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Survey Experience and Nonresponse in an Online Probability Panel: A Survival Analysis Open
We fit discrete time survival models to data from an online probability panel, where the outcome is the respondent first nonresponse to a survey invitation, following at least one previous survey completion. This approach has the advantage…
Does Local Area Social Mobility Affect Political Alienation? Open
While existing research has considered how individual-level social mobility experiences affect a person’s political outlook, less attention has been paid to how historic levels of social mobility in local areas influence political attitude…
Uncovering Digital Trace Data Biases: Tracking Undercoverage in Web Tracking Data Open
Digital trace data is an increasingly popular alternative to surveys, often considered as the gold standard. This study critically assesses the use of web tracking data to study online media exposure. Specifically, we focus on a critical e…
View article: The Efficacy of Propensity Score Matching for Separating Selection and Measurement Effects Across Different Survey Modes
The Efficacy of Propensity Score Matching for Separating Selection and Measurement Effects Across Different Survey Modes Open
Effective evaluation of data quality between data collected in different modes is complicated by the confounding of selection and measurement effects. This study evaluates the utility of propensity score matching (PSM) as a method that has…
Testing the cultural-invariance hypothesis: A global analysis of the relationship between scientific knowledge and attitudes to science Open
A substantial body of research has demonstrated that science knowledge is correlated with attitudes towards science, with most studies finding a positive relationship between the two constructs; people who are more knowledgeable about scie…
View article: Comparison of devices used to measure blood pressure, grip strength and lung function: A randomised cross-over study
Comparison of devices used to measure blood pressure, grip strength and lung function: A randomised cross-over study Open
Background Blood pressure, grip strength and lung function are frequently assessed in longitudinal population studies, but the measurement devices used differ between studies and within studies over time. We aimed to compare measurements a…
Ethnic differences in intergenerational housing mobility in England and Wales Open
Home ownership is the largest component of wealth for most households and its intergenerational transmission underpins the production and reproduction of economic inequalities across generations. Yet, little is currently known about ethnic…
Uncovering digital trace data biases: tracking undercoverage in web tracking data Open
In the digital age, understanding people’s online behaviours is vital. Digital trace data has emerged as a popular alternative to surveys, many times hailed as the gold standard. This study critically assesses the use of web tracking data …
Personality and Survey Satisficing Open
In this paper, we consider the role of personality as a component of motivation in promoting or inhibiting the tendency to exhibit the satisficing response styles of midpoint, straightlining, and Don’t Know responding. We assess whether re…
Selective schooling and social mobility in England Open
We assess whether changing from an academically selective to a comprehensive schooling system promotes social mobility, using England as a case study. Over a period of two decades, the share of pupils in academically selective schools in E…
View article: Inequalities in late adolescents’ educational experiences and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic
Inequalities in late adolescents’ educational experiences and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic Open
While the health risks of Covid-19 for young people are low, they have borne a heavy cost of the pandemic through intense disruption to their education and social lives. These effects have not been experienced equally across social and dem…
How survey mode affects estimates of the prevalence of gambling harm: a multisurvey study Open
Recent general population surveys have produced highly variable estimates of the extent of problem gambling in Great Britain, ranging from as low as 0.4% to as high at 2.7% of adults. This level of uncertainty over the true level of proble…
Spatial and social mobility in England and Wales: A sub‐national analysis of differences and trends over time Open
Recent studies of social mobility have documented that not only who your parents are, but also where you grow up, substantially influences subsequent life chances. We bring these two concepts together to study social mobility in England an…
View article: Pupils with graduate parents received an unfair advantage in their A-level results last year
Pupils with graduate parents received an unfair advantage in their A-level results last year Open
Following a disastrous attempt to assign pupil grades using a controversial algorithm, last year’s GCSE and A-level grades were eventually determined using Centre Assessed Grades. New evidence from a survey carried out by the UCL Centre fo…
The crucial relationship between a society’s trust in science and vaccine confidence Open
Vaccine hesitancy remains a problem. Patrick Sturgis (LSE), Ian Brunton-Smith (University of Surrey) and Jonathan Jackson (LSE) find that people who live in societies where trust in science is high are more confident about vaccination.
View article: Almost two-thirds of Black British young people would be reluctant to get a COVID vaccine
Almost two-thirds of Black British young people would be reluctant to get a COVID vaccine Open
We may need to vaccinate under-18s to get the pandemic under control. Patrick Sturgis (LSE), Lindsey Macmillan, Jake Anders and Gill Wyness (UCL Institute of Education) on the findings of a UCL CEPEO / LSE COVID-19 survey that shows a thir…
Selective Schooling Has Not Promoted Social Mobility in England Open
In this paper we use linked census data to assess whether an academically selective schooling system promotes social mobility, using England as a case study. Over a period of two decades, the share of pupils in academically selective schoo…
The demise of the survey? A research note on trends in the use of survey data in the social sciences, 1939 to 2015 Open
We assess the case for a decline in the use of survey data in the social sciences during a period in which conventional survey research has faced existential challenges to its ongoing feasibility and growing competition from new forms of ‘…
Police Legitimacy and the Norm to Cooperate: Using a Mixed Effects Location-Scale Model to Estimate the Strength of Social Norms at a Small Spatial Scale Open
Objectives Test whether cooperation with the police can be modelled as a place-based norm that varies in strength from one neighborhood to the next. Estimate whether perceived police legitimacy predicts an individual’s willingness to coope…
Lockdown scepticism is part of the Brexit divide Open
Who breaks lockdown rules, ask Patrick Sturgis, Jonathan Jackson and Jouni Kuha (LSE)? In this blog, they discuss lockdown compliance and lockdown scepticism on the basis of evidence from a new random sample survey.
View article: Homeschooling during lockdown deepens inequality
Homeschooling during lockdown deepens inequality Open
The inequalities arising from homeschooling during lockdown will exacerbate existing inequalities in education, write Jake Anders (UCL), Lindsey Macmillan (UCL), Patrick Sturgis (LSE), and Gill Wyness (UCL). Their study uncovers deep divis…
Estimating how many Britons have already had COVID-19 using self-reported data Open
Using a random sample survey and self-reported data on infection and symptoms, Patrick Sturgis and Jouni Kuha find a symptomatic infection rate in the general population of Great Britain of approximately 10% by the end of April.
Police Legitimacy and the Norm to Cooperate: Using a Mixed Effects Location-Scale Model to Estimate the Strength of Social Norms at a Small Spatial Scale Open
Objectives: Test whether cooperation with the police can be modelled as a placed-based norm that varies in strength from one neighborhood to the next. Estimate whether police legitimacy predicts willingness to cooperate in weak-norm neighb…
Was there a ‘Youthquake’ in the 2017 general election? Open
Studies using data from the British Election Study and the British Social Attitudes survey have concluded that the case for a significant rise in turnout amongst young people at the 2017 general election remains unproven. A limitation of t…
A reassessment of socio-economic gradients in child cognitive development using growth mixture models Open
Recent social and educational policy debate in the UK has been strongly influenced by studies that have found children’s cognitive developmental trajectories to be significantly affected by the socio-economic status of the households into …
Exploring New Statistical Frontiers at the Intersection of Survey Science and Big Data: Convergence at “BigSurv18” Open
Held in October 2018, The Big Data Meets Survey Science conference, also known as "BigSurv18," provided a first-of-its-kind opportunity for survey researchers, statisticians, computer scientists, and data scientists to convene under the sa…
View article: Do Interviewers Moderate the Effect of Monetary Incentives on Response Rates in Household Interview Surveys?
Do Interviewers Moderate the Effect of Monetary Incentives on Response Rates in Household Interview Surveys? Open
As citizens around the world become ever more reluctant to respond to survey interview requests, incentives are playing an increasingly important role in maintaining response rates. In face-to-face surveys, interviewers are the key conduit…