Support #2133
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Rent increase data
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Hi, I'm interested in whether it's possible to use understanding society data to work out these things:
1) how frequently tenants experience in-tenancy rent increases (i.e. how often tenant's get their rent raised by their landlord)
2) how large these in-tenancy rent increases are
3) how these in-tenancy rent increases are distributed across different tenant groups, particularly income levels
Would the variables in the understanding society study allow for this kind of analysis?
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Hi Matthew,
We interview respondents at roughly one-year intervals and, if they live in rented accommodation, we ask about the rent (net amount of last rent payment, https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/variables/rent/) and how many weeks it covered (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/variables/rentwc/). This data is stored in the hhresp dataset. You can find the list of income variables here: https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/user-guides/main-survey-user-guide/derived-income-variables/.
I hope it helps.
Best wishes,
Piotr Marzec
UKHLS User Support