Documentation
Associated Media:
Description:
Virus Watch will provide data relevant to a wide range of audiences involved in pandemic response. Virus Watch has collected personal and special category data.
Baseline survey – the baseline survey collects basic demographic information including sex, date of birth, age in years, ethnicity. It also includes details of the household structure, socioeconomic status including household income. The survey also collects health data used for the study including existing medical conditions (general and COVID-related) and access to health during the pandemic.
Weekly survey – the weekly survey collects data about any illnesses within the household during each week and the results of any COVID tests performed. The survey collects information on behaviours during illness of the household. Since Jan 2021, the weekly survey has also collected data on vaccination status of household members.
Monthly surveys – the monthly surveys collect regular data on contact patterns of household throughout the pandemic, regardless of symptoms or illnesses in the household. Each month additional bespoke questions have been asked in the monthly surveys in order to inform important policy questions at the time.
Laboratory data – the laboratory data includes information on the results of antibody tests for a subset of participants including nucleocapsid and spike antibody levels. It also includes PCR results for participants that took part in home COVID testing for Virus Watch.
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,England; United Kingdom,Wales
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Study
Sources:
Electronic survey
Collection Situations:
Other
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Quarterly
Distribution Release Date:
19 May 2022
Start Date:
24 June 2020
Time Lag:
2-6 months
Accessibility
Access
Access Rights:
Access Service:
The Office for National Statistics Secure Research Service (SRS) gives
accredited researchers secure access to de-identified, unpublished data in order
to work on research projects for the public good. Most datasets are available to
access through remote access to the SRS. In some instances, the data can only be
accessed from an approved safe setting. For more information,visit:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/whatwedo/statistics/requestingstatistics/secureresearchservice/aboutthesecureresearchservice
Access Request Cost:
Available at no cost at the point of use
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-EAW
Data Controller:
University College London
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
Research use only
Data Use Requirements:
- Ethics approval required
- Not for profit use
- Institution-specific restrictions
Resource Creators:
Office for National Statistics
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
CSV