How do I gain access to the survey data or explore it online?
To access survey data, all users must register with the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS). Information about obtaining data from the ESDS can be found on Accessing data page. Registered users can download/order a large and increasing number of datasets direct from the web site (usually in SPSS, STATA or tab-delimited formats) via its online catalogue record and via the download/order section of the Major Studies web pages. An increasing number of datasets are also available to most registered users in the Nesstar system, which will allow you to explore the data online and to do basic exploratory analysis before choosing to download all, or a subset, of the data.
