Centre for Social Research and Methods

The mental health of Australian children has deteriorated significantly over the last year due to COVID-19, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
 
The findings come from a major national survey that asked parents and carers about their views on a range of outcomes for their children.
 
According to the study, parents and carers think COVID-19 has had a large negative impact on mental health for children aged five to 18 years. There were fewer concerns for children aged two to four.
 

Data is essential to good decision making. Knowing how people behave, what they think, and what they desire is the vital basis for making decisions that can best address their needs in a changing society. 

Understanding how to use this data and turn it into solutions that resonate is at the heart of the Graduate Certificate of Social Research. And it is what attracts students to this new program at ANU, students like Stephen. 

The vast majority of Australians aren’t confident in the country’s aged care system, with more than one-in-10 saying they have no confidence at all, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.

The findings also show more than eight-in-10 Australians back a tax-based levy to improve aged care.

Employment and hours worked have remained steady, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the scaling back of JobSeeker, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
 
The survey of more than 3,500 adult Australians, led by the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods (CSRM), found employment stayed at around 60 per cent of the population between January and April 2021.

Almost two-thirds of adult Australians, 64 per cent, think the Government's COVID-19 vaccine rollout is not being handled well, a study from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.

The study also found there's been a small decline in the proportion of people who would not take a safe and effective vaccine, though many Australians remain highly concerned about potential side effects.

A majority of Australians think the age pension should be increased, while most Australians who aren't retired think they won't have enough money when they do.
 
The Australian National University (ANU) survey of almost 3,500 adults in early 2021 found more than seven-in-10 adults (70.5 per cent) think the current age pension of $944.30 per fortnight for a single person with no children isn't enough.

The average age pension payment supported by respondents was $1,115 per fortnight.

There has been a substantial increase in COVID-19 vaccine resistance and hesitancy among Australians, according to new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU).

The survey of more than 3,500 Australians is the only longitudinal study available tracking individuals from prior to the pandemic, and the only study that doesn't rely solely on people volunteering to participate.

Australians' confidence in government and political leaders has skyrocketed over the last 12 months on the back of the COVID-19 pandemic, new analysis shows.

The Australian National University (ANU) survey of almost 3,500 adults found confidence in the Federal Government had jumped from 27.3 per cent in January 2020, during the middle of the Black Summer bushfires, to 54.3 per cent a year later.

Two reports on gambling expenditure in the ACT (2009 and 2014) are available for download. In 2014, people with gambling problems accounted for nearly half of all ACT losses. Overall, the reports found that gambling revenue is not drawn equally from groups in the community.

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