Welcome to Understanding Society

A world class survey funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and run by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), Understanding Society is tracking the lives of 100,000 people every year as they respond to regional, national and international change. 
The survey will map the social landscape as the country recovers from the deepest recession for sixty years. It will tell us about our working lives, relationships, health, our finances and neighbourhoods and much, much more.

The study will link different aspects of people’s lives, how losing your job affects health or the influence of your child’s friends on their career choices.