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UK Data Service data catalogue record for:

Family Resources Survey, 1994-1995

Title details

SN: 3592
Title: Family Resources Survey, 1994-1995
Persistent identifier: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-3592-1
Series: Family Resources Survey, 1993-
Depositor(s): Department for Work and Pensions
Principal investigator(s): Department for Work and Pensions
Department of Social Security
Office for National Statistics. Social Survey Division
Social and Community Planning Research
Data collector(s): Department of Social Security
Sponsor(s): Department of Social Security
Other acknowledgements: This dataset was originally deposited by the Department of Social Security.

Subject Categories

Family Resources Survey - Major studies
Consumer behaviour - Economics
Family life and marriage - Social stratification and groupings
Income, property and investment - Economics

Abstract

Safe Room Access FRS data
Safe Room access datasets for FRS data from 2005 are available in addition to the versions available under the standard End User Licence (EUL), held at the UK Data Archive under SN 7196, Family Resources Survey, 2005-2011 and Households Below Average Income, 1994-2011: Safe Room Access. These data replace SNs 5839, 6083, 6253 and 6532, which were previously available under Special Licence.

The Safe Room access data are currently only available to UK HE/FE applicants and for access from the UK Data Archive's Safe Room at the University of Essex, Colchester. Prospective users of the Safe Room access version of the FRS/HBAI will need to fulfil requirements additional to those associated with standard End User Licence datasets. Full details of the application requirements are provided at Special conditions for DWP datasets.

Further information about the FRS can be found on the Family Resources Survey pages on the Department for Work and Pensions web site.
The Family Resources Survey aims to: support the monitoring of the social security programme; support the costing and modelling of changes to national insurance contributions and social security benefits; provide better information for the forecasting of benefit expenditure.

For the second edition of the 1994-1995 survey, the new grossing regime, GROSS 3, has been included.

Main Topics:
Household characteristics (eg. size, tenure type); income and benefit receipt; tenure and housing costs; assets and savings; informal care (given and received); occupation and employment.
Standard Measures
Standard Occupational Classification

Coverage, universe, methodology

Dates of fieldwork: April 1994, March 1995
Country: Great Britain
Spatial units: Standard Statistical Regions
Observation units: Families and households
Universe: National
Families
Households
Private households in Great Britain south of the Caledonian Canal.
Private households in Northern Ireland.
Time dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study
annual - analysed on a financial year basis.
Sampling procedures: Multi-stage stratified random sample
Number of units: 25000 (target) 26399 (obtained)
Method of data collection: Face-to-face interview
Weighting: Weighting used. See documentation for details

Keywords

ABSENTEEISMADMINISTRATIVE AREASAGE
APARTMENTSAPPOINTMENT TO JOBATTITUDES
BEDROOMSBONDSBONUS PAYMENTS
CARE OF DEPENDANTSCARE OF THE DISABLEDCARE OF THE ELDERLY
CARE OF THE SICKCENTRAL HEATINGCHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
CHILD BENEFITSCHILD CARECHILD DAY CARE
CHILD WORKERSCHILD-MINDINGCHILDREN
COALCOLOUR TELEVISION RECEIVERSCOMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
COMMUTINGCOMPANY CARSCOMPUTERS
CONSUMER GOODSCONSUMPTIONCOSTS
COUNCIL TAXDAY NURSERIESDEBTS
DIESEL OILDISABLED PERSONSDISMISSAL
DISTANCE MEASUREMENTDOMESTIC APPLIANCESDOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC VALUEEDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEDUCATIONAL FEESEDUCATIONAL GRANTS
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSELDERLYELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY
EMPLOYEESEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT HISTORY
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMESENDOWMENT ASSURANCEETHNIC GROUPS
EXPENDITUREFAMILIESFAMILY MEMBERS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SUPPORT
FOODFOSTER PARENTSFRIENDS
FRINGE BENEFITSFUEL OILSFUELS
FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTFURNISHED ACCOMMODATIONFURTHER EDUCATION
GAS SUPPLYGENDERGIFTS
GRANTSGREAT BRITAINHEADS OF HOUSEHOLD
HEARING IMPAIRMENTSHEATING SYSTEMSHIGHER EDUCATION
HOLIDAYSHOME OWNERSHIPHOME SHARING
HOME-BASED WORKHOUSEHOLD BUDGETSHOUSEHOLD HEAD'S OCCUPATION
HOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGHOUSING FACILITIES
HOUSING FINANCEHOUSING TENUREINCOME
INCOME TAXINDUSTRIESINSURANCE
INSURANCE PREMIUMSINTEREST (FINANCE)INVESTMENT
INVESTMENT RETURNJOB DESCRIPTIONJOB HUNTING
LANDLORDSLAVATORIESLEAVE
LOANSLODGERSMANAGERS
MARITAL STATUSMARRIED WOMENMARRIED WOMEN WORKERS
MATERNITY LEAVEMATERNITY PAYMEALS
MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONSMILKMORTGAGE PROTECTION INSURANCE
MORTGAGESMOTOR VEHICLESNEIGHBOURS
OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONSOCCUPATIONSONE-PARENT FAMILIES
OVERTIMEPARTNERSHIPS (BUSINESS)PART-TIME COURSES
PART-TIME EMPLOYMENTPENSION CONTRIBUTIONSPERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES
PETROLPHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONSPRICES
PRIVATE EDUCATIONPRIVATE PERSONAL PENSIONSPRIVATE SCHOOLS
PROFITSPUBLIC TRANSPORTQUALIFICATIONS
RATESREBATESREDUNDANCY
REDUNDANCY PAYRENTED ACCOMMODATIONRENTS
RESIDENTIAL MOBILITYRETIREMENTROOM SHARING
ROOMSROYALTIESSAVINGS
SCHOLARSHIPSSCHOOL MEALSSCHOOL MILK PROVISION
SCHOOLCHILDRENSCHOOLSSEASONAL EMPLOYMENT
SECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSSELF-EMPLOYED
SEWAGE DISPOSAL AND HANDLINGSHARESSHIFT WORK
SICK LEAVESICK PAYSICK PERSONS
SOCIAL HOUSINGSOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSSOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
SOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SUPPORTSOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS
SOLID FUEL HEATINGSPECIAL EDUCATIONSTATE RETIREMENT PENSIONS
STATE EDUCATIONSTRIKESSTUDENT HOUSING
STUDENT LOANSSTUDENTSSTUDY
SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENTSUPERVISORSTAX RELIEF
TAXATIONTELEPHONESTELEVISION RECEIVERS
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTTERMINATION OF SERVICETIED HOUSING
TOP MANAGEMENTTRAININGTRANSPORT
TRAVELUNEARNED INCOMEUNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSUNFURNISHED ACCOMMODATIONVIDEO RECORDERS
VISION IMPAIRMENTSVOLUNTARY WORKWAGES
WATER SERVICES (BUILDINGS)WIDOWEDWORKING MOTHERS
WORKING TIMEWORKING WOMEN

Administrative and access information

Date of release:
First edition: 30 October 1996
Latest edition: 17 May 2005 ( Edition 2 )
Copyright: Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland
Access conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions of access for further information.
Availability: UK Data Service
Contact: Get in touch

Documentation

TitleFile NameSize (KB)
Information on account types frs_1994_95_account.xls 28
Information on asset types frs_1994_95_assets.xls 15
Benefits question guide frs_1994_95_benefits.xls 42
Guide to mapping between benefits questions frs_1994_95_benefits_map.xls 28
Variable changes since 1993-1994 frs_1994_95_changes_metadata.xls 545
Data summary 1, missing values frs_1994_95_data_summary1_missing_values_a.xls 329
Data summary 2, missing benefit frs_1994_95_data_summary2_missing_values_b.xls 415
Data summary 3, minimum and maximum values frs_1994_95_data_summary3_minmaxmean.xls 324
Flatfile mapping spreadsheet frs_1994_95_flatfile_documentation.xls 463
Variables in the hierarchical dataset frs_1994_95_hierachical_documentation.xls 886
Period code conversion frs_1994_95_period_code.xls 26
Information on usage frs_1994_95_usage.xls 19
Introduction, guides, analysing the FRS, grossing and data conversion 3592userguide1.pdf 446
Interviewer's guide to changes 3592userguide2.pdf 188
Question instructions – Benefit unit 3592userguide3.pdf 638
Question instructions – Household unit 3592userguide4.pdf 496
Questionnaire routing 3592userguide5.pdf 190
Showcards, pocket guides to benefits and savings 3592userguide6.pdf 157
Editing, imputation and releases 3592userguide7.pdf 53
Technical notes 3592userguide8.pdf 75
Derived variable specifications 3592userguide9.pdf 1030
Index file in3592.pdf 38
Study information and citation UKDA_Study_3592_Information.htm 18
READ File read3592.htm 11

Related studies:

Family Resources Survey, 1993-1994 (SN 3332)
Family Resources Survey, 1995-1996 (SN 3761)
Family Resources Survey, 1996-1997 (SN 3957)
Family Resources Survey, 1997-1998 (SN 4068)
Family Resources Survey, 1998-1999 (SN 4149)
Family Resources Survey, 1999-2000 (SN 4389)
Family Resources Survey, 2000-2001 (SN 4498)
Family Resources Survey, 2001-2002 (SN 4633)
Family Resources Survey, 2002-2003 (SN 4803)
Family Resources Survey, 2003-2004 (SN 5139)
Family Resources Survey, 2004-2005 (SN 5291)
Family Resources Survey, 2005-2006 (SN 5742)
Family Resources Survey, 2006-2007 (SN 6079)
Family Resources Survey, 2007-2008 (SN 6252)
Family Resources Survey, 2008-2009 (SN 6523)
Family Resources Survey, 2009-2010 (SN 6886)
Family Resources Survey, 2010-2011 (SN 7085)
Family Resources Survey, 1979 (SN 1930)
Households Below Average Income, 1994/95-2010/11 (SN 5828)
Individual Income Series, 1996/97-1998/99 and 2004/05-2007/08 (SN 6478)
Family Resources Survey, 2005-2011 and Households Below Average Income, 1994-2011: Safe Room Access (SN 7196)

Related case studies:

Economic inequality in Wales

Related support guides:

Thematic guide to Northern Ireland data sources
Weighting the Social Surveys

Publications

Please note, the inclusion of publications in this tab is temporary. Publications and outputs will be searchable using the publications filter in the near future.

By principal investigator(s):
Department of Social Security (1995) Family Resources Survey statistics Great Britain 1993/94, revised edition, February.

Department of Social Security (1996) Family Resources Survey Great Britain 1994-95, London: HMSO. ISBN 0-11-762389-X.

Department of Social Security (1997) Family Resources Survey Great Britain 1995-96, London: The Stationery Office. ISBN 0-11-762537-X.

Department of Social Security (1998) Family Resources Survey Great Britain 1996-97, London: Corporate Document Services. ISBN 1-84123-047-2.

Department of Social Security (1999) Family Resources Survey Great Britain 1997-98, London: Corporate Document Services. ISBN 1-84123-117-7.

Wilmot, A. (1999) Family Resources Survey: technical report on the fifth survey year: April 1997 - March 1998, London: ONS. ISBN 1857743229.

Department of Social Security (2000) Family Resources Survey Great Britain 1998-99, London: Corporate Document Services. ISBN 1-84123-237-8.

Department of Social Security/ONS (2001) Family Resources Survey Great Britain 1999-2000, London: Corporate Document Services. ISBN 1-84123-367-6.

Department for Work and Pensions/ONS (2004) Family Resources Survey: United Kingdom 2002-2003, London: Department for Work and Pensions. ISBN 1-84388-263-9.

Department for Work and Pensions/ONS (2005) Family Resources Survey: United Kingdom 2003-2004, London: Department for Work and Pensions. ISBN 1-84388-470-4.

Department for Work and Pensions/ONS (2006) Family Resources Survey: United Kingdom 2004-2005, London: Department for Work and Pensions. ISBN 1-84388-857-2.

Resulting from secondary analysis:
Department of Social Security (1996) FRS Update, February.

Government Statistical Service (1996) Family Resources Survey statistical report 1994-95, Press Release, Department of Social Security.

Ray, A. (1996) Grossing up: an investigation of different methods applied to data from the Family Resources Survey, Analytical Notes: No.5, Analytical Services Division, Department of Social Security.

Kiernan, K. and Mueller, G. (1998) The divorced and who divorces?, CASEpaper CASE/7, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics, May.

Berthoud, R. (1998) Incomes of ethnic minorities, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex.

Barrientos, A. (1998) 'Supplementary pension coverage in Britain' Fiscal Studies, 19(4), pp.429-446. Also available as: University of Hertfordshire Business School Economics Paper 18 (UHBS 1997:18).

DETR (1998) The incidence effects of charging for domestic water and sewerage services, London: DETR.

Paull, G., Walker, I. and Zhu, Y. (2000) 'Child support reform: some analysis of the 1999 White Paper' Fiscal Studies, 21(1), pp.105-140.

Ginn, J. and Arber, S. (2000) 'Ethnic inequality in later life: variation in financial circumstances by gender and ethnic group' Education and Ageing, 15(1), pp.65-83.

Sawkins, J.W. and Dickie, V.A. (2000) Paying for water and sewerage in Scotland: domestic incidence and vulnerable households, Discussion Paper in Economics No.2000/7, Economics Division, School of Management, Heriot-Watt University.

Dickie, V.A. and Sawkins, J.W. (2000) Increased water and sewerage charges in Scotland: mitigating the impact on vulnerable households, Occasional Papers in Economics, Economics Division, School of Management, Heriot-Watt University.

Piachaud, D. and Sutherland, H. (2002) Changing poverty post-1997, CASEPaper 63, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics.

Sawkins, J.W. and Dickie, V.A. (2002) Affordability of water and sewerage services in Great Britain, Scottish Economics Policy Network (scotecon.net), Department of Economics, School of Management, Heriot-Watt University. ISBN 190436506x.

Sawkins, J.W. and Dickie, V.A. (2002) Council Tax in Scotland: the economic case for reform, Scottish Economy Policy Network Research Paper (scotecon.net), Department of Economics, School of Management, Heriot-Watt University. ISBN 1904365027.

Sawkins, J.W. and Dickie, V.A. (2003) Affordability of water and sewerage charges for low income households. Reports and recommendations, Water Customer Consultation Panels. ISBN 0954591615.

Zaidi, A. and Burchardt, T. (2003) Comparing incomes when needs differ: equivalisation for the extra costs of disability in the UK, CASEpaper 64, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics.

Hancock, R. and Barker, G. (2005) 'The quality of social security benefit data in the British Family Resources Survey: implications for investigating income support take-up by pensioners', Journal of the Royal Statistical Society A, 168(1), pp.63-82.

Sawkins, J.W. and Dickie, V.A. (2005) 'Affordability of household water and sewerage services in Great Britain', Fiscal Studies, 26(2), pp. 225-244.

Myck, M. and Reed, H. (2006) 'Tax and benefit reforms in a model of labour market transitions', Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, 75(3), pp.208–239.

Myck, M. (2007) Wages and ageing: is there evidence for the "Inverse-U" profile?, IZA Discussion Paper No.2983, Bonn, Germany: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit. Also published as DIW Berlin Discussion Paper 724, Berlin, Germany: DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research).

Haan, P. and Myck, M. (2007) 'Apply with caution: introducing UK-style in-work support in Germany', Fiscal Studies, 28(1), pp.43-72.

Prasad, N. (ed.) (2008) Social policies and private sector participation in water supply: beyond regulation, Social Policy in a Development Context series, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Sawkins, J. and Dickie, V.A. (2008) Affordability of Scottish household water and sewerage charges: historic trends and current position, Edinburgh: Waterwatch Scotland/Heriot-Watt University.

Sutherland, H. et al. (2008) 'Keeping up or falling behind? The impact of benefit and tax uprating on incomes and poverty', Fiscal Studies, 29(4), pp.467–498.

Blackburn, C., Read, J. and Spencer, N. (2010) 'Prevalence of childhood disability and the characteristics and circumstances of disabled children in the UK: secondary analysis of the Family Resources Survey', BMC Paediatrics, 10, 21.

The FRS has been used by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation for their 'Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion' research programme. The 2010 report may be found at http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/monitoring-poverty-2010 and further reports may be found at http://www.poverty.org.uk/.

Spencer N.J., Blackburn C.M. and Read, J.M. (2010) 'Prevalence and social patterning of limiting long-term illness/disability in children and young people under the age of 20 years in 2001: UK census-based cross-sectional study', Child Care Health Dev., 36(4), pp.566-73.

Blackburn, C.M., Spencer, N.J. and Read J.M. (2010) 'Prevalence of childhood disability and the characteristics and circumstances of disabled children in the UK: secondary analysis of the Family Resources Survey', BMC Pediatr., 16(10), p.21.

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