Living in Wales: Property Survey, 2008
UKDA study number:7202
Principal Investigator
Welsh Assembly Government. Statistical Directorate
Data Collectors
Ipsos MORI
GfK NOP
Sponsor
Welsh Assembly Government
Distributed by
UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.
February 2013
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Welsh Assembly Government. Statistical Directorate, Living in Wales: Property Survey, 2008 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], February 2013. SN: 7202
, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-7202-1
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7202 . Living in Wales: Property Survey, 2008
Depositor:
Welsh Assembly Government. Statistical Directorate
Principal Investigator:
Welsh Assembly Government. Statistical Directorate
Data Collectors:
Ipsos MORI
GfK NOP
Sponsor:
Welsh Assembly Government
Other Acknowledgements:
Local Government Data Unit - Wales, for survey management.
Abstract:
The Living in Wales (LIW) survey series, which ran from 2004-2008, was the main general source of statistical information about households and the condition of homes in Wales. The LIW survey was also referred to as the Welsh Household and Dwelling Survey and replaced the former Welsh House Condition Survey (WHCS), which was last conducted in 1997 and 1998, when a Household Survey was completed in 1997 and a Property Survey in 1998.
The LIW survey had two separate but linked components: the Household Survey and the Property Survey. The Household Survey was completed annually from 2004 and was conducted as a face-to-face interview with the household reference person (HRP) or another appropriate adult. It aimed to provide additional information to complement the Property Survey, but also to provide information about the community, the use of the Welsh language, the health of the members of the household, the values and opinions of the respondent as well as demographic characteristics. The Property Survey was conducted in 2004 and 2008 (held under SNs 7201 and 7202 respectively) and comprised an internal and external assessment of the property which was completed by a qualified surveyor.
The Living in Wales survey closed in 2008. From 2009/2010 onwards, it has been replaced by the National Survey for Wales (held at the Archive under GN 33435). Further information can be found on the Welsh Assembly Government Living in Wales web page.
Main Topics:
The 2008 Property Survey covered: the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS); repair costs; Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS); fuel poverty; energy efficiency and Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP).
Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork:
September 2008 -
December 2008
Country:
Wales
Spatial Units:
Countries
Observation Units:
Individuals; Families/households
Kind of Data:
Numeric data; Individual (micro) level
Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:
National
Population:
Private households in Wales, 2008
Methodology:
Time Dimensions:
Repeated cross-sectional study
Sampling Procedures:
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Addresses for the household interviews were selected from the Postcode Address File (PAF) and were stratified by local authority. Property survey addresses were selected from successful household interviews and were further stratified by first impression of the external condition, using the 'Good, bad and ugly' approach. Properties included were occupied first homes and where multiple households occupied the same property only the first household was included in the property survey sample. The results are available at Wales level only.
Number of Units:
2,741 properties
Method of Data Collection:
Observation; Physical measurements
Weighting:
Weighting used. See documentation for details
Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English
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Date of First Release:
1 February 2013
Copyright:
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File last updated:
26 February 2014