Covid-19 Social Study
The COVID-19 Social Study was designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to track in real time the psychological and social impact of the virus on residents of the United Kingdom over the age of 18. The study involved a multi-faceted recruitment strategy, focusing on groups that were anticipated to be underrepresented. Over the two years of the study, over 70,000 participants completed more than 1.2 million surveys.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
72,727 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2020
Primary Institutions
University College London (UCL)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Nuffield Foundation
UK Research and Innovation
Wellcome Trust
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
