Wealth and Assets Survey in Great Britain
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Summary
The data contains information on respondents (aged 16 and older) wealth and debts, as well as a range of socio-demographic information, e.g., age, gender, and ethnicity.
Description
The Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS) launched in 2006 and is a biennial longitudinal survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This survey measures the well-being of households and individuals in terms of their assets, savings, debt and planning for retirement. The survey also examines attitudes and attributes related to these. Data from this longitudinal survey will also provide users with the ability to measure changes of wealth in Great Britain over time. The survey is currently sponsored by a funding consortium, including the ONS; Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC); Financial Conduct Authority (FCA); and Scottish Government (SG).
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About this data
- Data creator
- Office for National Statistics
- Temporal coverage
- 01 July 2006 to 31 March 2020
- Frequency
- Biennial
- Dataset theme
- Society
- Restrictions for access
- Access for all accredited researchers
- Project approval
- Projects must be accredited
- Search keywords
- WAS Wealth Assets Survey Finance Health Property Well-being Earnings Biennial Debts
Metadata
Metadata
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Dataset themeMain category for the topic of the resource
- Society
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Dataset resource typeThe type of the dataset resource
- Survey
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Geographic coverageThe geographic area covered by the dataset
- Great Britain
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Temporal coverageThe timeframes covered by these data
- 01 July 2006 to 31 March 2020
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FrequencyThe frequency at which the dataset resource is published or updated
- Biennial
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Geographic levelThe lowest level of geography covered by the dataset
- Lower layer Super Output Area
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Data creatorThe name of the organisation that produced or published this resource
- Office for National Statistics
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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
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Licensing statusThe license used for making this resource available and defining how it can be used
- Restricted
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Disclosure controlThe standard or bespoke disclosure control rules that apply to this dataset
- Standard disclosure rules apply
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Restrictions for accessRestrictions for users and researchers accessing data in Google Cloud Platform
- Access for all accredited researchers
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Research outputsThe approval route researchers must take for their outputs to be published
- No requirements
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Project approvalThe project approvals needed for this resource
- Projects must be accredited
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Research disclaimerThe disclaimer required to be published with the outputs for this dataset
- No requirements
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AcronymAny other names or acronyms used to refer to the data
- WAS
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ProvenanceDetails of how this dataset resource came to be generated
- Secure Research Service