Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Welsh Government's National Survey for Wales covers a random sample of 12,000 adults a year (aged 16+) living in private households across Wales. The survey provides representative, reliable and up-to-date information about the people of Wales down to local authority level.The survey began in 2012. In 2015 it was reviewed the decision was taken to amalgamate five large scale social surveys that were carried out in Wales into one. From 2016-17 onwards the National Survey for Wales was expanded to include topics previously covered by the Welsh Health Survey, Active Adults Survey, Arts in Wales Survey, and Welsh Outdoor Recreation Survey.The aim of the survey is to provide representative, reliable and up-to-date information about the people of Wales down to local authority level. Prior to March 2020, the survey was carried out face-to-face in respondents’ homes. Since May 2020 onwards, the survey has been carried out by telephone. Topics were updated monthly and results published monthly for May to September 2020; from October, topic updates and publications switched to quarterly.The survey is continuing in telephone mode for 2021-22, with an online element added from July 2021 onwards. Further information is available on the Welsh Government National Survey for Wales webpages.
The aim of the National Survey for Wales, 2009-2010: Pilot Study was to test the survey design, but also to provide valuable information for the Welsh Assembly Government on a range of issues. The pilot survey was based on face-to-face interviews in a randomly chosen sample of households across Wales. In each of these households, the survey covered the head of household and a randomly selected adult (who may also be the head of household). There was also a short self-completion questionnaire for every adult in the household.
Main Topics:
The household questionnaire covers:housing tenurehousing costsfinancial inclusionaccommodation problemshousehold deprivationchildren’s deprivationinternet accesspet ownershipThe individual questionnaire covers:neighbourhoodcommunicationsdisabilityenvironmental behaviourcomputer and internetWelsh Assembly Governmentstreet cleaningdental practicesvolunteeringemploymentfinanceThe self-completion questionnaire covers: healthlocal public servicessatisfaction with aspects of lifelocal areasafety and crimeharassment and discriminationA sample file is also included which contains geographical information about all the sampled households (including non-responding households). Standard Measures: The Rosenberg Scale was included in the self-completion questionnaire. Scores on the scale were derived from a series of ten questions which asked respondents to indicate whether they agreed or disagreed with a series of statements regarding their general feelings about themselves.
