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Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study

January 01, 1970

Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS),[1] is one of the largest panel survey in the world, supporting social and economic research. Its sample size is 40,000 households from the United Kingdom or approximately 100,000 individuals.

Structure edit

Data collection, or fieldwork, began in January 2009. Study participants are interviewed annually and the Study follows participants as their households change and evolve. The fieldwork period is 24 months, but each person is still interviewed annually, i.e., the fieldwork for consecutive waves overlap. Interviews are via a web-survey or a face-to-face survey with an interviewer.

The study is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, a consortium of UK Government departments and the British Academy. Understanding Society is led by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)[2] at the University of Essex.

As a panel survey, Understanding Society is a form of longitudinal study. The survey consists of information about the same individuals at regular intervals and so can be used to track changes in people's lives and attitudes over time. It can also be used to measure phenomena such as poverty persistence, unemployment duration, duration of marriage or cohabitation and analyze the factors that affect these durations. The study allows for deeper analysis of a wide range of sections of the population as they respond to regional, national and international change. Understanding Society will enhance our insight into the pathways that influence peoples longer term occupational trajectories; their health and well-being, their financial circumstances and personal relationships.[1]

From its second wave (starting in 2010) Understanding Society incorporates the British Household Panel Survey, which was carried out at ISER[2] since 1991.

Understanding Society has several key features which make it particularly valuable for studying the UK population:

It covers all ages: allowing researchers to understand the experiences of the whole population over time. Understanding Society has a special questionnaire for children aged 10–15 and an adult survey for participants aged 16 and over. There is continuous data collection - annual interviews mean that short- and long-term changes in people's lives can be investigated. The whole household contributes - information is collected on everyone in a household so that inter-relations between generations, couples and siblings can be explored. There is national, regional and local data - all four countries of the UK are included, allowing researches to compare the experiences of people in different places and in different policy contexts. It's multi-topic - Understanding Society covers a wide range of social, economic and behavioural factors making it relevant to a wide range of researchers and policy makers. There is an ethnic minority boost sample - allowing the experiences of specific ethnic minority groups to be investigated. The Study includes biomarkers and genetic data - data collected by nurses to measure people's health allows researchers to understand the relationship between social and economic circumstances and health. It can be linked to administrative data - Study data can be linked (with consent) to administrative records from other sources, building a richer picture of households.

This study also has a methodological sample called the Innovation Panel which is conducted in the year prior to the main survey to enable research in key methodological issues such as the quality of new questions, methods to improve response rates, mode effects. This sample consists of 1500 households.[1]

Data available to date edit

  • Main stage Waves 1-8[3]
  • Innovation Panel Waves 1-11[4]

Understanding Society data are available from the UK Data Service.

Topics covered by Understanding Society edit

Understanding Society collects information on a wide range of social, economic, health and attitudinal topics. The Study asks questions about:

  • Income, wealth and savings
  • Finances and spending
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Education, work and training
  • Family and partnerships
  • Origins, nationality and ethnic identity
  • Childcare and other caring responsibilities
  • Transport
  • Environmental behaviour
  • Social and political attitudes
  • Life satisfaction, community and leisure

More information on the topics covered by Understanding Society can be found in the long term content plan.[5]

How is Understanding Society used? edit

Understanding Society gives an overview of the social, economic and health factors that affect the population of the UK. The Study highlights the links between the different facets of life and provides evidence on change and stability in people's lives, homes and communities. Data from the Study is used by university researchers from many different disciplines, as well as by government departments, think tanks, charities and businesses.[6] Understanding Society has been used in thousands of research articles and reports.[7] The Study helps researchers, charities and policymakers to take the lives of real people into account when making decisions.

See also edit

Understanding Society is part of a world-wide collection of household panel surveys, including:

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Homepage: understandingsociety.ac.uk".
  2. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Main survey | Understanding Society".
  4. ^ "Innovation Panel | Understanding Society".
  5. ^ "Long-term content plan | Understanding Society".
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Latest research | Understanding Society".

External links edit

  • Official website of Understanding Society 28 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  • Official website of ISER 2 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  • Official website of the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) 14 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine

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This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Understanding Society the UK Household Longitudinal Study UKHLS 1 is one of the largest panel survey in the world supporting social and economic research Its sample size is 40 000 households from the United Kingdom or approximately 100 000 individuals Contents 1 Structure 2 Data available to date 3 Topics covered by Understanding Society 4 How is Understanding Society used 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksStructure editData collection or fieldwork began in January 2009 Study participants are interviewed annually and the Study follows participants as their households change and evolve The fieldwork period is 24 months but each person is still interviewed annually i e the fieldwork for consecutive waves overlap Interviews are via a web survey or a face to face survey with an interviewer The study is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council a consortium of UK Government departments and the British Academy Understanding Society is led by the Institute for Social and Economic Research ISER 2 at the University of Essex As a panel survey Understanding Society is a form of longitudinal study The survey consists of information about the same individuals at regular intervals and so can be used to track changes in people s lives and attitudes over time It can also be used to measure phenomena such as poverty persistence unemployment duration duration of marriage or cohabitation and analyze the factors that affect these durations The study allows for deeper analysis of a wide range of sections of the population as they respond to regional national and international change Understanding Society will enhance our insight into the pathways that influence peoples longer term occupational trajectories their health and well being their financial circumstances and personal relationships 1 From its second wave starting in 2010 Understanding Society incorporates the British Household Panel Survey which was carried out at ISER 2 since 1991 Understanding Society has several key features which make it particularly valuable for studying the UK population It covers all ages allowing researchers to understand the experiences of the whole population over time Understanding Society has a special questionnaire for children aged 10 15 and an adult survey for participants aged 16 and over There is continuous data collection annual interviews mean that short and long term changes in people s lives can be investigated The whole household contributes information is collected on everyone in a household so that inter relations between generations couples and siblings can be explored There is national regional and local data all four countries of the UK are included allowing researches to compare the experiences of people in different places and in different policy contexts It s multi topic Understanding Society covers a wide range of social economic and behavioural factors making it relevant to a wide range of researchers and policy makers There is an ethnic minority boost sample allowing the experiences of specific ethnic minority groups to be investigated The Study includes biomarkers and genetic data data collected by nurses to measure people s health allows researchers to understand the relationship between social and economic circumstances and health It can be linked to administrative data Study data can be linked with consent to administrative records from other sources building a richer picture of households This study also has a methodological sample called the Innovation Panel which is conducted in the year prior to the main survey to enable research in key methodological issues such as the quality of new questions methods to improve response rates mode effects This sample consists of 1500 households 1 Data available to date editMain stage Waves 1 8 3 Innovation Panel Waves 1 11 4 Understanding Society data are available from the UK Data Service Topics covered by Understanding Society editUnderstanding Society collects information on a wide range of social economic health and attitudinal topics The Study asks questions about Income wealth and savings Finances and spending Health and wellbeing Education work and training Family and partnerships Origins nationality and ethnic identity Childcare and other caring responsibilities Transport Environmental behaviour Social and political attitudes Life satisfaction community and leisure More information on the topics covered by Understanding Society can be found in the long term content plan 5 How is Understanding Society used editUnderstanding Society gives an overview of the social economic and health factors that affect the population of the UK The Study highlights the links between the different facets of life and provides evidence on change and stability in people s lives homes and communities Data from the Study is used by university researchers from many different disciplines as well as by government departments think tanks charities and businesses 6 Understanding Society has been used in thousands of research articles and reports 7 The Study helps researchers charities and policymakers to take the lives of real people into account when making decisions See also editUnderstanding Society is part of a world wide collection of household panel surveys including Panel Study of Income Dynamics PSID based at the University of Michigan German Socio Economic Panel SOEP based at the German Institute for Economic Research Berlin Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey HILDA References edit a b c Homepage understandingsociety ac uk a b Iser essex ac uk Archived from the original on 2 March 2009 Retrieved 16 May 2007 Main survey Understanding Society Innovation Panel Understanding Society Long term content plan Understanding Society The Impact of Understanding Society Understanding Society Archived from the original on 12 August 2019 Retrieved 12 August 2019 Latest research Understanding Society External links editOfficial website of Understanding Society Archived 28 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine Official website of ISER Archived 2 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine Official website of the British Household Panel Survey BHPS Archived 14 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Understanding Society the UK Household Longitudinal Study amp oldid 1212897250, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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