Living in Wales (formerly Welsh House Conditions Survey)

Face-to-face interviews with individuals. In 2005 and 2008 a property survey was also undertaken. Data about housing, travel and transport, education, internet usage, disability and limiting long-term illness, quality of life, participation in social and cultural activities, environment, discrimination, fire safety, economy, tenure, overcrowding, amenities, finance, opinions, and worklessness.

The successor to the Living in Wales survey is the National Survey for Wales

Time

2004 - 2008 (Annual)

Dataset Quality

None

Dataset Access and Use

Free to download from the Welsh Government webpage

Supportive of academic research

Geography

Coverage: Wales

Units: Property/address

LIW survey data is available for Unitary Authorities; Police Regions; Fire Brigade Regions; Welsh Assembly Parliamentary Constituencies. LIW survey data is at the level of the individual but can also be analysed at household/family level.

Resources