Office for National Statistics

The General Household Survey (GHS) is a multi-purpose survey conducted by the Social Survey Division of the Office for National Statistics. The survey started in 1971 and has been carried out continuously since then, except for a break in 1997-98 and 1999-2000. The GHS is carried out for a number of government departments providing information for planning and policy purposes and is also used to monitor progress towards achieving targets. The survey is sponsored by ONS and a number of government departments including the Department of Health.

Prior to 1988 the interviewing year was from 1st January - 31st December. In 1988 the interviewing year changed to 1st April - 31st March.

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