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Annual Respondents Database 2

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The Annual Respondent Database 2 dataset is a research dataset covering the years 1998 to 2008. The Annual Respondent Database 2 was created using the older Annual Business Inquiry.

Description

Annual Respondents Database 2 (ARD2) dataset is a research dataset covering the years 1998 to 2008. ARD2 is created using the older Annual Business Inquiry (ABI; 1998 to 2008). The ABI data was collected on the SIC 03 basis and this dataset has been converted to SIC 07 to ensure consistency with the Annual Business Survey which replaced the Annual Business Inquiry in 2009 onwards. The employment data in this dataset is collected from the ABI1 survey which in 2009 became the Business Register Employment Survey in 2009. The work carried out in the ARD dataset ensures data is consistent with ABS for all years. The data for ABI and ABS are collected and organised at the reporting unit (RU) level; this reflects the smallest collection of local units able to provide the information required. In most cases, these will be LUs carrying out the same activity. Around 95% of the RUs in the ONS data have only one LU ie they are single-site businesses. ARD2 consists of two types of files: respondent files which have reported and derived information from survey questionnaire responses; and universe files which contain limited information on all business that are within scope of the ABI survey. There is also a register panel containing all RUs observed over the period in one file. The ARD is an historic version which was constructed from the ABI and various other predecessors to the ABS. The ARD2 is now superseded by the ARDX dataset, which uses the same data from the Annual Business Inquiry (1998 to 2008) and carries out the same purpose of cleaning and collecting the data to create a dataset that is consistent with the Annual Business Survey (2009 onwards).

About this data

Data creator
Office for National Statistics
Temporal coverage
01 January 1998 to 31 December 2008
Frequency
Historical
Dataset theme
Business and economy
Restrictions for access
Access for all accredited researchers
Project approval
Projects must be accredited
Search keywords
Business Economy Employment GDP Investment Turnover

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Metadata

Dataset themeMain category for the topic of the resource
Business and economy
Dataset resource typeThe type of the dataset resource
Survey
Geographic coverageThe geographic area covered by the dataset
UK
Temporal coverageThe timeframes covered by these data
01 January 1998 to 31 December 2008
FrequencyThe frequency at which the dataset resource is published or updated
Historical
Geographic levelThe lowest level of geography covered by the dataset
Postcode
Data creatorThe name of the organisation that produced or published this resource
Office for National Statistics
Data contributorsThe name(s) of any organisation(s), other than the data supplier or provider, that have data which are included in this dataset resource
Licensing statusThe license used for making this resource available and defining how it can be used
Restricted
Disclosure controlThe standard or bespoke disclosure control rules that apply to this dataset
Bespoke disclosure rules apply
Restrictions for accessRestrictions for users and researchers accessing data in Google Cloud Platform
Access for all accredited researchers
Research outputsThe approval route researchers must take for their outputs to be published
Research outputs must be approved by the data owner
Project approvalThe project approvals needed for this resource
Projects must be accredited
Research disclaimerThe disclaimer required to be published with the outputs for this dataset
No requirements
AcronymAny other names or acronyms used to refer to the data
ARD2
ProvenanceDetails of how this dataset resource came to be generated
The Annual Business Inquiry (ABI) and the Annual Business Survey (ABS) surveys