Living in Britain: General Household Survey Results for 2007

The OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) is the largest producer of official statistics to government. ONS is responsible for producing a wide range of key economic and social statistics which are used by policy makers across government to create evidence-based policies and monitor performance against them. The Office also builds and maintains data sources both for itself and for its business and research customers. It makes statistics available so that everyone can easily assess the state of the nation, the performance of government, and their own position.

The General Household Survey (GHS) is an inter-departmental multi-purpose continuous survey carried out by the ONS collecting information on a range of topics from people living in private households in Great Britain. These are:
Households, Families and People
Housing and Consumer Durables
Marriage and Cohabitation
General Health and Use of Health Services
Smoking and Drinking
Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes