Integrated Household Survey: Datasets
The data and documentation can be accessed from the following web page: Integrated Household Survey. The data is available under End User Licence and Special Licence.
Special Licence Access IHS data
To apply for accreditation a user will complete forms that will require:
1. evidence that he/she is a fit and proper person and details about the purpose of the research
2. an online order for the data
3. a signed declaration that he/she understands the confidentiality obligations owed to those data including its physical security
The evidence to be adduced will include previous research projects and publications. New users may need to provide the contact details of a senior member of staff who can vouch for them. The research purpose form will ask for information about the intended use of the data, a justification for access and planned outputs.
Users who obtain access to SL data are required to read and follow the Microdata handling and security: Guide to good practice. This includes additional guidance on:
• avoiding inadvertent statistical disclosure
• storing and accessing data securely
• how to permanently destroy copies of data
Further information on requirements for accreditation as an approved researcher can be found on the ESDS web site.
Some of these data are available to most registered users to analyse, visualise, subset and download online using the ESDS Nesstar catalogue. Users can explore the data by running frequency tables on variables without being registered for the data.
Free access to study descriptions, online
variable lists and online documentation, including
questionnaires, is available for all users and does not
require registration.
Most non- commercial registered users (see
Ordering Data) can download datasets in SPSS, STATA and
ASCII tab-delimited formats.
Some of these data are available to most
registered users to analyse, visualise, subset and download
online using the ESDS Nesstar
catalogue.
Users can explore the data by running frequency tables on
variables without being registered for the data.
All registered users can place an online
order if they are unable to download the data, if an
alternative format or portable media (such as CD) is
required or if the data are required from another registered
user or a local data library.
You can also sign up to be
notified when new data is available from ESDS.
Charges
Academics,
teachers and students in higher or further education can
obtain the survey data for not-for-profit purposes at no
cost (other than the costs of portable media). Fees may
apply to other users. See ESDS Charges and
Costs.
