Households Below Average Income (HBAI)

Time

1994 - On-going (Annual)

Time series data are published every year

Dataset Quality

The FRS which this dataset is based on only covers private households in the UK so omits those in communal establishments as well as homeless. Its response rate was 60% in 2013/14. A detailed Methodology and Data Quality report is provided.

Data are drawn from the Family Resources Survey

Dataset Access and Use

Freely accessible data tables are provided with annual publications.

Government attitudes to research use of their data appear favourable.

Geography

Some early statistics given for GB. From 1997, data are given for the UK with some Northern Ireland figures imputed. The FRS (Family Resources Survey) is designed to produce robust estimates at the former government office region level. It should not be used at smaller geographies.