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Introduction to the Expenditure and Food Survey

Thursday 19 June 2008
Kantorovich Building, Humanities Bridgeford Street, University of Manchester

Registration: Hanson Room, Ground Floor
Practical: Computer Cluster 2.1, Second Floor

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This meeting is designed to provide an overview of the Expenditure and Food Survey (EFS), including its diary and food sections, and some examples of research applications. The workshop sessions will provide an opportunity to gain hands-on familiarity with the data. It will be particularly valuable for new users.

Programme

10.00 Coffee and registration
   
10.30

Introduction to the EFS

Overview; Datasets and user guides
Rachel Skentelbery and Steven Dunstan, ONS

   
11.15

The EFS Diary
Gareth Powell, ONS

   
11.45 Coffee
   
12.00 Using the EFS to obtain nutritional intake data
Clare Burgon, DEFRA
   
12.30 Lunch
   
13.00 Workshop session 1: getting familiar with the EFS data
   
14.15

Measuring living standards: income or expenditure?

Andrew Leicester, IFS

   
15.00 ESDS Resources for the EFS
   
15.15 Tea
   
15.30 Workshops session 2: working with the EFS files
   
16.30 End


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