Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Disability and Function Module, January 2019: Secure Access

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><p>The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) is an omnibus survey that collects data on a range of subjects commissioned by both the ONS internally and external clients (limited to&nbsp;other government departments, charities, non-profit organisations and academia).</p>
<p>Data are collected from one individual aged 16&nbsp;or&nbsp;over,&nbsp;selected from each sampled private household. Personal data include data on the individual, their family, address, household, income and education, plus responses and opinions on a variety of subjects within commissioned modules.</p>
<p>The questionnaire collects timely data for research and policy analysis evaluation on the social impacts of recent topics of national importance, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the cost of living, on individuals and households in Great Britain.</p>
<p>From April 2018 to November 2019, the design of the OPN changed from face-to-face to a mixed-mode design (online first with telephone interviewing where necessary). Mixed-mode collection allows respondents to complete the survey more flexibly and provides a more cost-effective service for customers.</p>
<p>In March 2020, the OPN was adapted to become a weekly survey used to collect data on the social impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the lives of people of Great Britain. These data are held in the Secure Access study, SN 8635,&nbsp;<em>ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, 2019-2023: Secure Access.&nbsp;</em>Other Secure Access OPN data cover modules run at various points from 1997-2019, on Census religion (SN 8078), cervical cancer screening (SN 8080), contact after separation (SN 8089), contraception (SN 8095), disability (SNs 8680 and 8096), general lifestyle (SN 8092), illness and activity (SN 8094), and non-resident parental contact (SN 8093).</p><p><span class="StyledText-sc-1sadyjn-0 enGxL sc-jOrMOR gOSejj">From August 2021, as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions were lifting across Great Britain, the OPN moved to fortnightly data collection, sampling around 5,000 households in each survey wave to ensure the survey remains sustainable.
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<p><span class="StyledText-sc-1sadyjn-0 enGxL sc-jOrMOR gOSejj">The OPN has since expanded to include questions on other topics of national importance, such as health and the cost of living. </span>For more information about the survey and its methodology, see the ONS&nbsp;<a title="OPN Quality and Methodology Information" href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/methodologies/opinionsandlifestylesurveyqmi">OPN Quality and Methodology Information</a> webpage.</p><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Each month's questionnaire consists of two elements: core questions, covering demographic information, are asked each month together with non-core questions that vary from month to month.<br><br>The non-core questions for this month were: <br><br>Disability and Function (Module MFF): this module was asked on behalf of the ONS to further understand the difficulties in daily functioning that people face. These questions were asked of everyone even if they have previously said that they have no long‐standing condition in the classificatory health questions. <br><br>This module consisted of 12 questions which ask whether respondents have difficulty with a range of functions including difficulties in hearing and concentrating. The answer options range from 'No difficulty' to 'Cannot do at all'. There are two questions which are routed. Question MFF_10 is only asked to respondents who answered that they feel worried, nervous or anxious and question MFF_12 is only asked if respondents answered that they feel depressed.