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Update on General Lifestyle Survey developments
Steven Dunstan, Survey Manager, ONS
Office for National Statistics, Government Buildings, Cardiff Road, Newport, NP10 8XG
E-mail: [email protected]
Overview
• Survey background• 2010 survey• 2011 survey • Survey outputs
Future of GLF data collection• Future of GLF data collection– EU-SILC integration into FRS– Longitudinal EU -SILC survey– Current proposal for GLF– User consultation
• Discussion
Survey background
• Multi-purpose annual survey started in 1971 as General Household Survey (GHS).
• Longitudinal design from 2005– 4-yearly rotation– all adults 16+ originally sampled (OS) followed– all adults 16+ originally sampled (OS) followed– all adults aged 16+ interviewed whether OS or not
• A module of the IHS
• Main users – ONS, Eurostat, NHS Information Centre, Department for Health, HMRC, DWP, academics
Sample design
• Four-year sample rotation – households can remain within the sample for up to 4 years.
Replication Year 1 (2005)
Year 2 (2006)
Year 3 (2007)
Year 4 (2008)
Year 5 (2009)
1 1st Dropped
2 1st 2nd Dropped
3 1st 2nd 3rd Dropped
4 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Dropped
5 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
6 1st 2nd 3rd
7 1st 2nd
8 1st
Survey topics
• Household questionnaire
Household information
Accommodation
Consumer durables
Housing costs
Survey topics - continued
• Individual questionnaire
Employment
Pensions
Health
Childcare
Smoking and Drinking
Financial situation
Income
Family Information (marriages, cohabitations, fertility)
• EU-SILC requirement - 2005• Longitudinal design• Trailer modules
• Fieldwork period change in 2005/06: financial
Historic changes
• Fieldwork period change in 2005/06: financial to calendar year
• Integrated Household Survey (IHS) - 2008• Core questions• GLF specific questions
EU-SILC contacts
• Data download
– Eurostat website
(http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/)
• Further information
Andrew Barnard (Project Manager)email: [email protected]
2010 Survey
• Content broadly the same as 2009
• 2010 trailer module: Intra-Household Allocation of Resources– Responsibilities for income and expenditure– Responsibilities for income and expenditure– Allocation of income– Decision making
• Provisional publication date of January 2012
2011 Survey
• Content broadly the same as 2010
• 2011 trailer module: Intergenerational transmission of disadvantages
• The 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC2 010) • The 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC2 010) replaces SOC2000
• Questions that record births to women have been upd ated
• Wellbeing questions included from April
Survey outputs
• Smoking and Drinking Among Adults
• GLF/GHS Overview Reports
• Topic based ONS publications (Social Trends, Regional Trends, Focus On…)Regional Trends, Focus On…)
• Data files for the UK Data Archive
Useful links and contacts
Report and appendiceshttp://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.a
sp?vlnk=5756
General [email protected]
The future of GLF data collection
EU-SILC integration into FRS (1)
2010 Feasibility StudyCould EU-Statistics on Income & Living Conditions (EU-SILC) be collected via the Family Resource Survey (FRS)?
Benefits:• Greater harmonisation between poverty indicators used by the
UK and EU
• Efficiency of data collection and analysis (e.g. there is considerable duplication on the GLF and FRS)
• Cost savings
EU-SILC integration into FRS (2)
Feasibility study findings
Cross-sectional EU-SILC could be met with minimal changes to the FRS
– Around 3/4 of EU-SILC variables could already be directly derived from FRSfrom FRS
– FRS already includes all the core EU-SILC topic areas => additional EU-SILC variables fit reasonably well within existing questionnaire
However…– FRS could not adopt the longitudinal design required for the EU-SILC
Longitudinal component
Longitudinal EU -SILC survey
ONS Longitudinal EU -SILC survey
• First year data collection (wave 1) met by the FRS
• Longitudinal component met by a telephone based ONS interview (wave 2 to 4)ONS interview (wave 2 to 4)
• Restricted to EU-SILC topics
• Introduced in 2012
EU-SILC longitudinal sample design
Data consideration
The EU-SILC telephone interview will not include non-EU-SILC topics.
The non-EU-SILC components of GLF are:• Family information• Family information• Fertility• Smoking• Drinking• Health conditions• Use of health services
Current proposal for 2012 and beyond
Current GLFEU-SILC-Economic status and employment-Income and benefits-Housing and material
2011
FRS (EU-SILC Wave 1)
ONS telephone interview (EU-SILC W2+)
2012
-Housing and material deprivation-General health-longstanding illness-limiting illness
Non-EU-SILC-Family information-Fertility-Pensions-Smoking and drinking-Health conditions-Use of health services
Opinions / GLF(1) What modules / questions should be included and when?(2) One or all adults interviewed?(3) Sample size requirement
GLF and Opinions – a comparison
GLF Opinions
Face-to-face interviewing
12 month field period
Households selected with a probability stratified 2 stage sample design
Weighting – non-response / calibration adjustments
~ 60% wave 1 household response rate ~ 60% household response rate~ 60% wave 1 household response rate ~ 60% household response rate
Interview attempted with all adults (aged 16+) One adult aged 16+ selected at random
~15,000 adults in responding households13,500 providing an interview in personChild bearing age ~ 3,800 (around 90% answer fertility questions)
~ 12,750 adult respondentsall providing an interviewChild bearing age ~ 3,400
As Opinions, but with:
Income and benefits; housing and material deprivation; family information; fertility; pensions; drinking; health conditions; use of health services.
Core variables:Basic demographics; household structure; tenure; ethnicity; general health and limiting illness; sources of income and gross amount; economic status; education; smoking
client modules
User consultation
http://www.ons.gov.uk/about/consultations/open-consultations/index.html
[email protected]@ons.gsi.gov.uk
12 week period - 11 February to 6 May
User feedback (1)
What are the current uses / requirements of the GLF ?
• What specific topics / questions are used?
• Are all the data required each year or could topics be collected less frequently?
• What precision is required (point estimates and est imates of change)?change)?
• What is the purpose / value added?
• What are the most important topics / variables?
• How soon after collection are data required (timeli ness)?
What are the implications of stopping the GLF Surve y?
User feedback (2)
What are the alternatives to the GLF?
• What other data sources could be / are used (e.g. C ountry Health Surveys, administrative health data; other social s urveys)?
• How could a new Opinions / GLF survey meet existing and future GLF requirements? What changes might be required?
What are user views on current questionnaire conten t?
• Are all questions needed?
• Could certain topic questions be developed to bette r meet user needs and requirement?
General Lifestyle Survey IHS CORE EU-SILC
Other sources
Economic status questions, including employment
Yes Yes LFS, FRS, OPN
Income questions (including benefits, pensions, investments)
No (except a general question)
Yes FRS, LCF, HAS
Housing and material deprivation (including, ownership of items, problems with the dwelling). Also questions on social
No Yes EHS, FRS
dwelling). Also questions on social exclusion, environmental problems, financial burden of housing costs and the repayment of debt, etc.
Social exclusion, environmental problems, financial burden (inc debt)
No Yes FRS
Education questions Yes Yes LFS, OPN
Number of hours of different types of child care
No Yes FRS
General Lifestyle Survey IHS CORE EU-SILC
Other sources
General health, longstanding illness and limiting health problems
Yes Yes OPN
Health conditions, children's health, contacts with GP, hospital (in patient, out patient; private, NHS, duration of visits)
No No Country Health Surveys, admin.
Mortgage payments No Yes LCF, FRS
Vehicle questions, including company cars. No Yes LCF, FRS
smoking and drinking questions No (except smoking prevalence)
No Country Health Surveys
Family Information other than basic demographics - i.e. marriages, cohabitations, fertility
No No Understanding Society
Pensions other than income/contribution - i.e. eligibility, membership, types of pension, employer/HMRC contribution, self-employed arrangements
No No FRS, HAS, LCF
For consideration
Any proposals / plans must be affordable
i.e. existing and future data requirements must be met with the available resource following the Government Spending Review
The existing survey (2010/11 financial year) and future data collection and processing is dependent on funding from ONS and other departments / organisations.
Discussion