Summary information
Study title
English Housing Survey, 2008-2009: Household Data Teaching Dataset
Creator
University of Manchester, Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, ESDS Government
Study number / PID
6949 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-6949-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The English Housing Survey 2008-2009 Household Data Teaching Dataset is based on the English Housing Survey, 2008-2009: Household Data (available from the UK Data Archive under SN 6613) and constitutes real data which are used by the Department for Communities and Local Government and are behind many headlines. The teaching dataset is a subset which has been subjected to certain simplifications and additions for the purpose of learning and teaching.
The main differences are:
- the number of variables has been reduced
- weighting has been simplified
- a reduced codebook is provided
Main Topics:
The main topics covered are:
- housing characteristics
- household characteristics
- satisfaction with the home and local area
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/04/2008 - 01/03/2009
Country
England
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
The EHS is an annual cross-sectional study, but this teaching dataset has been compiled using only data from the 2008-2009 household survey.
Analysis unit
Individuals
Families/households
National
Universe
Dwellings and their occupants in England, 2008-2009.
Sampling procedure
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Kind of data
Numeric
Data collection mode
Face-to-face interview
Compilation or synthesis of existing material
The EHS is collected by a face-to-face interview but the teaching dataset has been created by simplifying and altering the original data.
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
2012
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
Related publications
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