Living in Wales, 2008

This is a compendium publication which presents a range of the information collected in the Living in Wales Household Survey carried out on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government. The survey comprised a household surveys for each year from 2004 to 2008 for Wales with additional property surveys in 2004 and 2008.

This publication is a compendium of statistics covering the 2008 sweep of the Living in Wales Household Survey; it analyses the data from an ‘equalities’ perspective.  The publication covers most of the topics in the 2008 survey and the aspects of equality relate to the respondent to the survey; their household; and sometimes to the people living in a household.

This publication covers three broad aspects of Welsh life:

• The first aspect is People in Wales; that is the use of the Welsh language, people’s disabilities and long-term illness, the impact of and attitudes to education, and lastly the way people travel and use the Internet.
• The second aspect concerns People and Society; that is people’s perception of their quality of life, their participation in social and cultural activities and their attitudes towards the environment.  It also looks at their experience of discrimination and their opinions on disabled people.  Lastly it looks at aspects of their material well-being.
• The final part of this publication looks at People and Housing; that is the tenure of their homes, whether or not homes in Wales are overcrowded and the types of housing amenities that are available to the members of households.  This section also looks at the important issues around fire and fire safety.  It concludes by looking at some of the financial issues involved in owning or renting homes.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5208
E-mail: stats.transport@wales.gsi.gov.uk

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