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Title:
New Survey of London Life and Labor, 1929-1931; Ten per cent sample

Subject Categories:
Economic history - History
Local history - History
Social history - History
Urban history - History
Use and provision of specific social services - Social welfare policy and systems
Community and urban studies - Society and culture
General - Employment and labour
Unemployment - Employment and labour

Depositor(s):
ICPSR

Principal Investigator(s):
Eichengreen, B.

Sponsor(s):
National Science Foundation (U.S.)

Grant Number:
SES 839-8994

Abstract:
This dataset provides information on unemployment and labour-force participation among working class residents of interwar London. It consists of a 10 per cent sample of the New Survey of London Life and Labour, plus a supplementary sample of 50 percent of the households containing at least one unemployed person. The New Survey of London Life and Labour was carried out, between 1929 and 1931, by the London School of Economics under the direction of Hubert Llewellyn Smith, and this sample was computerised between 1983 and 1986.

The Data Archive also holds another study based on the original source data, SN:3758 New Survey of London Life and Labour, 1929-1931 (see `references to related studies' below). This is a later project, carried out in the UK in 1995-1997, which involved computerisation of all surviving records of the original study. Apart from the fact that they are both based on the same data source, there is no other connection between the two projects.
Main Topics:
Variables include information on household composition, hours worked both last week and in a full week, last week's earnings and full week's wages, weekly cost of transport to and from work, receipt of unemployment benefits, pension income, poor relief, amount of rent, and income from other sources such as subletting rooms.

Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

Coverage:
Time Period Covered: 1929-1931
Dates of Fieldwork: 1983-1986
The fieldwork for the New Survey of London Life and Labour was carried out 1929-1931 by the London School of Economics under the direction of Hubert Llewellyn Smith. This sample of the New Survey of London Life and Labour was computerised 1983-1986.
Country: England
Geography: Acton; Barking; Battersea; Bermondsey; Bethnal Green; Camberwell; Chelsea; Deptford; East Ham; Finsbury; Fulham; Greenwich; Hackney; Hammersmith; Hampstead; Holborn; Hornsey; Islington; Kensington; Lambeth; Lewisham; Leyton; Paddington; Poplar; Shoreditch; Southwark; St. Maryleborne; St. Pancras; Stepney; Stoke Newington; Wandsworth; West Ham; Westminster; Willesden; Woolwich; Greater London
Spatial Units: (A)Local Authority Districts; (B)London Boroughs
Observation Units: Families/households

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:Subnational
Population:Working class residents of London

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Ten percent sample of the New Survey of London Life and Labour (1929-1931), plus a supplementary sample of 50 percent of the households containing at least one unemployed person
Number of Units: 13628 (obtained)
Method of Data Collection: Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Data Sources: New Survey of London Life and Labour, 1929-1931.

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.

Available to UK residents or those registered at UK institutions of higher or further education only.
Availability: History Data Service, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: hds@essex.ac.uk
Originating Archive: ICPSR - Original Study Number: 8539

Date of Release:
First Edition: 27 July 1988
Latest Edition: 19 February 1997 ( 3rd Edition )

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