How Are You Going?

A worldwide study of the economic, health and well-being consequences of COVID-19, conducted by the University of Melbourne

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How Are You Going? is a study conducted by the Nossal Institute of Global Health at the University of Melbourne that seeks to gather data to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the overall well-being and economic circumstances of individuals and households worldwide, as well as how this is changing over time.

Our hope is that this insight will lead to more effective policy responses to help address the challenges posed by COVID-19.

Findings so far

See a snapshot of what else we have found so far.

Graph of data showing responses to How optimistic are you about your future

Graph of data showing responses to Have you experienced stress in the past seven days that has had a negative effect

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How Are You Going? is a study conducted by the Nossal Institute of Global Health at the University of Melbourne that seeks to gather data to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic and health outcomes and the overall wellbeing of individuals and households worldwide.

The research will explore how large these impacts are, how they vary across individuals in different countries, by their social and economic circumstances, and over time.

The research may also lead to more effective policy responses to address the challenges posed by COVID-19.

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How You Can Be Involved

The study is being conducted by inviting people all over the world to complete the survey on this site – and we would love you to be involved.

  • We want to find out how you are doing, and what effect the COVID-19 crisis has had on you and your family.
  • You can return to this survey as often as you like, to give us an update on how you’re doing.
  • You can also track how you’re doing over time and see how that compares to others in your country and around the world.

For further details on the type of information we will be asking in the survey and the confidentiality of your responses, please refer to the Plain Language Statement.

Information About the Survey

Thank you for your interest in participating in this research project. Please take the time to read the Plain Language Statement, as it will provide you with further information about the project, so that you can decide if you would like to take part in this research.

Plain Language Statement - English (PDF 237.2 KB)

The survey and the Plain Language Statements are also available in a number of languages:

The project is funded by the Nossal Institute and the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne.

Developed and published by the University of Melbourne with the input of the following faculty and students: Barbara McPake, Ajay Mahal, Nancy Baxter, Nancy Devlin, Lisa Gibbs, Olena Hankivsky, Andrea Boudville, Linda Bennett, Angus Campbell, Richard Chenhall, Prarthna Dayal, Katherine Gilbert, Alison Morgan, Nita Okoko, Matthew Reeve, Alex Robinson, and Clare Strachan.