Attitudes to Pensions Survey, 2006

UKDA study number:5745

Principal Investigators

National Centre for Social Research
McKay, S.
University of Bristol. School of Geographical Sciences

Sponsors

Department for Work and Pensions
HM Revenue and Customs

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UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

November 2007

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5745 . Attitudes to Pensions Survey, 2006

Depositor:

National Centre for Social Research

Principal Investigators:

National Centre for Social Research

McKay, S. , University of Bristol. School of Geographical Sciences

Sponsors:

Department for Work and Pensions
HM Revenue and Customs

Other Acknowledgements:

Stephen McKay, who collaborated with the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) on the project, was based at the University of Bristol at the time of the project, but is now at the University of Birmingham.

Abstract:

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) commissioned the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) to carry out a survey of attitudes to financial planning for retirement and pensions in Great Britain. The main aim of the survey was to explore people's attitudes towards pensions and their expectations for retirement, both financial and non-financial, as well as establishing their views on associated topics such as saving, risk and financial decision-making. The baseline survey was conducted in 2006 with a follow-up conducted in 2009. The survey was designed with repetition in mind, with the intention of repeating the survey every two years in order to measure continuity and change in this area.

Further information can be found on the NatCen Attitudes to Pensions web page.
Attitudes to Pensions Survey, 2006 was the first survey in the series. The main aim of the survey was to collect robust and reliable data on views about pensions and retirement, as well as establishing respondents' views on associated topics such as saving, risk and financial decision-making. In addition to collecting a broad range of attitudinal data, a second aim was to explore the extent of knowledge about pensions, both about the way the state pension and private pensions work, and also about the respondent's own pension provision, future retirement income and likely life expectancy. Thirdly, in addition to covering attitudes and knowledge, the survey also collected information regarding behaviour in relation to pension provision and savings. Key socio-economic and demographic information was also collected, to allow analysis by respondent characteristics.

Main Topics:

The interview covered: attitudes towards pensions, savings, risk and financial planning; and financial retirement planning knowledge and behaviour.

Coverage:

Dates of Fieldwork: May 2006 - August 2006
Country: Great Britain
Spatial Units: Government Office Regions (GORs)
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: Adults aged 18-69 years, living in private households in Great Britain, during 2006.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study
Sampling Procedures: Multi-stage stratified random sample
Number of Units: 1,950 adults
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview
Weighting: Weighting used. See documentation for details.

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

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Date of First Release:

7 November 2007

Copyright:

Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen’s Printer for Scotland

File last updated:

31 October 2011