Family Resources Survey 2000-01
Comparisons with other surveys
Some of the information collected by the FRS is also available in other Government surveys and comparisons of results can be a useful method of validation.
For example, FRS results have been compared with the Family Expenditure Survey (FES) in the context of Households Below Average Income (HBAI) analysis. The main findings were that lower equivalised income was recorded in the FRS, particularly for singles and couples without children and also lower investment income, particularly for pensioners.
Analysis of 1997-98 FRS data suggests that estimates of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) definition of economic status compare favourably with estimates produced on an equivalent basis from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Both sources showed that 59 per cent of adults were classified as employed, four per cent were classified as unemployed and 37 per cent as economically inactive.
Comparisons of the FRS and other surveys with the 2001 census will be carried out when the information is available.
