The relationship between COVID-19 policies and subjective wellbeing – August 2022
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Rehill, P
Year published: 2022
The aim of this paper is to examine the trends and determinants of wellbeing in Australia over the entire COVID-19 period, up to and including August 2022. In particular, we make use of multiple waves of the COVID-19 Impact Monitoring Survey data, focusing on the relationship between individual…
Tracking wellbeing outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (January 2022): Riding the Omicron wave
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2022
This paper provides a summary of COVID-19 and wellbeing data from the January 2022 ANUpoll, the tenth poll in the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods COVID-19 Impact Monitoring Survey program. The January 2022 survey collected data from 3,472 Australians aged 18 years and over. We show a…
Views on policy and politics on the eve of the 2022 Federal Election
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2022
This paper focuses on the views of Australians on politics and policy, just as the 2022 federal election campaign got underway. We use data from the April 2022 ANUpoll which collected data from 3,587 Australians aged 18 years and over. The data collection occurred between the 11th and 26th of April…
Volunteers and volunteering during the COVID-era in Australia
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2022
In 2021 the Federal Government announced the development of a National Strategy for Volunteering with the design of this strategy being led by Volunteering Australia. The ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods is undertaking research to support the development of the strategy, with this paper…
Wellbeing outcomes in Australia as lockdowns ease and cases increase – August 2022
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M & Rehill, P
Year published: 2022
On the 8th of August 2022, data collection began for the 12th wave the COVID-19 Impact Monitoring series, with a total of 3,510 responses collected between the 8th and 22nd of August. The aim of this paper is to examine the trends and determinants of wellbeing over the COVID-19 period, making use…
Who wants to get boosted? COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Australia in January 2022
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Sollis, K
Year published: 2022
In October 2021, the Australian Government commenced the rollout of COVID-19 booster vaccines, making them available to adults who had previously received two primary doses. Despite the wide availability of booster vaccines to eligible adults, take-up has remained relatively low. Using data from…
Application of behavioural insights to understand the Australian recall of Takata Airbags – Report 1
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Zhang, J
Year published: 2021
This report investigates consumer responses to the Takata recall. Despite a large and growing number of safety-related recalls globally, there is little quantitative research on variation in consumers’ compliance decision. Using both administrative data and survey data, we investigate vehicle-…