CovidLife
Over 25,000 people have taken part in either CovidLife, TeenCovidLife or RuralCovidLife. Their support is helping us to begin understanding health and well-being. Data are available for research use.
Our CovidLife surveys launched in April 2020, over different time periods and under different UK regulations. If you'd like to take a look at when each survey was launched and how long it ran for, take a look at our timeline.
CovidLife
The CovidLife survey was launched on 17th April 2020 in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In our baseline survey, we asked ~18,000 people a series of questions about how COVID-19 measures had been affecting them. Our second survey was completed by ~11,000 volunteers and our third survey y ~10,000 volunteers.
We invited people over the age of 18 and living in the UK to take part. Our volunteers included over 13,000 members of the general public and over 4,000 Generation Scotland participants. They were asked questions about the impact of the pandemic on their health, well-being, social and work life and education. The survey was conducted online, using Qualtrics.
Data Dictionary
Questionnaires
If you would like to reuse any of the questions from our survey, please let us know. Please also contact us if you would like a Qualtrics version. You can email us at access@generationscotland.org
Reports
Initial results of CovidLife survey released
The second and third CovidLife surveys have been conducted and data is available for research use.
Data Note
After completion of the surveys, we created a data note detailing all the information available in our CovidLife surveys. You can read it in the link below.
Data Access
To gain access to CovidLife data, please complete the form below and pass this on to the Generation Scotland team at access@generationscotland.org.
TeenCovidLife
The TeenCovidLife survey was launched on 22nd May 2020. In our baseline survey, we asked ~5,500 young people a series of questions about how COVID-19 measures had been affecting them. Our second survey was completed by ~3,000 new and previous volunteers and out third survey by ~700 volunteers.
We invited young people aged 12-17 to get involved. They were asked questions about the impact of the pandemic on their school and home life, as well as their overall health and well-being. The survey was conducted online, using Qualtrics.
Data Dictionary
Questionnaires
If you would like to reuse any of the questions from our survey, please let us know. Please also contact us if you would like a Qualtrics version. You can email us at access@generationscotland.org.
Reports
TeenCovidLife: The results are in
TeenCovidLife: Survey 2 Results
We hope to invite young people to TeenCovidLife 3 in early summer.
Data Note
After completion of the surveys, we created a data note detailing all the information available in our TeenCovidLife surveys. You can read it in the link below.
Data Access
To gain access to TeenCovidLife data, please complete the form below and pass this on to the Generation Scotland team at access@generationscotland.org.
RuralCovidLife
The RuralCovidLife survey was launched on 14th October 2020. In our baseline survey, we asked ~3,000 rural Scottish volunteers, aged 16 and over, a series of questions about how COVID-19 measures had been affecting them. The questions were tailored and designed by people from rural communities. We did this to make sure we asked about topics relevant to our volunteers.
Data Dictionary
Questionnaire
If you would like to reuse any of the questions from our survey, please let us know. Please also contact us if you would like a Qualtrics version. You can email us at access@generationscotland.org.
Report
We have also published a report on the initial survey findings, which can be found in the link below:
Rural voices heard as first RuralCovidLife results published
This is the first in a series of surveys. Initial RuralCovidLife data is available for research use.
Data Note
After completion of the survey, we created a data note detailing all the information available in RuralCovidLife. You can read it in the link below.
RuralCovidLife: Study protocol and description of the data
Data Access
To gain access to RuralCovidLife data, please complete the form below and pass this on to the Generation Scotland team at access@generationscotland.org.