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SHS Lite - User Guide: A guide to using the Scottish Household Survey simplified dataset
1. Introduction
The Scottish Household Survey (SHS) is a major survey of the people of Scotland. It was first conducted in 1999, on behalf of the Scottish Executive, and has been conducted on a continual basis since. It provides information on the composition, characteristics and behaviour of Scottish households, both nationally and at local authority level. Complete annual datasets are available to the general public from the UK Data Archive.
To stimulate the use of SHS data, particularly amongst local authorities, voluntary organisations and academia, the Scottish Executive has developed a simplified SHS dataset, or SHS Lite with 1,300 variables removed to provide a cut-down version. It is formatted in SPSS to provide all the necessary statistical functions for useful analysis in a form that is easy to navigate.
The aim of this training material is to provide potential users and other interested parties with self-directed study of the equivalent of a full-day course. It is supplemented by the SHS Lite data files, a copy of the shortened questionnaire, a variable database, and an index of variable names. It is aimed at those who already have a basic working knowledge of SPSS. In broad terms, it includes an introduction to the structure of the simplified dataset and guidance on how to undertake basic analysis through easy-to-follow illustrative examples.
This report has been overseen by the Scottish Household Survey Dataset Working Group and developed by Connie Glass of SCC and Steven Hope of MORI Scotland. I would like to extend my thanks to the team, and to Connie and Steven for their contributions to this guide.
| Josephine Dean |
Project Manager |
Scottish Household Survey |
Scottish Executive DD:ASD |
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