British Household Panel Survey Derived Current and Annual Net Household Income Variables, Waves 1-18, 1991-2009

UKDA study number:3909

Principal Investigators

Bardasi, E.
Jenkins, S.P.
Sutherland, H.
Levy, H.
Zantomio, F.
University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

Original Data Producer

University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

Sponsors

Economic and Social Research Council
University of Essex

Distributed by

UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

April 2012 (9th Edition)

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Bardasi, E. et al. , British Household Panel Survey Derived Current and Annual Net Household Income Variables, Waves 1-18, 1991-2009 [computer file]. 9th Edition. University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research, [original data producer(s)]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], April 2012. SN: 3909 , http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-3909-2

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3909 . British Household Panel Survey Derived Current and Annual Net Household Income Variables, Waves 1-18, 1991-2009

Depositor:

University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

Principal Investigators:

Bardasi, E. , University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

Jenkins, S.P. , University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

Sutherland, H. , University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

Levy, H. , University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

Zantomio, F. , University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

Original Data Producer:

University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

Sponsors:

Economic and Social Research Council
University of Essex

Other Acknowledgements:

The data are a development of a research project originally financed by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Professor Stephen Jenkins and Dr. Elena Bardasi of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) were principal investigators for the first to fifth editions. Professor Holly Sutherland, Dr. Horatio Levy and Ms. Francesca Zantomio took over for the sixth and seventh editions. Professor Stephen Jenkins and Dr. Horatio Levy were the principal investigators for the eighth edition, and Dr. Levy for the ninth edition.

Abstract:

The Derived Current and Annual Net Household Income dataset provides derived net income variables for the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS). It is an unofficial supplement to the set of derived income variables in the official BHPS release (which focus on gross income rather than net income). The purpose of these additional files is to provide an analysis of income and poverty dynamics in Britain, and related topics.

The aim of the research was to produce a longitudinal complement to the cross-section income distribution information provided by the Department of Social Security's (DSS) Households Below Average Income (HBAI) reports, and to this end the HBAI definition of net income (DSS, 1993) has been closely adhered to. Also included in the data are BHPS versions of HBAI family type and economic status variables.

It is recommended that these data are used in conjunction with the main BHPS dataset, held at the UKDA under SN 5151.

The original deposit of this dataset was made in 1999, and contained data from BHPS waves 1-7. Subsequent editions were updated in conjunction with successive waves of BHPS. For the eighth edition (November 2008), new data for Waves 15 and 16 have been added to the study and data for Waves 1–14 and the documentation have been updated. For the ninth edition (April 2012), new data for Waves 17 and 18 have been added and the documentation has been updated accordingly.

Main Topics:

The dataset contains derived variables to accompany BHPS Waves 1-18. Three types of variable are available: estimates of current household net income and annual household net income, and some of their components, together with classifications of persons according to family type and economic status of their family.

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: As for BHPS Waves 1-18 (survey years 1991-2009).
Country: Great Britain
Spatial Units: No spatial unit, but data can be linked with main BHPS.
Observation Units: Individuals; Families/households
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: Households in Great Britain and individual household members (as for BHPS Waves 1-18). The data contain some cases from Northern Ireland where calculation has been possible.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Longitudinal/panel/cohort
Sampling Procedures: See documentation for details.
Method of Data Collection: Compilation or synthesis of existing material; See documentation for further details.
Data Sources: Derivations from BHPS, together with tax simulations.
Weighting: See user guide of main BHPS documentation for details.

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required. Available to all registered users. The depositor may be informed about usage.
Availability: ESDS Longitudinal, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: longitudinal@esds.ac.uk

Date of First Release:

29 September 1998

Date of Latest Release:

11 April 2012 ( 9th Edition )

Copyright:

Institute for Social and Economic Research

File last updated:

13 August 2012