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Title:
United Kingdom Time Use Survey, 2000: Imputed Net Income Variables

Subject Categories:
United Kingdom Time Use Survey - Major studies
Income, property and investment - Economics

Depositor(s):
Burchardt, T., London School of Economics and Political Science. ESRC Research Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion

Principal Investigator(s):
Burchardt, T., London School of Economics and Political Science. ESRC Research Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion

Original Producer(s):
Ipsos-RSL
National Centre for Social Research

Sponsor(s):
Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Grant Number:
803959

Abstract:
This secondary analysis dataset contains variables produced for use in conjunction with the United Kingdom Time Use Survey, 2000 (TUS) (held at the UK Data Archive (UKDA) under SN 4504). Users should refer to the TUS documentation for details on the original data collection, structure and content of that survey, including weighting and validation of results.

The variables in this dataset are designed to enhance the usefulness of the TUS for research on earnings, income inequality, and poverty. In particular, the TUS itself contains information on gross, but not net, household incomes. Therefore, this dataset used information provided in TUS combined with that from the Family Resources Survey, 2000-2001 (held at the UKDA under SN 4498) and the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) dataset (not currently held at the UKDA) for the same year, to impute individual net earnings and household net incomes for households containing at least one person of working age (16-59 years for women, 16-64 for men).

Furthermore, the TUS provides detailed information on use of childcare but not on childcare expenditure. Therefore, this dataset used information from the Department for Education and Skills' (DfES) Parents' Demand for Childcare surveys (held under GN 33341) to derive estimates of childcare expenditure. Household net incomes could then be calculated either with childcare expenditure included or not.

This dataset was prepared as part of a project titled Time and Income Poverty: a Double Bind?, which was funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Main Topics:
The variables in the dataset are at individual level, although some relate to household characteristics. They comprise three linking variables, to enable users to match the income and childcare expenditure variables provided in this dataset to the main TUS; nine variables in relation to net income; and five variables in relation to childcare.

Coverage:
Time Period Covered: June 2000-September 2001
Country: United Kingdom
Spatial Units: No spatial unit
Observation Units: Individuals; Families/households
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Individuals of working age who were respondents to the TUS 2000 survey.

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: A subsample of the TUS was used, namely, all individuals in households containing at least one person of working age (16-59 for women, 16-64 for men).
Number of Units: 10,127
Method of Data Collection: Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Weighting: Weighting used within original TUS data. See TUS documentation for details.
Data Sources: The dataset was based on the SN 4504 United Kingdom Time Use Survey, 2000. See 'Abstract' section for details.

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: 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.
Availability: ESDS Government, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: govsurveys@esds.ac.uk

Date of Release:
First Edition: 8 November 2006

Copyright:
Copyright T. Burchardt. (The original SN 4504 United Kingdom Time Use Survey, 2000 remains Crown copyright material.)

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