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Title:
British Household Panel Survey Derived Current and Annual Net Household Income Variables, Waves 1-16, 1991-2007

Subject Categories:
British Household Panel Survey - Major studies
Consumer behaviour - Economics
Income, property and investment - Economics

Depositor(s):
University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

Principal Investigator(s):
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 Producer(s):
University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

Sponsor(s):
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.

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.

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.


Main Topics:
The dataset contains derived variables to accompany BHPS Waves 1-16. 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 1-16 (survey years 1991-2007).
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 Britain and individual household members (as for BHPS Waves 1-16). 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.
Weighting: See user guide of main BHPS documentation for details.
Data Sources: Derivations from BHPS, together with tax simulations.

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 Release:
First Edition: 29 September 1998
Latest Edition: 25 November 2008 ( 8th Edition )

Copyright:
Copyright Institute for Social and Economic Research

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