Usage of the Integrated Household Survey
This page contains information from
users who have downloaded the IHS data and who have agreed to have their project
information shared. You can opt to be included or to amend the details held
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registration.
A 2011 report on usage of the IHS is available in Word format.
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Subjective Wellbeing of Migrants in the UK – Dr Anke Hoeffler (University of Oxford – Economics). March 2012
Using recent integrated household survey data I would like to examine the subjective wellbeing of migrants in the UK. If possible I would like to compare subjective wellbeing of migrants to the general population in the UK and their country of origin.
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Comparison with our data on EU funded project – Ms Lesley Patterson (University of Manchester – Manchester Urban Collaboration for Health). February 2012
We are the principle investigators for a large project, EURO-URHIS 2, gathering health indicator data. We wish to compare our findings from our adult survey work with other data sources
Other surveys used: HSE.
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Poverty and ethnicity – Dr David Owen (University of Warwick – Institute for Employment Research and SHSS). February 2012
This project is concerned with the analysis of poverty across the ethnic groups present in Wales and Northern Ireland. The project will bring together a range of quantitative data sets in order to identify the changing ethnic profile of both countries since 2001 and the experience of poverty by different ethnic groups.
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Consensus on Equality – Mr Richard Keyte. February 2012
Investigating changing trends over time on attitudes towards equality to challenge the theoretical position that there can be a convergent conceptual point on equality and policies and programmes can be more efficiently designed to encourage society to move towards this.
Other surveys used: BSA Omnibus.
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Parental belief – Dr Janet Goodall (University of Warwick – Institute of Education). February 2012
Investigation of the effects of parental beliefs (religious) on children's academic outcomes. This is preliminary research as there is widely available work on this in the US but in the UK this work is still to be done.
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Barts and East London Hospital Trust Merger: an Equalities and Human Rights Impact Assessment – Asif Afridi. January 2012
We have been commissioned to conduct an equalities and human rights impact assessment by the NHS team responsible for overseeing the merger of the three London Trusts (Barts and the London, Whipps Cross University, and Newham University NHS Trusts). The aim of the research is to identify issues that will significantly impact on the health inequalities of residents potentially affected by the merger. This exercise will enable the parties to resolve issues identified by the EHRIA as potentially unlawful, discriminatory towards, or having a negative impact with respect to the protected groups identified in the Equality Act 2010. Integrated Household Survey (IHS) data is being requested to identity demographic data pertaining to the three relevant local authorities.
Other surveys used: LFS.
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Research use – Dr Taku Fujiyama (UCL – Civil Engineering). December 2011
The aim of this research is to analyse the UK food supply chain. The results of data analysis will be published in academic journals.
Other surveys used: EFS.
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Sexual identity and employment choice – Dr Francis Greene (University of Warwick – CSME). November 2011
This is a prospective study that seeks to examine the relationship between self-employment and sexual identity using the IHS. We know that self-employment is related to ethnicity but no study that we are aware of seeks to examine if sexual identity actually influences a person's decision to be self-employed.
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Employment – Dr Jesus Canduela (Edinburgh Napier University – ERI). September 2011
Investigating the factors affecting the transition from unemployment into employment.
Other surveys used: SCS LFS SHES NILTS NICHS.
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Green Minimum Income Standards – Dr Kim Perren (Loughborough University – Centre for Research in Social Policy). July 2011
Sustainable Income Standards: Towards a greener minimum. This research explores whether minimum income standards can still be achieved by consuming in ways that are more sustainable.
Other surveys used: NTS.
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Background context – Mr Blaise Egan. July 2011
Essex Humanists are a group of people in Essex, and in some cases beyond, who have no religious faith but support the principles of Humanism, including an approach to life based on humanity and reason. We want to track statistics on religious belief in the United Kingdom as part of our 'background knowledge'.
Other surveys used: BSA HSE.
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Teaching social statistics – Professor John MacInnes (University of Edinburgh – Sociology). July 2011
Preparation, analysis and reporting of microdata for use in the teaching of social statistics to undergraduate and postgraduate university social science students. This includes both reporting the results of the analysis of data as examples of the good use of data and the identification of microdata suitable for use by students where there is no risk of disclosure or breach of confidentiality. The issue of measuring sexual identity is an excellent example for teaching students about the social construction of data.
Other surveys used: APS.
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Labour market discrimination research – Mr Muhammad Anees. July 2011
The data will be utilized in the detailed discussion of labour market discrimination in the UK and cross sectional estimation techniques would be implemented following standard oaxaca-blinder techniques for differential analysis along with the recently developed counterfactual distribution techniques developed by Machad0-Mata (2005).
Other surveys used: LFS HSE EFS GHS BSA ELSA UKHLS.
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House of Commons Enquiry – Mr Paul Bolton (House of Commons Library – Statistics). June 2011
Request from an MP for data relating to religious composition of society across various local authority, London Borough, and other areas. Information to be provided in connection with the Member's Parliamentary Duties.
Other surveys used: BCS EHS FRS.
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Research and MicroSimulation Model Development – Mr Peter Shier. May 2011
The data will be used to develop a range of micro-simulation models for the Ministry of Justice to support and test policy options. The data will also provide a source for undertaking basic research on the characteristics of the population as a whole and where applicable potential MoJ "customers".
Other surveys used: FRS APS BCS.
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Continued analysis of North West Housing Markets – Professor Philip Leather (University of Salford – IPEG). April 2011
Data from the survey will be used to provide contextual data for a continuing analysis of housing markets in North West England, focussing on changes in house prices, housing occupancy and usage, and population change and composition.
Other surveys used: EHS APS.
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Investigating Living Arrangements Across the Life Course – Mr Dieter Demey (University of Southampton – Centre for Population Change (CPC)). April 2011
This project aims to document and understand the key changes from the 1970s onwards in living arrangements across the life course. We will build on previous work undertaken by members of the research team and will look not only at young adults and older persons but also living arrangements in mid-life. Recent socio-economic and demographic changes, such as rising female labour force participation and increases in longevity, are likely to have increased the number of people who find themselves caring for their elderly parents whilst still caring or supporting their own children the so-called sandwich generation. The research will investigate these and other trends, for example, the extent to which the 'empty nest' enjoyed by previous generations during their 50s and 60s is now being re-occupied by adult children.
Other surveys used: GHS UKHLS.
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Tourism Satellite Account 2008 – Mr Eddie Smith (Office for National Statistics (ONS)). March 2011
Creation of a satellite account for tourism requires estimation of the breakdown of spend by different types of tourist into categories. Datasets within ESDS can provide information about such breakdowns. I am part of the ONS Tourism Intelligence Unit. ETIP was set up by Visit Britain, Regional Development Agencies and other tourism related organisations.
Other surveys used: NTS EFS APS.
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relative income/earnings and life satisfaction in the UK – Dr Tim Hinks (University of the West of England – Economics). March 2011
Use the postcode data in order to generate relative income terms to be used in happiness equations. Previous work uses relative income terms based on region; province or occupation. The paper would test whether neighbourhood is a better reference group.
Other surveys used: LFS BCS.
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Introduction of under-occupation penalties to Housing Benefit – Mr Alex Fenton (University of Cambridge – Land Economy). March 2011
In June 2010; the new UK government proposed to reduce Housing Benefit payments to
tenants of social landlords who 'under-occupy' - i.e. occupy a dwelling which is smaller
than the legislation deems them to require. This research will attempt to quantify the
numbers and key characteristics of those affected; especially with reference to
London.
Other surveys used: APS LFS.
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Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK – Professor David Gordon (University of Bristol – School for Policy Studies). December 2010
The Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK project aims to improve poverty & exclusion measurement - for details see www.poverty.ac.uk
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Ongoing research into the demographic; socio-demographic and personal correlates of tobacco smoking – Professor Martin Jarvis (UCL – epidemiology & public health). November 2010
The GHS is the principal source of data on tobacco smoking behaviour for Great Britain. I have accessed and analysed the GHS data for all years since 1973 in order to study numerous aspects of smoking and its determinants. Interests include (1) calculation of smoking cessation rates in ever smokers (quit ratios) adjusted for pipe and cigar smoking in order to examine gender differences in smoking cessation; (2) study of cigarette smoking and cessation in relation to a variety of indicators of socio-economic status; (3) Use of cigarette brand choice as reported in the GHS to generate market share estimates and contribute to sales-weighted cigarette yields that are independent of tobacco industry sources; (4) comparison of smoking prevalence estimates from the GHS with those derived from the ONS Omnibus survey. I wish to continue these lines of research by accessing the 2007 and future data. HSE and ONS Omnibus surveys give complementary smoking data; but the GHS is the source of official GB prevalence data. I wish to add to existing time-series data that I have extracted from previous GHS data sets. The analyses I need to conduct cannot be done without access to the detailed data. Publication of research papers in peer-reviewed academic journals
Other surveys used: HSE Omnibus GHS SHES ELSA.
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Profile of Forest Population – Mr Stephen Hughes. November 2010
Create a health profile of the 3/4 Million people living within the Central Scotland Forest area and compare these data to the national average. Output will be in the format of an internal report and some data may be presented at conferences.
Other surveys used: SHES.
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