UKHLS COVID-19 Survey, Wave 8 (UKHLS)#
Last modified: 28 Jul 2025
1. Summary#
The 20 minute web-based questionnaire included core content repeated at each data collection to track changes through the pandemic, as well as rotating content. It builds on the longitudinal strengths of Understanding Society, and links to data we have collected before or will collect in the future and is enhanced by the household structure of the Study. It was designed to complement existing Understanding Society content.
| Dataset Descriptor | Dataset-specific Information |
|---|---|
| Name of Dataset in TRE | UKHLS_ch_indresp_w |
| Citation (APA) | University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research. (2023). Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Survey & British Household Panel Survey (UKHLS): UKHLS COVID-19 Survey, Wave 8. UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC). https://doi.org/10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00345-06 |
| Download Citation | Citeproc JSON BibTeX RIS |
| Series | Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Survey & British Household Panel Survey (UKHLS) |
| Owner | University of Essex |
| Temporal Coverage | 04/2021 - 04/2021 |
| Keywords | Household composition,Coronavirus illness,Long-term health conditions management,GHQ,Loneliness,Employment |
| Participants Invited | 8935 |
| Participant Count | 8935 |
| Number of variables | 877 |
| Number of observations | 8390 |
| Specific Restrictions to Data Use | None |
| Build a Data Request | https://explore.ukllc.ac.uk/ |
2. Version History#
| Version | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version Date | 01 Nov 2021 | 18 Jan 2022 | 31 May 2022 | 21 Feb 2023 | 14 Jun 2023 |
| Number of Variables | 876 | 877 | 877 | 877 | 877 |
| Number of Observations | 8935 | 8873 | 8866 | 8844 | 8390 |
| DOI | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00345-01 | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00345-02 | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00345-03 | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00345-05 | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00345-06 |
| Change Log | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00345-01/activities | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00345-02/activities | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00345-03/activities | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00345-05/activities | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00345-06/activities |
3. Documentation#
We are currently building a documentation storage system which will host useful documents related to datasets and data owners. We will surface these documents on Guidebook.
4. Useful Syntax#
Below we will include syntax that may be helpful to other researchers in the UK LLC TRE. For longer scripts, we will include a snippet of the code plus a link to Git where you can find the full scripts.