This DATSETNAMEreadme.txt file was generated on 2021-10-12 by Lindsy Kass


GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: Covid-19, home confinement and flexible working

2. Author Information
	A. Principal Investigator Contact Information
		Name: Dr Lindsy Kass
		Institution: University of Hertfordshire 
		Address: School of Life and Medical Sciences.  University of Hertfordshire.  De Havilland, Hatfield, hertfordshire, AL10 9AU
		Email: l.s.kass@herts.ac.uk

	B. Asociate or Co-investigator Contact Information
		Name: Dr Amy Wells
		Institution: University of Hertfordshire
		Address: School of Life and Medical Sciences.  University of Hertfordshire.  De Havilland, Hatfield, hertfordshire, AL10 9AU
		Email: a.v.wells@herts.ac.uk

	B. Alternate Contact Information
		Name: Dr Terun Desai
		Institution:University of Hertfordshire 
		Address: School of Life and Medical Sciences.  University of Hertfordshire.  De Havilland, Hatfield, hertfordshire, AL10 9AU
		Email: t.desai@herts.ac.uk

	

3. Date of data collection 29th April to 13th May 2020  

4. Geographic location of data collection England 

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: None


SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: CC-BY

2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/19/10025

3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: https://doi.org/10.18745/ds.25047

4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: 

5. Was data derived from another source? no
	A. If yes, list source(s): 

6. Recommended citation for this dataset: 


DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. File List: 

There is one file that contains one dataset of 818 rows, each representing a participant and approximately 42 columns which represent the questions 
asked on the survey.  The question is at the top of each column and is self explanatory.  Where there was a choice of answers
these are each given a dedicated column and again the detail of this is at the top of each column. 
 

3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: 
There is other data that was collected to look at psychological impact of the lockdown but this has not been used
for publication.

4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? no
	


METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 

This study was a descriptive analysis of the effect of lockdown during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the UK on lifestyle. 
 A 48-item on-line survey was created using Qualtrics (QualtricsXM , Provo, USA) following the NHS Live Well Survey , and the 
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and adapted with additional questions by the investigators. 
The survey was distributed via email correspondence through students and staff at the University of Hertfordshire and their
associates and advertised on social media for a convenience sample of adults aged 18 years and above. 
Ethical approval was obtained through the University of Hertfordshire's Health, Science, Engineering and Technology Ethics 
Committee with Delegated Authority, (protocol number LMS/SF/UH/04142) and no identifying data was collected.  
Consent was given by participation and completing the survey. The survey was live from 29th April to 13th May 2020 which was 
week 5 to 7 of the UK lockdown, these were the weeks during the stay-at-home phase (phase 1) of the first UK lockdown.



2. Methods for processing the data: 

Data were analysed using SPSS (version 26, IBM, New York, USA), Excel (Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft, California, USA)  
and Social Science Statistics and Descriptive statistics (https://www.socscistatistics.com).  A contingency table analysis 
using Pearson’s-Chi squared or Fisher’s exact test, where appropriate, were used to determine whether a statistically significant
difference was observed pre to during lockdown. All statistical tests were considered statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05


3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: 
Excel (Microsoft software package, California, USA)

4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: 

5. Environmental/experimental conditions: 

6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: 

7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: 
Drs Lindsy Kass, Amy Wells, Terun Desai, Danny Muniz, Keith Sullivan.


DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [FILENAME]

1. Number of variables: 46

2. Number of cases/rows: 812

3. Variable List: 
Variable names are given at the top of each column and are self explanatory such as age, height, qualification etc.
From column L onwards the colums represent the different answers offered as part of the survey.  
For example column N asks if living has changed and column O states how it has changed.  Column AF gives gym frequency
before lockdown, column AG gives gym frequency during lockdown.  All questions are represented at the top of each column.
4. Missing data codes: 
There are no missing data codes

5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: 
There are no specialised formats or other abbreviations used