May 1: Launch of the new structure of LIS & LWS Databases!
New variable lists for both LIS and LWS in 2019!
Data
Russia – Data from the new Rosstat survey have been added to LIS
LIS is delighted to announce that the entire series from a new Russian survey has been added to the LIS Database. The data are based on the 5 waves of the new Survey of the Population Income and participation in Social programs (PIS) carried out by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). The 5 waves […]
United Kingdom – UK16 added to LIS
One more data point for United Kingdom, namely UK16 (Wave X) have been added to the LIS Database. The datasets is based on the 2016-2017 wave of the Family Resources Survey (FRS) carried out by Office for National Statistics (ONS) sponsored by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Canada – CA16 added to LWS
One more data point for United Kingdom, namely CA16 (Wave X) have been added to the LWS Database. The datasets is based on the 2016 wave of the Survey of Financial Securities (SFS) carried out by Statistics Canada. This brings the total number of Canadian datasets in LWS to four (CA99, CA05, CA12 and CA16).
Australia – AU14 and AU04 added to LIS and LWS
LIS is delighted to announce that two more data points have been added to both the LIS and LWS Databases, namely, AU14 (Wave IX) and AU04 (Wave VI). The AU04 dataset is based on the 2003-04 waves of the Survey of Income and Housing (SIH) and Household Expenditure Survey (HES, wave 2003-04) carried out by […]
Serbia – RS16 added to LIS
One new dataset from Serbia, RS16 (Wave X) has been added to the LIS Database. The dataset is based on the 2016 wave of the Household Budget Survey carried out by Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. In addition to releasing this Wave X dataset, the entirety of the Serbian series (RS06, RS10 and […]
Georgia – GE16 added to LIS
One new dataset from Georgia, GE16 (Wave X) has been added to the LIS Database. The dataset is based on the 2016 wave of the Integrated Household Survey (IHS) carried out by National Statistics Office of Georgia.
Canada – Revision of education information for the earlier datasets
The education variables (EDUC and EDUC_C) for the six datasets from CA75 to CA97 have been changed to be consistent across the entire Canadian LIS series. Persons with a post-secondary certificate or diploma, previously coded as indistinguishable, were recoded into category “high”.
Israel – Two New Datasets in LIS
Two new datasets from Israel, IL14 and IL16 (Wave X) have been added to the LIS Database. The datasets are based on the 2014 and 2016 waves of the Household Expenditure Survey (HES) carried out by Central Bureau of Statistics. In addition to releasing these Wave X datasets, the almost entirety of the Israeli series […]
Poland – PL16 added to LIS
One new dataset from Poland, PL16 (Wave X) has been added to the LIS Database. The dataset is based on the 2016 wave of the Household Budget Survey carried out by Central Statistical Office (GUS). At the same time, the information on the inclusion of taxes and contribution (stored in variable GROSSNET) was revised in […]