Summary information
Study title
National Survey of Personal Incomes and Savings, 1952
Creator
Central Statistical Office
University of Oxford, Institute of Economics and Statistics
Study number / PID
2538 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-2538-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The purpose of this survey was to fill in gaps in economic statistics, and especially to provide estimates of the distribution of liquid assets amongst persons and of the volume of personal savings and its relation to personal income. The 1956 survey sought to sample only the upper end of income and wealth distributions, as it was felt that these had been persistently under-represented in the earlier surveys.Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/1952
Country
Great Britain
Time dimension
Repeated cross-sectional study
four waves
Analysis unit
National
Households
Individuals
Universe
<i>Income units</i>, i.e. single persons aged 18 or over, together with any children dependent upon them: and married couples with their children, if any.
Sampling procedure
One-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Face-to-face interview
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1988
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.
Related publications
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