UKHLS COVID-19 Survey, Serology results (UKHLS)#
Last modified: 28 Jul 2025
1. Summary#
The Wave 8 (March 2021) survey included COVID-19 antibody testing. Information on whether respondents consented to be sent the serology test kit, whether a kit was actually sent - as well as the results themselves - are included.
| Dataset Descriptor | Dataset-specific Information |
|---|---|
| Name of Dataset in TRE | UKHLS_ch_serology |
| 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, Serology results. UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC). https://doi.org/10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00346-06 |
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| Series | Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Survey & British Household Panel Survey (UKHLS) |
| Owner | University of Essex |
| Temporal Coverage | 04/2021 - 04/2021 |
| Keywords | Serology,Antibodies |
| Participants Invited | 8874 |
| Participant Count | 8874 |
| Number of variables | 19 |
| Number of observations | 8390 |
| Specific Restrictions to Data Use | None |
| Build a Data Request | https://explore.ukllc.ac.uk/ |
2. Version History#
| Version | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version Date | 18 Jan 2022 | 31 May 2022 | 21 Feb 2023 | 14 Jun 2023 |
| Number of Variables | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Number of Observations | 8874 | 8867 | 8845 | 8390 |
| DOI | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00346-02 | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00346-03 | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00346-05 | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00346-06 |
| Change Log | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00346-02/activities | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00346-03/activities | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00346-05/activities | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00346-06/activities |
3. Documentation#
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4. Useful Syntax#
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