British Household Panel Survey; Waves 1-11, 1991-2002 : Teaching Dataset (Social and Political Attitudes)

UKDA study number:5038

Principal Investigators

University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research. ESDS Longitudinal
University of Essex. UK Data Archive. ESDS Longitudinal

Original Data Producer

University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

Sponsors

Economic and Social Research Council
Higher Education Funding Councils. Joint Information Systems Committee
Health Education Authority
Office for National Statistics
Eurostat

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UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

November 2004

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5038 . British Household Panel Survey; Waves 1-11, 1991-2002 : Teaching Dataset (Social and Political Attitudes)

Depositors:

University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research. ESDS Longitudinal

University of Essex. UK Data Archive. ESDS Longitudinal

Principal Investigators:

University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research. ESDS Longitudinal

University of Essex. UK Data Archive. ESDS Longitudinal

Original Data Producer:

University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

Sponsors:

Economic and Social Research Council
Higher Education Funding Councils. Joint Information Systems Committee
Health Education Authority
Office for National Statistics
Eurostat

Other Acknowledgements:

The Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) was funded to compile this teaching dataset by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC).

The ESRC, the Health Education Authority (HEA), the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Eurostat funded the main British Household Panel Survey, from which this dataset has been compiled.

Abstract:

This BHPS teaching/sampler dataset contains only wave one respondents, and follows them for eleven waves, selecting broadly the same variables at each wave. There are some (fixed) variables which are only included at wave one, and there are a few variables which only appear intermittently, or are introduced later in the panel. The dataset contains a mix of original variables and derived variables.

In order to reduce the complexity of the data's structure and to make the data more accessible to inexperienced users, the dataset is in a rectangular format. Users are not required to undertake potentially problematic record/file merges in order to analyse the data longitudinally.

Variable names are the same as those in the original BHPS dataset such that variables are prefixed A for wave one, B for wave two, C for wave three and so on. For example, the variable EAGE records the respondent's age at the date of the wave five interview.

The Main BHPS

The BHPS is carried out by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex. The main objective of the survey is to further understanding of social and economic change at the individual and household level in Britain, to identify, model and forecast such changes, their causes and consequences in relation to a range of socio-economic variables. The BHPS is designed as a research resource for a wide range of social science disciplines and to support interdisciplinary research in many areas. The unique value of the survey resides in that fact that:

it follows the same representative sample of individuals - the panel - over a period of years;

it is household-based, interviewing every adult member of sampled households;

it contains sufficient cases for meaningful analysis of certain groups such as the elderly or one parent families;

it allows for linkage of data both from other surveys and from local area statistics.

The BHPS was designed as an annual survey of each adult (16+) member of a nationally representative sample of more than 5,000 households, making a total of approximately 10,000 individual interviews. The same individuals are re-interviewed in successive waves and, if they split off from original households, all adult members of their new households are also interviewed. Children are interviewed once they reach the age of 16; there is also a special survey of 11-15 year old household members from wave four. Efficient fieldwork practices, training videos for interviewers and regular contact with the panel members ensures that the sample remains broadly representative of the population as it changes over time.

Please note that this dataset was originally published in NESSTAR as - British Household Panel Survey, Waves 1 - 11, 1991-2002: NESSTAR Sampler File 2.

Main Topics:

This data file - the second BHPS sampler - is smaller and more specialised than the first (SN: 4901). The data file is based around the theme of social/political attitudes and allows for respondents' views and opinions on a range of issues to be tracked over time.

Coverage:

Dates of Fieldwork: First Wave - 3rd September 1991 to 30th January 1992
Second Wave - 5th September 1992 to 30th April 1993
Third Wave - 5th September 1993 to 30th April 1994
Fourth Wave - 3rd September 1994 to 9th May 1995
Fifth Wave - 4th September 1995 to 30th April 1996
Sixth Wave - 29th August 1996 to 17th April 1997
Seventh Wave - 29th August 1997 to 8th May 1998
Eighth Wave - 1st September 1998 to 8th May 1999
Ninth Wave - 1st September 1999 to 30th April 2000
Tenth Wave - 1st September 2000 to 31st May 2001
Eleventh Wave - 1st September 2001 to 25th May 2002
Country: United Kingdom
Spatial Units: Regions/metropolitan areas
Observation Units: Individuals; Families/households
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: Households in the United Kingdom and individual household members

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Longitudinal/panel/cohort
Sampling Procedures: Two-stage stratified systematic sample. For further details see main BHPS documentation
Number of Units: 9912
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Telephone interview; Self-completion; At Wave 9 of the BHPS, the survey moved from a pen and paper (PAPI) mode of data collection to a computer- assisted personal interview (CAPI) mode of collection
Weighting: See Volume A of main BHPS documentation

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: ESDS Longitudinal, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: longitudinal@esds.ac.uk

Date of First Release:

16 November 2004

Copyright:

Institute for Social and Economic Research

File last updated:

22 November 2006