Covid-19: the contribution of demography

Research Projects
To answer a number of the many questions on the impact of the coronavirus on populations and societies in France and across the world, INED has brought together the entire range of its disciplines and resources. This involves coordinating and supporting a number of projects, including an internet platform dedicated to the daily tracking of deaths due to Covid-19, the conducting of new surveys, participation in several international research projects, and wide diffusion of scientific publications. INED began designing and running a number of major, innovative research projects of its own and jointly with other institutions as early as March 2020. The projects encompass all stages in the life cycles and investigate a variety of lockdown-related issues, including home schooling and children’s behavior, housing and living conditions, family solidarity, remote working, the quality and resilience of maternal and neonatal care services, and end-of-life and death in nursing homes.
Publication
The research projects on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have produced a considerable amount of scientific findings. INED has compiled a selection of articles to help you understand certain phenomena better; for example, the impact of the health crisis on life expectancy and excess mortality in France; its repercussions on the health of essential and low-wage workers; the worsening of social inequalities due to the pandemic by family origin and minority “invisibility,” particularly in the département of Seine-Saint-Denis immediately outside Paris; and ethno-racial inequality in the United States in connection with the pandemic.
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Research Projects
SAPRIS

SAPRIS

Health, practices, relations, and social inequalities in France’s general population during the COVID-19 crisis

The SAPRIS project is a longitudinal general population survey designed to identify the epidemiological and social issues of the coronavirus public health crisis in France. It draws on the following five existing national general population cohorts, comprising a total of over 200,000 persons: Constances; Étude Familiale E3N-E4N; ELFE (French Longitudinal Study from Birth); Epipage2; and NutriNet Santé. Participants will be questioned on the problems and issues implicated in the epidemic and the lock-down (confinement) measures in France. Research focuses include the incidence of COVID-19 symptoms and other health problems; whether or not people seek medical care; risk perception; the effects of infection prevention measures on daily life, social relations, and work; and trust in public and scientific recommendations. The impact of lock-down on children will also be studied, in terms of its effects on parent-child relations and leisure activities, particularly screen use; as well as home schooling conditions and children’s overall wellbeing in a situation of confinement. Study of childhood-related problematics will focus in particular on ELFE/Epipage cohort respondents.

This national survey will be conducted by a multidisciplinary group of researchers from INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale); INED; the CNRS; the Universities of Paris-Saclay, the Sorbonne, Sorbonne Paris-Nord and Paris Dauphine-PSL; the Caisse Nationale de Assurance Maladie (CNAM: the national health insurance fund), and INRAe (Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement).

Funders : Santé publique France, l’Agence Nationale de la Recherche, la Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale, l’Inserm ainsi que tous les financeurs spécifiques des cohortes participant au projet

INED participants: Ariane Pailhé, Lidia Panico, Anne Solaz and Xavier Thierry

Online :June 2021

Links for more info

ELFE study website