| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| AFP | Agence France-Presse |
| AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| ANU | Australia National University |
| ATP | American Trends Panel |
| APA | American Psychological Association |
| BKA | Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office Germany) |
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics (the United States) |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BMBF | Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) |
| CAMS | Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service |
| CBC | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Canada) |
| CBS | Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel); Statistics Netherlands |
| CEPREMAP | Centre pour la recherche économique et ses applications (France) |
| CCHS | Canadian Community Health Survey |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (United States) |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease of 2019 |
| CPS | Current Population Survey |
| CSO | Central Statistics Office (Ireland) |
| DALY | Disability-adjusted life-year |
| DANE | Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (National Administrative Department of Statistics) (Colombia) |
| DfE | Department for Education (England) |
| DIW | Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (German Institute for Economic Research) |
| DIY | Do it yourself craft and building activities |
| ECLAC | Economic Commission for Latin America |
| EHIS | European Health Interview Survey |
| EU | European Union |
| EU-SILC | European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions |
| EQLS | European Quality of Life Survey |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency (United States) |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation (United States) |
| GAD | Generalised Anxiety Disorder |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GBP | Pound sterling |
| GFC | Global Financial Crisis (2008) |
| GFCF | Gross Fixed Capital Formation |
| GSS | General Social Survey (Canada, New Zealand) |
| HCSP | Haut Conseil de la Santé Publique (France) |
| HLFS | Household Labour Force Survey (New Zealand) |
| ICNL | The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law |
| IDEA | International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IFRC | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| INE | Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (National Institute of Statistics) (Chile) |
| INSEE | Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies) (France) |
| IPU | Inter-Parliamentary Union |
| LFPR | Labour Force Participation Rate |
| LFS | Labour Force Survey |
| LMS | Labour Market Survey |
| LGBTI+ | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex |
| LGBTQ+ | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer |
| LGBTQI2S | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and two-spirit |
| MNS | Mental, neurological and substance abuse disorders |
| NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics (United States) |
| NEET | Young people not in education, employment or training |
| NHIS | National Health Interview Survey (United States) |
| NPR | National Public Radio (United States) |
| ONS | Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom) |
| OPN | Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (United Kingdom) |
| PHQ | Patient Health Questionnaire |
| PISA | Program for International Student Assessment |
| PYLL | Potential years of life lost |
| QALY | Quality-adjusted life-year |
| RIA | Regulatory impact assessment |
| SARS | Severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| SDSN | Sustainable Development Solutions Network |
| SOEP | Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (Socio-Economic Panel) (Germany) |
| SPS | Social Pulse Survey (Colombia) |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNED | Universidad Estatal a Distancia (Costa Rica) |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNODC | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
| UN WOMEN | United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| VET | Vocational Education and Training |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
COVID‑19 and Well‑being
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