British economic data and B Guide - Resources and Review

Contains annual, quarterly, monthly, and seasonally adjusted United Kingdom time series, which are derived from a variety of sources, including the ONS itself, other government departments, and the Bank of England. Requires registration.
 
Overview of economic statistics in the United Kingdom, including trends in leisure and entertainment, the environment, and health, as well as general UK figures.
 
A longitudinal survey which began in 1991 and will run annually for 10 years. The main objective of the BHPS is to further understanding of social and economic change at the individual and household level in Britain into the next century.
 
Continuous household survey providing data collected from a sample of various households in the UK. Provides detailed information about expenditure on goods and services, income, including details about sources of income, possession of consumer durables and cars, basic information on housing and other demographic and socioeconomic variables. Available in SIR
DBMS format.
 
Annual, multi
purpose survey based on a sample of private households in Great Britain. Interviews are conducted with everyone aged over 16 in the household. Offers researchers from a broad spectrum of disciplines the opportunity to explore relationships between income, housing, economic activity, family composition, fertility, education, leisure activities, drinking, smoking, and health. Available in SIR-DBMS and SPSS formats and derived variable files.
 
Continuous survey which was launched in October 1992 by the Department of Social Security. Topics covered include: basic household and individual characteristics (tenure, ethnic origin, employment status); housing costs (rents, mortgages, Council Tax, water and sewerage charges, insurance); household income (including benefit receipt, unearned income, pensions, etc.); other costs (travel to work costs, child
care costs, maintenance payments, etc.); ownership of vehicles and consumer durables; plus information on carers and disabilities. Registration with the Data Archive and MIMAS required.
 
Set of links to selected collections of national statistics.
 
A large searchable catalogue which provides access to a set of key statistics drawn from over 230 UK government datasets. Topics covered include population, income, balance of payments, birth and death rates, consumer expenditure, marriage and divorce rates, economic activity, employment and unemployment, education and training, road accidents, household income and expenditure, gross domestic product, housing, livestock, labour market, international migration, criminal offences, national lottery, recycling of waste, atmospheric and water pollution, drug seizures, and various other social statistics.
 
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