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Methodology for the 2004 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
Details of the methodology underpinning the new Annual Survey of Hours and Earning (ASHE) 2004
Author: Derek Bird
Labour Market Trends, vol 112, no 11, pp 457-464. ISSN: 1261-4819
This article provides details of the methodology that will underpin the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) for 2004, which has replaced the New Earnings Survey (NES) from October 2004. ASHE improves on the NES by extending the coverage of the survey sample, introducing weighting and publishing estimates of quality for all survey outputs. The new survey methodology produces weighted estimates of earnings, the weights are calculated by calibrating the survey responses to totals from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) by occupation, gender, region and age. The new survey design will produce outputs that will be disseminated in a different format to the NES, reflecting new release criteria and a focus on median rather than mean levels of pay. The latest results for the period April 2004 and revised estimates for 2003 will be published on 28 October 2004 subject to quality assurance, based on the new methodology. On 15 October backseries for 1998 to 2003 will be published. These estimates will be compiled using the ASHE methodology applied to the NES data sets. It is planned to introduce a new questionnaire for the 2005 ASHE survey.
Published in web format: 6 October 2004 at 9:30 am
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