Understanding Society (prev. British Household Panel Survey)

USoc interviews c.40,000 households/100,000 individuals annually. Content rotates. Variables include labour market, changes in families and households, wealth, well-being and socio-economic structure, resource distribution in the household. 'Gold-standard' longitudinal survey funded by ESCR.

Time

1991 - On-going (Annual)

BHPS from 1991. USoc from 2010. BHPS sample continued.

Dataset Quality

High quality academic survey.

Longitudinal design.

Dataset Access and Use

Via UK Data Service: Registration required and terms and conditions apply

Very supportive

Geography

Coverage: UK

Units: LSOA/Datazone

Version of dataset with LSOA/DZ identifier available under special licence.

Resources