The British Population Survey (BPS) is a face to face market research rolling survey taken monthly from 2008-2015. It includes 6000-8000 records a month covering demographics, economics, shopping preferences, durables, media and internet use.
Scale: Unit Postcode.
Variables:
- Family: Gender, Age Group, Numeric age, Lifestage, Ethnic Origin, Marital Status, Parent of children, Parental Status, Child Maintenance, Number in household, Presence of children in household, No. of children in household, Age of children in household
- Geography: Country, Standard Region 4, Standard Region 11, Urban/Rural, Postcode Area, Unit Postcode.
- Economics: Social Grade, Qualification level, Working status of respondent, household income, chief income earner (CIE), working status of CIE, Home tenure, main shopper, main supermarket, debit card/s, credit card/s.
- Media: daily newspaper, Sunday newspaper, ITV station most watched.
- Durables: no. of cars in household, TV, Satellite TV, Cable TV, Freeview, Freesat, Landline telephone, simple mobile phone, web mobile phone, video, DVD recorder, DVD player, personal computer, laptop PC, tablet PC, games console, MP3, DAB radio, DIG camera (ex phone).
- Internet access: internet access – frequency, internet access – method, cable broadband, ADSL broadband, other broadband, non broadband, internet access – history.
- Internet use: emails, info-requests, info-products, purchases – not groceries, grocery shopping, bank a/c & finances, job search, play games online, online gaming for money, download music, download movies, download/stream TV, online dating, VOIP, social networks/blogs, other.
- Date: Year and month.
- Survey: ID, Weight.
Selected metadata on variables and geographic coverage are included.
Variable | Data Table | Type | Count | # NA | % NA | # Categories |
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Gender | 2015 | Categorical | 87028 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Age_Band | 2015 | Categorical | 87028 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Lifestage | 2015 | Categorical | 87028 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Marital_Status | 2015 | Categorical | 87028 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Parental_Status | 2015 | Categorical | 87028 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Number_in_Household | 2015 | Categorical | 87028 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Chief_Income_Earner | 2015 | Categorical | 87028 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Social_Grade | 2015 | Categorical | 87028 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Working_Status | 2015 | Categorical | 87028 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
HH_Income | 2015 | Categorical | 87028 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Household_Tenure | 2015 | Categorical | 87028 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Year_Month | 2015 | Categorical | 87028 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Year_Quater | 2015 | Categorical | 87028 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
postcode | 2015 | Categorical | 87028 | 907 | 1.04 | 39625 |
Controller:
University College London (UCL)
Data and Resources
- British Population Survey Descriptive Statistics (Categorical)csv
Descriptive statistics on categorical variables and frequencies.
Preview Download - British Population Survey Descriptive Statistics (Numeric)csv
Descriptive statistics on numeric variables.
Preview Download - British Population Survey Geographic Coveragecsv
Geographic distribution of variables across UK administrative areas.
Preview Download - Transparency Notice - Datatalk - British Population Surveypdf
Transparency Notice explaining how the data referring to individuals listed...
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Modified | 2023-04-17 |
Release Date | 2019-11-17 |
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location | Great Britain |
Granularity | Postcode; Month |
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