID-19 on people’s employment situation and their general well-being.
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EUCLID-Project Risk Perceptions & Behavior in the Context of the Current Coronavirus Outbreak
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19In response to the ongoing public health emergency due to the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 and the associated disease COVID-19) outbreak worldwide, the University of Konstanz developed an online survey “EUCLID” to track: 1. Subjective health & symptoms, 2. Perceived risk & outbreak related perceptions, 3. Protection motivation & behavior, 4. Expected future developments of the current outbreak.
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The online panel (Prolific Academic), was conducted with social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter), and email lists using a snowball system. Participation is voluntary and as compensation, participants could take part in a lottery. Data collection started February 02, 2020 as part of a student project.
The EUCLID study was carried out as part of the RiskDynamics (FOR 2374) research group funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the Center of Excellence Cluster for the Advanced Study of Collective Behavior at the University of Konstanz. The surveys are continued on an ongoing basis in 15 countries (July 2020).
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EUROFOUND Living, Working and COVID-19 Data
Open Access Full Texts Related to COVID-19Eurofound's e-survey, Living, working and COVID-19, to captures the most immediate changes during the pandemic and their impact, with the aim of helping to shape the response to this crisis. The survey looks at quality of life and well-being, with questions ranging from life satisfaction, happiness and optimism, to health and levels of trust in institutions. Respondents are also asked about their work situation, their work–life balance and level of teleworking during COVID-19. The survey also assesses the impact of the pandemic on people’s living conditions and financial situation.
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Family Life in Lockdown
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The project studies the personal and family consequences of mass-scale social isolation on individuals’ mental health and well-being caused by COVID-19.
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Through the lens of household and gender economic models, as well as language and discourse analysis, the project describes the alterations in the daily life of Italian and British citizens.
An online survey instrument was designed for adults and one for children that focus on understanding how the daily routine has been modified; what process has lead to the current division of labor within the household; the repercussions on personal well-being, family tension, beliefs and aspirations, risk attitudes, trust and cooperation within and outside of the household.
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Fraunhofer Coronavirus Home Office Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19On April 1, 2020, the Fraunhofer FIT started a home office survey. The aim is to find out how employees experience the situation and analyze where there is room for improvement in the future. Changes in time and learning processes over the duration should also be considered. First results have been published (in German).
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Gender Inequality in COVID-19 Times
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19It is a survey on approximately 1,500 UK respondents in Prolific, an online platform that connects researchers with participants, who get paid cash for taking part in research. Conditional on participating in the survey, the sample is representative of the UK population with regards age, sex and ethnicity. The survey was launched on 19 June 2020, three months after the beginning of the lockdown on the 23 March 2020, and the focus is on well-being, perceptions and behaviors in COVID-19 times.
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German Job Search Panel
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The German Job Search Panel is a longitudinal survey that follows people who register as job seeking over the course of up to two years. The focus of the survey is on job seekers’ well-being and health. An innovative survey app is used to allow for frequent measurement every month and for conducting the experience sampling method. The collected data may be linked to administrative records of the Federal Employment Agency, provided that people give their consent. A subsample of surveyed job seekers took part in hair sampling to measure their cortisol levels. In this report, we describe the sampling procedure, adjustments over the recruitment period and the collected data. We moreover examine selective participation in the panel. It turns out that high-skilled workers, young individuals and women were more likely to sign up. Age increases the probability to take part in the hair sampling. People working in East Germany were more likely to consent to the linkage of survey data and administrative records.
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Global COVID-19 Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The Global COVID-19 Survey is being used for tracking, monitoring, and analyzing global socio-behavioral trends to inform the COVID-19 global response. The study is done by the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. The purpose of this research is to analyze socio-behavioral aspects of outbreak control. The research will be used to inform national, regional and global health communication strategies and better inform response efforts. Participation in the online survey is voluntary.
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Healthcare Workers Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The Healthcare Workers Survey is a data collection tool designed to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the well-being and health of healthcare workers. The survey will be conducted in several countries. Participants will be asked to answer a set of questions on demographic, well-being and working patterns. This includes questions that may be sensitive, including but not limited to questions related to COVID-19. The Healthcare Workers Survey is conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge, University of Exeter and University of Glasgow.
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IAB BerO Study
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The study focuses on professional orientation and counseling at the upper levels of general education schools and is intended to examine the individual professional orientation and the study and career choice behavior of high school students based on this.
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The baseline survey (wave 1) was conducted as a paper-and-pencil interview (PAPI) in 214 schools in 8 of 16 German federal states. Students completed the questionnaire in school between September and November 2019 and were instructed by a professional data collection team. The follow-ups took place outside the school context as a computer-assisted web or telephone interview (CAWI/CATI). Students were interviewed from February to June 2020 (wave 2) during the first wave of infection with some students answering before and others after school closures. Survey wave 3 took place from November to January 2021 during the second COVID-19 wave.
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IAB-BAMF-SOEP COVID-19 Survey of Refugees (CSR)
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The CSR is being developed as a telephone survey intended to capture the effects of the Corona-Crisis on refugees living in Germany. The survey will be administered to participants of the IAB-BAMF-SOEP COVID-19 Survey of Refugees, a longitudinal household survey of refugees who arrived in Germany between 2013 and 2016. The main survey will be fielded in August 2020 pending unforeseen delays. However, given the high demand for timely data on this vulnerable population, the cooperating institutions decided to carry out the CSR before the main survey. In addition to items about the physical and mental health of the respondent and household members, the CSR questionnaire includes items concerning changes to labor market participation and earnings, childcare, time use, social life, and wellbeing due to the lockdown measures. Respondents also receive questions related to changes in language course participation and participation in further educational activities.
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KiCo and JuCo: Surveys of Young People and Parents During the Corona Pandemic
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19KiCo
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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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Parents During the Corona Crisis
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19A comprehensive overview on the combined effects of the corona crisis on parents, childcare, the labor market and the perspective of partners, has so far been lacking. The study ties in here and examines the effects of the Corona crisis on parents, taking into account both the family and the world of work. It closes a gap in current research on the Corona crisis.
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The study gives an overview of the magnitudes of parent groups affected by the closure of day-nurseries and schools and the changes in the labor market in the months of the lockdown. Four topics that achieved relevance during the crisis are also examined in more detail: parents in systemically relevant professions, working from home as a solution, division of labor between women and men, psychological consequences of the crisis for parents.
The study is based on special evaluations of the latest Microcensus from the German Federal Statistical Office (2018) and on a few special questions injected in German Internet Panel for the Mannheim Corona Study (in German).
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SHARE's COVID-19 Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The data collected with this questionnaire will allow examining in depth how the risk group of the older individuals is coping with the health-related and socioeconomic impact of COVID-19. The great advantage of these data will be the possibility to measure and interpret differences in a cross-country and a longitudinal dimension.
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Social Impact of COVID-19 Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The Social Impact of COVID-19 survey from the Central Statistics Office, Ireland was undertaken to measure the impact COVID-19 has had on Irish society in April 2020. This survey includes such topics as personal well-being, personal concerns related to COVID-19, changes in consumption behaviour and working life since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis.
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SOEP-CoV
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19A sample of more than 12,000 people has been interviewed by telephone for SOEP-CoV since the beginning of April. A second survey will take place if the infection rate has decreased significantly. The starting point for the surveys is the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). The samples are surveyed every two weeks (samples 1 to 5) or every week (samples 5 to 9) in order to record the chronological course of the crisis and the associated effects on private households. A total of 12,000 households were asked to participate in the "SOEP-CoV" study. At the beginning of the study, more households are surveyed than towards the end. With this design, the scientists take into account the assumption that the effects of the crisis are likely to be more severe at the beginning and to decrease over time (in German).
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The COPSY-Study
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The 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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The COVID-19 Household Impact Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The COVID-19 Household Impact Survey is a philanthropic effort to provide national and regional statistics about physical health, mental health, economic security, and social dynamics in the United States from the US Data Foundation.
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The Covid19 Impact Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The Covid19 Impact survey is assessing citizens feedback on four areas related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: social contact behavior, financial impact, working situation and health status. A total of 24 questions cover the areas of demographics, their home situation, social contact behavior, personal economic impact, their workplace situation and their health. The survey was responded to by 156,614 participants between the evening of March 28th and April 2nd, 2020.
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Understanding America Study
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19This page provides a summary of information and data from Understanding America Study surveys of attitudes and behaviors around the Novel Coronavirus pandemic in the United States. Currently two surveys are conducted, the UAS Understanding Coronavirus in America (“Covid”) Survey which includes a national bi-weekly long-form survey and a weekly Los Angeles County short-form survey. Reports, toplines, data, and documentation are provided for the full Wave 1 of the UAS Covid survey. Complete data sets for subsequent waves of the long, bi-weekly (national) and short, weekly (Los Angeles County) tracking surveys are posted here as they are completed.
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Understanding Society: COVID-19 Study
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19From April 2020 participants from the main Understanding Society (UK Household Longitudinal Study UKHLS) sample have been asked to complete a short web-survey (telephone version if internet not available). This survey covers the changing impact of the pandemic on the welfare of UK individuals, families and wider communities. Participants complete one survey a month, which includes core content designed to track changes, alongside variable content adapted each month as the coronavirus situation develops. Each survey takes around 20 minutes to complete.
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The survey forms an integral part of Understanding Society, a representative sample of UK households, with boost samples of Black and minority ethnic groups. Researchers can link data from the COVID-19 survey to answers respondents have given in past (and future) waves of the annual survey.
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COVID-19 and Mental Health Deterioration among BAME Groups in the UK
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COVID-19 and Mental Health of Individuals with Different Personalities
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Have Girls Been Left behind during the COVID-19 Pandemic? Gender Differences in Pandemic Effects on Children's Mental Wellbeing
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Labour Market Shocks during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Inequalities and Child Outcomes
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Search and Reallocation in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the UK
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Testing the Differential Impact of COVID-19 on Self-Employed Women and Men in the United Kingdom
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Socioeconomic Inequality in Psychological Distress in the UK: An Update
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The Psychological Gains from COVID-19 Vaccination: Who Benefits the Most?
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Unmet Health Care Need and Income-Related Horizontal Equity in Access during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Weather, Psychological Wellbeing and Mobility during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Who is Resilient in a Time of Crisis? The Importance of Financial and Non-Financial Resources
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Work, Care and Gender during the COVID-19 Crisis
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Working Parents, Financial Insecurity, and Child-Care: Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19
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University College London (UCL) COVID-19 Social Study
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The UCL COVID-19 Social Study is a large panel study of the psychological and social experiences of over 75,000 adults (aged 18+) in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study commenced on 21st March 2020 and involves online weekly data collection from participants for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. The study is not random and therefore is not representative of the UK population. But it does contain a well-stratified sample that was recruited using three primary approaches. First, snowballing was used, including promoting the study through existing networks and mailing lists (including large databases of adults who had previously consented to be involved in health research across the UK), print and digital media coverage, and social media. Second, more targeted recruitment was undertaken focusing on (i) individuals from a low-income background, (ii) individuals with no or few educational qualifications, and (iii) individuals who were unemployed. Third, the study was promoted via partnerships with third sector organizations to vulnerable groups, including adults with pre-existing mental health conditions, older adults, carers, and people experiencing domestic violence or abuse. The study was approved by the UCL Research Ethics Committee [12467/005] and all participants gave informed consent.
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