National Survey for Wales
The National Survey for Wales (NSW) series is the main general source of statistical information about households and accommodation in Wales. It is the successor to the Living in Wales (LIW) Survey series (sometimes called the Welsh Household and Dwelling Survey) which ran from 2004 to 2008 and which replaced the former Welsh House Condition Survey (WHCS). The WHCS was last carried out in 1997 and 1998, when a Household Survey was completed in 1997 and a Property Survey in 1998.
The 2009-2010 pilot survey of the NSW consists of face-to-face interviews in a randomly chosen sample of households across Wales. In each of these households, the survey covers the head of household and a randomly selected adult (who may also be the head of household). There is also a short self-completion questionnaire for every adult in the household aged 16 or over. Although the main themes of the survey are public services and wellbeing, there is scope to collect other information of direct policy relevance.
The mainstage National Survey for Wales will begin in 2012 and this will offer the opportunity for public sector bodies to contribute their own questions to the questionnaires. More details on the Survey from 2012 onwards will be available shortly on the Welsh Assembly Government website.
The main topics on each of the three questionnaires in the 2009-2010 pilot study were as follows:
Household questionnaire: Main Topics
This questionnaire collected household level data and was asked of the HRP or
their spouse/partner.
• housing tenure
• housing costs
• financial inclusion
• accommodation problems
Individual questionnaire: Main Topics
The individual questionnaire collected data from every adult in the household aged
16 or over.
• neighbourhood
• communications
• disability
• environmental behaviour
• computer and internet
• Welsh Assembly Government
• street cleaning
• dental practices
• volunteering
• employment
• finance
Adult self-completion questionnaire: Main Topics
This questionnaire was given to every adult in the household aged 16 or over. It
was used to collect additional individual-level data, much of which was considered
as too sensitive to collect via the individual interview.
• health
• satisfaction with various aspects of life
• local area
• local public services
• safety and crime
• harassment and discrimination
Further information can be found on the Welsh Assembly Government: National Survey for Wales web site.
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