Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Poverty and Social Exclusion in the United Kingdom project is the largest research project of its kind ever carried out in the UK. It examines levels of deprivation in the UK today. The research aims to answer the following questions:What are the best methods for measuring poverty, deprivation, social exclusion and standard of living?How are the different dimensions of poverty, deprivation and social exclusion related?What is the current extent and nature of poverty and how has it changed?What policies best address these problems?Launched in May 2010, the project comprises four main pieces of research so far:Firstly, two major surveys into the public's perceptions of necessities and into living standards were carried out in 2012/13: an attitudinal UK Omnibus survey, gathering the public's perceptions of necessities and attitudes to services (held under SN 7878); and a large-scale survey of living standards to examine the nature, extent and causes of deprivation and social exclusion (SN 7879).In addition, two qualitative research studies have been undertaken: an investigation into the experiences of living on low income during recession in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands and Strathclyde (SN 7877); and an exploration of the role of the family when coping with poverty in Northern Ireland.Further information about the project may be found on the Poverty and Social Exclusion project website.
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The UK Omnibus Poverty and Social Exclusion Module attitudinal survey aimed to identify what the population as a whole think are 'necessities': things that everyone should be able to afford and which no one should have to go without. Data were collected in Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), and in Great Britain (Scotland, England and Wales) by NatCen Social Research.
Multi-stage stratified random sample
The GB sample was obtained using a multi-stage sampling design. The NI sample consisted of a systematic random sample of addresses selected from the Land and Property Services Agency list of private addresses.
Face-to-face interview
