Access to Understanding Society datasets

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Access to Understanding Society datasets

The data and documentation can be accessed from: Understanding Society datasets

Free access to study descriptions, online variable lists and online documentation, including questionnaires is available to all users and does not require registration. Registered users (see Login/register) can download datasets (usually in SPSS, Stata or tab-delimited formats) or place an order (if unable to download, or if a different format or a CD is required).

See Restrictions on use for information about passing data to other ESDS registered users.

Charges

All users using data for non-commercial purposes can obtain the data at no cost. If data are requested on portable media e.g. CD, handling and postage and packing fees will apply. See Charges.

ESDS is now part of the
UK Data Service.

These ESDS web pages will remain during the transition, but may not be up to date.

Here are some links to get started with the new service:

Highlighted uses of these data

Introducing sociology students to quantitative research methods
Teaching using data from the General Household Survey and other datasets

Changing experiences of mid-life
Research using data from the British Household Panel Survey, Understanding Society and the General Household Survey

Other case studies using ESDS data

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