§ Mr. Adam Butlerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what additional manpower is being used in the 46W general household survey, including the numbers engaged as interviewers; how many households are being covered; how long the survey will take to carry out; and when a final report is expected.
§ Dr. OwenThe General Household Survey is a continuous survey conducted by Social Survey Division of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys and provides information over a wide range of social fields for a number of Government Departments. About 16,000 householders are approached each year using about 250 part-time interviewers, who also work on other surveys conducted by Social Survey Division, and a permanent staff of about 40, most of whom are engaged in field training and coding of survey returns. The output of the survey is mainly statistical tables, but in addition reports are published describing the survey's methodology and giving a selection of results. So far annual reports for each of the years 1971 to 1973 have been published.