ESDS Government is a national data service which provides large-scale government surveys, such as the

General Household Survey The General Household Survey (GHS) was a survey conducted of private households in Great Britain by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The aim of this survey was to provide government departments and organisations with information on a ran ...

and the

Labour Force Survey Labour Force Surveys are statistical surveys conducted in a number of countries designed to capture data about the labour market. All European Union member states are required to conduct a Labour Force Survey annually. Labour Force Surveys are als ...

, as well as other key data resources for understanding population structure and change in the UK and its constituent countries. It is jointly funded by the

Economic and Social Research Council The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), formerly the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) funded by the UK government. ESRC provides fundi ...

(ESRC) and the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). In July 2012, the ESRC announced that all of ESDS will join the UK Data Service, to be established as of October 1, 2012.

Service overview

Some examples of the research supported by the surveys include: * resources, health and living conditions of older people * ethnic differences in family and household composition * patterns of consumption, including drinking and smoking * gender and ethnic differences in employment earnings * lifestyle, consumption and health patterns * social capital and its relationship to health, employment and earnings * comparisons across different UK regions and across different time periods ESDS Government is led by the Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research (CCSR) and provides user support, facilitates user meetings on specific surveys, organises training courses on topics of interest, on specific statistical software packages and on statistical analysis methods as well as provides topic-related online course materials and a range of teaching datasets. One of the central aims of the service is to promote and facilitate increased and more effective use of government datasets in research, learning and teaching across a range of disciplines. The acquisition, processing and delivery of the large-scale government datasets under this service is undertaken by the

UK Data Archive The UK Data Archive is a national centre of expertise in data archiving in the United Kingdom. It houses the largest collection of social sciences and population digital data in the UK. It is certified under CoreTrustSeal as a trusted digital ...

. Data is available both via download and online exploration and visualisation vi
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External links

ESDS Government

Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research (CCSR)

UK Data Archive

ESDS Government events diary
Online databases Government research