General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1976

<p>The <i>General Household Survey</i> (GHS), ran from 1971-2011 (the UKDS holds data from 1972-2011). It was a continuous annual national survey of people living in private households, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The main aim of the survey was to collect data on a range of core topics, covering household, family and individual information. This information was used by government departments and other organisations for planning, policy and monitoring purposes, and to present a picture of households, families and people in Great Britain. In 2008, the GHS became a module of the <a href="https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/series/series?id=2000024">Integrated Household Survey</a> (IHS). In recognition, the survey was renamed the <a href="https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/series/series?id=200019">General Lifestyle Survey</a> (GLF). The GLF closed in January 2012. The 2011 GLF is therefore the last in the series. A limited number of questions previously run on the GLF were subsequently included in the <a href="http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000043" title="Opinions and Lifestyle Survey">Opinions and Lifestyle Survey</a> (OPN). <br>
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<i>Secure Access GHS/GLF</i><br>
The UKDS holds standard access End User Licence (EUL) data for 1972-2006. A Secure Access version is available, covering the years 2000-2011 - see SN 6716 <i>General Lifestyle Survey, 2000-2011: Secure Access</i>.<br>
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<i>History</i><br>
The GHS was conducted annually until 2011, except for breaks in 1997-1998 when the survey was reviewed, and 1999-2000 when the survey was redeveloped.  Further information may be found in the ONS document <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/compendium/generallifestylesurvey/2013-03-07/40yearsofdatacollection/pdf">An overview of 40 years of data (General Lifestyle Survey Overview - a report on the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey)</a> (PDF). Details of changes each year may be found in the individual study documentation.<br>
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<i>EU-SILC</i><br>
In 2005, the European Union (EU) made a legal obligation (EU-SILC) for member states to collect additional statistics on income and living conditions. In addition, the EU-SILC data cover poverty and social exclusion. These statistics are used to help plan and monitor European social policy by comparing poverty indicators and changes over time across the EU. The EU-SILC requirement was integrated into the GHS/GLF in 2005. After the closure of the GLF, EU-SILC was collected via the <a href="http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=200017" title="Family Resources Survey">Family Resources Survey</a> (FRS) until the UK left the EU in 2020.</p><p><i>Reformatted GHS data 1973-1982 - Surrey SPSS Files</i><br>
SPSS files were created by the University of Surrey for all GHS years from 1973 to 1982 inclusive. The early files were restructured and the case changed from the household to the individual with all of the household information duplicated for each individual. The Surrey SPSS files contain all the original variables as well as some extra derived variables (a few variables were omitted from the data files for 1973-76). In 1973 only, the section on leisure was not included in the Surrey SPSS files. This has subsequently been made available, however, and is now held in a separate study, <i>General Household Survey, 1973: Leisure Questions</i> (SN 3982). Records for the original GHS 1973-1982 ASCII files have been removed from the UK Data Archive catalogue, but the data are still preserved and available upon request. </p>

通用家庭调查（General Household Survey, GHS）于1971年至2011年间开展，英国数据服务中心（UK Data Service, UKDS）持有1972年至2011年的数据集。该调查是由英国国家统计局（Office for National Statistics, ONS）实施的连续性年度全国性调查，面向英国私人家庭中的居民。
本次调查的核心目标为收集多维度核心主题数据，涵盖家庭、家庭单元与个人信息。此类数据可被政府部门及其他机构用于规划制定、政策推进与监测工作，以全面呈现大不列颠地区家庭、家庭单元及居民的整体现状。
2008年，GHS正式并入<a href="https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/series/series?id=2000024">综合家庭调查（Integrated Household Survey, IHS）</a>，并更名为通用生活方式调查（General Lifestyle Survey, GLF）。该调查于2012年1月正式终止，2011年的GLF调查为该系列的收官之作。此前GLF中的部分有限问题后续被纳入<a href="http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000043" title="意见与生活方式调查（Opinions and Lifestyle Survey）">意见与生活方式调查（Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, OPN）</a>。

## 受限访问GHS/GLF数据集
UKDS持有1972年至2006年的标准访问终端用户许可（End User Licence, EUL）数据集。另有2000年至2011年的受限访问版本，详见编号SN 6716的《2000年至2011年通用生活方式调查：受限访问数据集》。

## 发展历程
GHS每年定期开展至2011年，仅在1997年至1998年（调查审查阶段）及1999年至2000年（调查重开发阶段）两次中断。更多详细信息可参阅英国国家统计局发布的《40年数据收集概览（2011年通用生活方式调查综述报告）》（PDF），各年度的调查变更细节可查阅各单项研究的文档资料。

## 欧盟收入与生活条件统计（EU-SILC）
2005年，欧盟（EU）出台法规，要求成员国额外收集收入与生活条件相关统计数据，EU-SILC数据集同时涵盖贫困与社会排斥主题。此类统计数据可通过对比欧盟各国贫困指标及其随时间的变化，辅助欧盟社会政策的规划与监测。2005年，EU-SILC的相关要求被纳入GHS/GLF调查框架。GLF终止后，欧盟收入与生活条件统计数据通过<a href="http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=200017" title="家庭资源调查（Family Resources Survey）">家庭资源调查（Family Resources Survey, FRS）</a>采集，直至英国于2020年脱离欧盟。

## 1973年至1982年格式化GHS数据集——萨里大学SPSS文件
1973年至1982年所有GHS年度的SPSS文件均由萨里大学创建。早期文件已完成结构重构，调查单元从家庭调整为个人，所有家庭信息将复制至对应个人的记录中。萨里大学SPSS文件包含全部原始变量及部分额外衍生变量（1973年至1976年的部分变量未纳入数据文件）。仅1973年的休闲主题模块未被纳入萨里大学SPSS文件，该模块后续已单独发布，现收录于单项研究《1973年通用家庭调查：休闲问题》（编号SN 3982）中。原GHS 1973年至1982年的ASCII文件记录已从英国数据档案馆目录中移除，但数据仍被妥善保存，可通过申请获取。