Table 1. Outcomes and data sources.
Outcome domain | Collected through | Specific measures |
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Wellbeing/ psychological Wellbeing | Survey Data | Categorical indicators of frequency of emotional states, level of anxiety, happiness, feelings of positivity, including an open-ended question |
Financial literacy/ security | Survey Data | Questions on levels of financial coping, allocation of income, spending habits with an open-ended question on money management. |
Community cohesion/ engagement | Survey Data | Binary indicators of friendship, partnership, owning a pet, having a person of trust, and categorical indicators of emotional support. Binary indicators of community cohesion in follow up (t) survey |
Ameliorating the effects of poverty | Survey and administrative data | Categorical indicator of current housing, binary indicator of housing satisfaction Leisure and access to luxury items/internet |
Access to labour market/ education/ lifelong learning | Administrative data | Binary indicator of employment; continuous measure of earnings; binary indicator of enrollment in education or training; binary indicator of participation in higher education; binary indicator of participation in further education. These outcomes will be extended using linked longer-term data from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data. |
Volunteering and life skills | Survey Data | Education, employment and training. |
Physical and mental health | Survey and administrative data | Self-rated general health (ONS question) Limiting long-term illness (ONS question) Common mental disorders: depression (PHQ-2); anxiety (GAD-2). |