This report provides the findings of research conducted aiming to investigate covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in Essex (vaccination and booster hesitancy). Through a mixed methods approach, the reasons why residents delay or refuse the vaccination or booster dose was investigated, with a focus on understanding the barriers and facilitators, and what could be done to help address hesitancy.
As we emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns in early 2021, the Data & Analytics Service at Essex County Council undertook some analysis to understand the likely financial impact on households in Essex at this time. This analysis looks at the comparisons in households financial standing between 2020 and 2021. This analysis seeks to answer the questions below, showing the...
Each year, Essex County Council sets a research topic to some of the best social science undergraduates at the University of Essex. The Challenge Project acts as an alternative to their individual undergraduate dissertation module in their final year. As a group, the students work together to provide the council with evidence which is academically accredited and cutting edge. The report...
Each year, Essex County Council sets a research topic to some of the best social science undergraduates at the University of Essex. The Challenge Project acts as an alternative to their individual undergraduate dissertation module in their final year. As a group, the students work together to provide the council with evidence which is academically accredited and cutting edge. The report...
Dashboard which provides details on help being requested in Essex districts. Details include information about Category A people in Essex, EWS figures and Community Hubs figures by district.
This dashboard draws together data from a range of sources to help public and community sector partners understand levels of vulnerability in neighbourhoods across Essex. It has been prepared to help support and inform the partnership response to the current Coronavirus crisis. Mirroring guidance from government, the dashboard presents data on the age of the local populations and on the prevalence of...
Following the announcement of the COVID-19 lockdown on 23rd March, the University of Essex and Jump, working with the Essex Local Delivery Pilot (LDP) and ECC’s Research and Insight team, launched the State of Life survey. The State of Life survey is web-based and distributed via social media channels. It is designed to gather key insights on wellbeing across Essex. This report...
The COVID-19 Economic Impacts Report is an interactive self-serve tool that highlights the economic impacts across Essex as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on government initiatives such as the CJRS (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme) and the SEISS (Self Employment Income Support Scheme). The EOTHO (Eat Out to Help Out) scheme is also included. This report also draws from...
The Essex Map is a free tool designed to bring our communities closer together by helping you to find the services, groups, and activities available in your area. The Essex Map isn’t just for anyone though, it was created to promote the work of organisations and individuals who work hard to make our communities better, rather than those who focus on making a profit.
Essex Welfare Service has volunteers signed up to help vulnerable residents during the Covid 19 pandemic. We wanted to get an understand of how the easing of lockdown restrictions might impact people’s ability to continue volunteering and identify where we have areas of high risk. Using segmentation and clustering techniques we can predict that over a quarter of our volunteers are highly...
