BHPS User Group Meeting, 2 nd May 2008 BHPS: Wave 18 Jon Burton ISER, University of Essex

BHPS User Group Meeting, 2nd May 2008 Wave 18 The 18 th wave of the BHPS will go into the field on 1 st September 2008 This is the last year in which this sample will be interviewed as part of the BHPS… … The next time they will be interviewed will be as part of the UKHLS sample

BHPS User Group Meeting, 2nd May 2008 W18 Questionnaire content The questionnaire content will include the core questions carried each year, plus rotating content Individual questionnaire –Neighbourhood (W13) –Expectations of relationships and marriage (W13) –Religion and religiosity (W14) –Leisure activities (W16) Youth questionnaire –Leisure activities –Expectations of starting a family –Relationships (boy/girlfriend) –Health – attitudes, height/weight

BHPS User Group Meeting, 2nd May 2008 W18 Questionnaire content (cont.) After Wave 18, the BHPS sample will be interviewed as part of Wave 2 of the UKHLS The BHPS sample will therefore not be asked the Wave 1 UKHLS questionnaire However, much of this is ‘initial conditions’ information which has already been collected for the BHPS sample There may be one or two areas of questions which will be included at W18 of the BHPS, otherwise the sample won’t get asked them –For example; country of birth of parents/grand-parents

BHPS User Group Meeting, 2nd May 2008 Consents This may also be the last time that the BHPS sample are contacted face-to-face –After Wave 1, the UKHLS moves to multi-mode data collection The UKHLS plans to ask respondents for their informed consent to link administrative data to their survey data For the BHPS sample, the sensible time to ask for these consents is at W18

BHPS User Group Meeting, 2nd May 2008 Consents: Finance and Education DWP/HMRC records –benefit/tax receipt –National Insurance contributions –Employment and earnings –Savings and pensions –Participation in government schemes DCSF records –Children’s performance at school –Characteristics of pupils in school

BHPS User Group Meeting, 2nd May 2008 Consents: Health NHS/GRO/ONS –Admissions/attendance at hospital –Visits to GP or other health professionals –Records of specific conditions (cancer, diabetes) –Prescriptions –Notification of death/cause of death –Keeping in touch of movers