Millennium Survey of Poverty and Social Exclusion, 1999

UKDA study number:4349

Principal Investigators

Gordon, D.
University of Bristol. School for Policy Studies
Middleton, S.
Loughborough University. Centre for Research in Social Policy
Bradshaw, J.R.
University of York. Social Policy Research Unit

Data Collector

Office for National Statistics

Sponsor

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

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UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

January 2002 (2nd Edition)

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Gordon, D., Middleton, S. and Bradshaw, J.R., Millennium Survey of Poverty and Social Exclusion, 1999 [computer file]. 2nd Edition. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], January 2002. SN: 4349, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-4349-1

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4349 . Millennium Survey of Poverty and Social Exclusion, 1999
(PSE)

Depositor:

Finch, N. , University of York. Social Policy Research Unit

Principal Investigators:

Gordon, D. , University of Bristol. School for Policy Studies

Middleton, S. , Loughborough University. Centre for Research in Social Policy

Bradshaw, J.R. , University of York. Social Policy Research Unit

Data Collector:

Office for National Statistics

Sponsor:

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Other Acknowledgements:

Tony Manners: Office for National Statistics; Barbara Ballard: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Abstract:

The Millennium Survey of Poverty and Social Exclusion (PSE) was designed to update the Breadline Britain Surveys which were conducted by Mori in 1983 and 1990 (see also Gordon et al, Breadline Britain in the 1990s). Firstly, a representative sample of the population of Great Britain was asked for their views on what constitutes the necessities of life in present day Britain. This was done in June 1999 using the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Omnibus Survey. Secondly, a specially selected sample was drawn from respondents to the 1998/99 General Household Survey, and interviewed in detail about their circumstances and their views on a range of issues associated with poverty and social exclusion. This dataset is associated with the second aspect of the survey; the follow-up to the GHS, referred to as PSE.
The aims of the PSE survey were:
To update the Breadline Britain Surveys;
To estimate the size of groups of households in different circumstances;
To explore movement in and out of poverty;
To look at age and gender difference in experiences of and responses to poverty.
It is planned that a similar survey will be carried out in other countries.

Main Topics:

The main topics covered include housing, health, time poverty, social networks and support, necessities, finance and debts, intra-household poverty, poverty over time, absolute and overall poverty, area deprivation, local services, crime, child's school, perceptions of poverty, activism as well as some demographics and information on income.

Coverage:

Dates of Fieldwork: 1 September 1999 - 15 October 1999
Country: Great Britain
Spatial Units: (A)Countries; (B)Standard Regions
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Numeric data

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: Adults aged 16 or over from a sample of private households. These households were in the lower income groups using a measure of household income, which takes account of household size and composition.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: A Kish Grid was used (see documentation for further information)
Number of Units: (A) 2846 (target) Set sample
(B) 2431 (target) 1534 (obtained) Eligible sample
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Compilation or synthesis of existing material; The face-to-face interviewing was done using CAPI and the interview included a card-sorting exercise. A Computer Assisted Self Interviewing (CASI) module was used to collect answers to sensitive questions, such as those on crime. Where the respondent was reluctant or unable to complete the self-completion section on the laptop the interviewer asked the respondent's permission to ask these questions. Some data were also obtained for this study from the General Household Survey.
Data Sources: Data derived in part from the General Household Survey

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

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Date of First Release:

31 July 2001

Date of Latest Release:

10 January 2002 ( 2nd Edition )

Copyright:

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

File last updated:

4 January 2012