Understanding Society: Innovation Panel, Waves 1-16, 2008-2023: Special Licence Access, Census 2011 Middle Layer Super Output Areas

<span style="font-style: italic;">Understanding Society</span> (the UK Household Longitudinal Study), which began in 2009, is conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex, and the survey research organisations Verian Group (formerly Kantar Public) and NatCen. It builds on and incorporates, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which began in 1991.
<p>Understanding Society (the UK Household Longitudinal Study), which began in 2009, is conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex, and the survey research organisations Kantar Public and NatCen. It builds on and incorporates, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which began in 1991.</p>
<p>The Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Census 2011 Middle Layer Super Output Areas dataset contains Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) geographic variables for each wave of Understanding Society: Innovation Panel to date, and a household identification serial number for file matching to the main Understanding Society: Innovation Panel data. These data have more restrictive access conditions than those available under the standard End User Licence (see 'Access data' tab for more information).</p>
<p><b>Census 2001, 2011 and 2021 MSOA access restrictions</b></p>
<p>Census 2001 and 2021-defined MSOA geographic variables are also available under Special Licence access conditions to match to Understanding Society data - see SN 7637 and SN 9159. Please note that, to minimise the risk of disclosure, users may access only one of SN 7637, SN 7638 or SN 9159.</p>
<p><b>Latest edition information</b></p>
<p>For the eighth edition (November 2024), data for Wave 16 was deposited and the documentation was updated accordingly.</p>
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*《Understanding Society》（英国家庭纵向研究，UK Household Longitudinal Study）于2009年启动，由埃塞克斯大学社会与经济研究所（Institute for Social and Economic Research, ISER）以及调研机构Verian集团（前身为Kantar Public）与NatCen共同开展。该项目承接并整合了1991年启动的英国家庭追踪调查（British Household Panel Survey, BHPS）。

《Understanding Society》（英国家庭纵向研究，UK Household Longitudinal Study）于2009年启动，由埃塞克斯大学社会与经济研究所（Institute for Social and Economic Research, ISER）以及调研机构Kantar Public与NatCen共同开展。该项目承接并整合了1991年启动的英国家庭追踪调查（British Household Panel Survey, BHPS）。

《Understanding Society：创新面板：特殊许可访问》2011年人口普查中层超级输出区域数据集，包含截至当前各波次的Understanding Society创新面板的中层超级输出区域（Middle Layer Super Output Areas, MSOAs）地理变量，以及用于与主Understanding Society创新面板数据进行文件匹配的家庭识别序列号。本数据集的访问限制严于标准最终用户许可协议（End User Licence），详细信息请参见“访问数据”标签页。

**2001、2011及2021年人口普查MSOA访问限制**

2001年与2021年人口普查定义的MSOA地理变量同样可通过特殊许可访问条件获取，用于匹配Understanding Society数据——详见数据集编号SN 7637与SN 9159。请注意，为最大程度降低数据披露风险，用户仅可访问SN 7637、SN 7638或SN 9159中的一项。

**最新版本信息**

第八版（2024年11月）已提交第16波次数据，并同步更新了相关文档。