Study title

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The main aims of the Student Income and Expenditure 2011/12 Survey were to:

• provide detailed information on the income, expenditure and debt levels of higher education (HE) students in England and Wales;
• allow for analysis on larger and more memorable spending captured in the main questionnaire, as well as day-to-day spending recorded in the seven-day spending diary;
• provide a baseline for assessing the impact of changes in student finance introduced in September 2012 for those starting HE in the 2012/13 academic year.

Fieldwork was conducted between February 2012 and June 2012. Please see the User Guide accompanying the SIES 2011/12 dataset for further information.

Main Topics:

The dataset contains data related to the following topics:

• Course details,
• Background,
• Fees,
• Student attitudes and choices,
• Higher Education-related income,
• Overall financial position,
• Other income sources (earnings, family, benefits, savings),
• Commercial credit,
• Expenditure.