Jon Burton @jburton123@social.cleverlibre.org
Survey Manager for Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study -
@usociety
- here in a personal capacity
Joined Nov 2022
RT @PJTheEconomist
Now this is just ridiculous. Students will be around £1,000 a year worse off, next year and into the future, because maintenance loans are based on forecast inflation. Forecasts were much too low. They are not even due to be corrected. https://ifs.org.uk/news/cost-living-crisis-hit-students-harder-expected
RT @usociety
Our latest podcast has landed – @BrendanBurchell @CamSociology, @sarah_gis @YorkEnvironment and @grahamduxbury @groundworkuk talk about how our physical environment affects our wellbeing https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/podcasts/our-physical-environment
The latest wave of the UK Household Longitudinal Study @usociety can be downloaded from the UK Data Service. The release means that researchers can now track households in the UK from 1991 to 2021. https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/2022/11/29/understanding-society-wave-12-data-now-available
Jon Burton
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Hi everyone! I have recently moved here from Twitter as well.
I will mainly post about my work as a survey methodologist working @UtrechtUniversiteit
RT @iseressex
Here's why Universal Free School Meals would make such a difference to children, their families & the NHS - Dr Angus Holford writes in the Conversation @ESRC @jamieoliver @NuffieldFound @MiSoC_Essex https://theconversation.com/universal-free-school-meals-would-make-a-huge-difference-to-the-cost-of-living-crisis-heres-how-194781
RT @usociety
New teaching resources for KS4 students based on @rabe_b research on the impact of the pandemic on children's quality of life. Info article and teaching activities to download for using in sociology, economics or maths lessons.
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/2022/11/28/new-teaching-resource-for-secondary-school-students
@FUTURUMCareers
Jon Burton
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FUN FACT: It's little known that USB actually stands for Upside-down Stupid Bastard.
Jon Burton
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Starting to divide emails into main two categories:
1. “Okay, I’ll sort that out”
2. “Sounds like a January problem to me”
20 years of daily blogs - Warming Up by @Herring1967 - new readers have to start from the beginning to get the character arc https://richardherring.com/warmingup/
RT @usociety
“Black people in England are over three times more likely than white British people to experience homelessness” – new report using our data by @GlenBramley, Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Jill McIntyre, and Sarah Johnsen @ISPHERE_HWU @HeriotWattUni https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/2022/11/25/new-report-black-people-over-three-times-more-likely-to-experience-homelessness
RT @usociety
Research using Understanding Society travels far, here's research on teen mental health & digital access during Covid from @OrbenAmy @tom_metherell @E_M_McCormick @Tamsin_J_Ford & @SakSGhai reported in Kenya. Find the @Nature paper:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23899-y
New @usociety podcast out today - Our ageing population: In this episode we're discussing how the experience of ageing in the UK is changing, and for many worsening. @MattBCityQStep, Stephen Pudney @ScHARRSheffield, and @JemmaMouland @Ageing_Better
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/podcasts/our-ageing-population
Jon Burton
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Later I'm presenting at @PoWiMZ on political trust and redistribution preferences.
I don't know how to do a thread here yet, so here's a link to Twitter (sorry):
https://twitter.com/DanJDevine/status/1595330847820873728
And the abstract!
Jon Burton
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Time to introduce myself. Hello!
I'm an economist, writer and professional nerd. https://timharford.com/
I write books (The Undercover Economist, How To Make The World Add Up, etc).
I present "More or Less" on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service.
My FT column is called "The Undercover Economist"; it's been running since 2005.
I also present "Cautionary Tales", a podcast about learning from other people's mistakes.
Nice to be here.
Auto-enrolment in work-place pensions has closed the gap between those who save and those who don't - particularly affecting workers with mental health problems. Research by @KArulsamy & Liam Delaney using @usociety https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/2022/11/22/change-in-pensions-policy-ensures-savings-for-people-with-mental-health-issues
RT @CLScohorts
#Webinar 😕 Are you curious about using the @CLScohorts for your studies? What variables are included and what sort of research questions could you answer? Our 'Getting started' webinar is the perfect springboard for data users. Join us on 29 Nov: https://bit.ly/3gireDq
RT @usociety
Understanding Society Fellowship programme - funding for projects based on UKHLS data or methodological challenges. We're looking for our next Fellows to work on cross-country comparisons, youth non-response, & policy evaluations. Apply by 13 Dec.
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/2022/10/21/fellowship-applications-now-open
RT @usociety
Research from @tom_metherell @E_M_McCormick @Tamsin_J_Ford @OrbenAmy @SakSGhai on the links between computer access and #mentalhealth for teens during #Covid in @ConversationUK.
https://theconversation.com/young-people-without-access-to-a-computer-had-poorer-mental-health-during-the-pandemic-194651
RT @usociety
“It is not true that public support for disability is overly generous. If anything, it’s the opposite” – Stephen Pudney @ScHARRSheffield with a taster of next week’s podcast about our ageing population with Matt Barnes @CitySociology and @JemmaMouland @Ageing_Better
Survey Manager for Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study -
@usociety
- here in a personal capacity
Joined Nov 2022
