The use of QR codes to identify COVID-19 contacts and the role of data trust and data privacy
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Gray, M & Sollis, K
Year published: 2021
The aim of this paper is to provide an update on attitudes of the general public to data privacy during the COVID-19 period, as well as the factors associated with the use of QR codes and other government apps/web-sites for contact tracing purposes. We find that there has been a small decline in…
Tracking outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (January 2021) – Cautious optimism
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2021
This paper uses data from the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods COVID-19 Impact Monitoring program to examine the wellbeing of the Australian adult population in January 2021 and how this compares to wellbeing prior to COVID-19 and during the first year of the pandemic impacting Australia…
Tracking wellbeing outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2021): Continued social and economic recovery and resilience
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2021
The aim of this paper is to summarise economic and social wellbeing data from the April 2021 ANUpoll, the seventh in the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods Impact Monitoring Survey program. We find remarkable levels of resilience in Australian society and the economy, with life satisfaction…
Tracking wellbeing outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (August 2021): Lockdown blues
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2021
The aim of this paper is to summarise economic and social wellbeing data from the August 2021 ANUpoll, the eighth in the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods Impact Monitoring Survey program. Since April 2021 there have been declines in life satisfaction, worsening in psychological distress…
Tracking wellbeing outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (October 2021): Putting the worst behind us?
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2021
This paper explores the views, outcomes, and attitudes of Australians at a time when the south-east of the country was starting to emerge from lockdown, and vaccination rates were approaching thresholds allowing for a greater easing of restrictions. The analysis is based on the October 2021 wave of…
Vaccine willingness and concerns in Australia: August 2020 to April 2021
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M & Sollis, K
Year published: 2021
This paper reports data collected in April 2021 on Australian’s vaccine willingness and concerns, with a total sample size of 3,286 adult Australians, comparing results from responses from the same individuals in January 2021 and August 2020. The paper shows that although vaccine willingness has…
Views and experience of the aged care system in Australia – April 2021
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Makkai, T
Year published: 2021
In April 2021, the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods conducted an ANUpoll with a focus on the views and experiences of the aged care system. In this paper we look at the distribution and impact of caring responsibilities, confidence in the aged care system, views on future caring…