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

Subject Categories:
British Household Panel Survey - Major studies
Political behaviour and attitudes - Politics
Teaching packages and test datasets - Reference and instructional resources
Religion and values - Society and culture
Social attitudes and behaviour - Society and culture
Equality and inequality - Social stratification and groupings

Depositor(s):
University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research. ESDS Longitudinal
University of Essex. UK Data Archive. ESDS Longitudinal

Principal Investigator(s):
University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research. ESDS Longitudinal
University of Essex. UK Data Archive. ESDS Longitudinal

Original Producer(s):
University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

Sponsor(s):
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:

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 Release:
First Edition: 16 November 2004

Copyright:
Copyright Institute for Social and Economic Research

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