Volunteering during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2021)
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2021
The April 2021 ANUpoll, the seventh in the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods COVID-19 Impact monitoring program, collected data on volunteering and this can be combined with data on volunteering collected from the same group of individuals collected in late 2019 prior to COVID-19 and in…
Wellbeing and the environment – the impact of the bushfires and the pandemic
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Edwards, N & Makkai, T
Year published: 2021
The 2019/20 Australian Spring and Summer was one of the hottest on record, with bushfires (wildfires) devastating large parts of the Australian continent. The fires resulted in the loss of thousands of properties, deaths of civilians and firefighters, deaths of wildlife estimated to be in the…
A Review of Conceptual Approaches and Empirical Evidence on Probability and Nonprobability Sample Survey Research
Author/editor: Cornesse, C, Blom, A, Dutwin, D, Krosnick, J, De Leeuw, E, Legleye, S, Pasek, J, Pennay, D, Phillips, B, Sakshaug, J, Struminskaya, B & Wenz, A.
Year published: 2020
There is an ongoing debate in the survey research literature about whether and when probability and nonprobability sample surveys produce accurate estimates of a larger population. Statistical theory provides a justification for confidence in probability sampling as a function of the survey design…
Alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 period: May 2020
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M & Sollis, K
Year published: 2020
The aim of this paper is to analyse changes in alcohol consumption since the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. We show that the frequency of alcohol consumption during COVID-19 is slightly higher for males than it was 2-3 years previously, and substantially higher for females. While Australians are…
Australian’s views about COVID-19 policies: May 2020
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2020
There is vigorous debate about a range of COVID-19 specific policies as well as a discussion about what economic policies will be required as the immediate concerns about infection and mortality due to COVID-19 recede. In order to support this debate, this paper provides data on Australian’s views…
Australian’s views about COVID-19 policies: May 2020
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2020
There is vigorous debate about a range of COVID-19 specific policies as well as a discussion about what economic policies will be required as the immediate concerns about infection and mortality due to COVID-19 recede. In order to support this debate, this paper provides data on Australian’s views…
Changes in paid and unpaid activities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring labour supply and labour demand
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Gray, M, Jahromi & Marasinghe, D
Year published: 2020
This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the labour market and related outcomes of Australian adults at the time at which COVID-19 physical distancing restrictions are being lifted. Using data collected by the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods and data collected by the Australian Bureau…