Living in Wales: Household Survey; 2005, 2006 and 2007 Combined Data Files

The <i>Living in Wales</i> (LIW) survey series, which ran from 2004-2008, was the main general source of statistical information about households and the condition of homes in Wales. The LIW survey was also referred to as the <i>Welsh Household and Dwelling Survey</i> and replaced the former <i>Welsh House Condition Survey</i> (WHCS), which was last conducted in 1997 and 1998, when a Household Survey was completed in 1997 and a Property Survey in 1998.<br>
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The LIW survey had two separate but linked components: the Household Survey and the Property Survey. The Household Survey was completed annually from 2004 and was conducted as a face-to-face interview with the household reference person (HRP) or another appropriate adult. It aimed to provide additional information to complement the Property Survey, but also to provide information about the community, the use of the Welsh language, the health of the members of the household, the values and opinions of the respondent as well as demographic characteristics. The Property Survey was conducted in 2004 and 2008 (held under SNs 7201 and 7202 respectively) and comprised an internal and external assessment of the property which was completed by a qualified surveyor. <br>
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The <i>Living in Wales</i> survey closed in 2008. From 2009/2010 onwards, it has been replaced by the <i>National Survey for Wales</i> (held at the Archive under GN 33435). Further information can be found on the Welsh Assembly Government <a href="http://wales.gov.uk/about/aboutresearch/social/ocsropage/living-wales/?lang=en" title="Living in Wales">Living in Wales</a> web page.<br>
To enable analysis of the data at lower geographical levels than Wales, data files for a number of years have been combined. This has only been possible where the same questions have been asked in all the relevant years. <br>
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Before analysing the 2005, 2006 and 2007 combined LIW data, users are recommended to download the documentation that accompanies the individual year datasets for 2005, 2006 and 2007, from:<ul><li><a href="http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=6130#doc" title="SN 6130 Living in Wales: Household Survey, 2005">SN 6130 <i>Living in Wales: Household Survey, 2005</i></a></li><li><a href="http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=6131#doc" title="SN 6131 Living in Wales: Household Survey, 2006">SN 6131 <i>Living in Wales: Household Survey, 2006</i></a></li><li><a href="http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=6132#doc" title="SN 6132 Living in Wales: Household Survey, 2007">SN 6132 <i>Living in Wales: Household Survey, 2007</i></a></li></ul>

*<i>威尔士生活</i>（<i>Living in Wales</i>，简称LIW）调查系列于2004年至2008年间开展，是威尔士家庭与住宅状况统计信息的核心通用数据源。该调查亦被称为《威尔士家庭与住宅调查》，取代了此前的《威尔士住房状况调查》（Welsh House Condition Survey，简称WHCS）——后者最后一次开展于1997年与1998年，其中1997年完成家庭调查，1998年完成房产调查。

该调查包含两个相互独立又彼此关联的组成部分：家庭调查与房产调查。家庭调查自2004年起每年开展，采用面对面访谈形式，访问对象为家庭户主（Household Reference Person，简称HRP）或其他合适的成年家庭成员。其设计初衷是为房产调查提供补充信息，同时也用于采集社区概况、威尔士语使用情况、家庭成员健康状况、受访者价值观与观点，以及人口统计特征等多维度信息。房产调查分别于2004年和2008年开展（对应序列编号分别为SN 7201与SN 7202），由合格的房产测量员完成对住宅的内部与外部勘查评估。

<i>威尔士生活</i>调查于2008年正式收官。自2009/2010年度起，它被《威尔士全国调查》取代（档案归档编号为GN 33435）。更多相关信息可访问威尔士议会政府官网的<i>威尔士生活</i>专题页面：<a href="http://wales.gov.uk/about/aboutresearch/social/ocsropage/living-wales/?lang=en" title="Living in Wales">Living in Wales</a>。

为支持对威尔士辖区内更低地理层级的数据开展分析，研究团队将多个年度的数据文件进行了合并。该合并操作仅适用于所有相关调查年度均设置了完全一致的问卷题目的情况。

在对2005、2006及2007年合并后的LIW数据进行分析前，建议用户从以下链接下载2005、2006及2007年各年度数据集的配套文档：
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<li><a href="http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=6130#doc" title="SN 6130 Living in Wales: Household Survey, 2005">SN 6130 《威尔士生活：2005年家庭调查》</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=6131#doc" title="SN 6131 Living in Wales: Household Survey, 2006">SN 6131 《威尔士生活：2006年家庭调查》</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=6132#doc" title="SN 6132 Living in Wales: Household Survey, 2007">SN 6132 《威尔士生活：2007年家庭调查》</a></li>
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