AKCOVID: survey on the impact of the pandemic on 20-64 year olds in Austria, including informal carers

Project status

Ongoing

Contact

Ricardo Rodrigues (contact person for long-term care)

Host institution

Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna, Austria

Team members

Nadia Steiber (overall project coordinator), Andrea Schmidt (Austrian Public Health Institute), Cassandra Simmons (European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research), Ricardo Rodrigues (European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research)

Funding information (if funded)

Chamber of Labour for Vienna (AK Wien), the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, and the Institute for Advanced Studies

Project Summary

This is a representative survey of the Austrian population aged 20-64 (N=2000) with detailed information on socio-demographics and impact of the pandemic on informal care (e.g. changes to intensity, prevalence and wellbeing and economic situation of carers), unmet needs and health, employment and income and education. A second wave is planned to be fielded in early 2021, making this a longitudinal survey allowing for more detailed analysis of data on heath and informal care, among other outputs.

Outputs / Expected Outputs

Peer-reviewed journal articles and blog entries (in German and English) starting in early 2021 (see for example here: https://www.euro.centre.org/webitem/3855).

A preprint of the first article submitted is available for download here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346205616_Care_in_times_of_COVID-19_The_impact_of_the_pandemic_on_informal_caregiving_in_Austria

Project website