Accessing the innovation panel data

Understanding Society data have produced data files with information to link the Innovation Panel survey data with geographic units including Local Authority Districts, Area Classification for Output Areas, Travel to Work Areas, Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies, Local Education Authorities, and Primary Care Trusts.  

Main, End-User Licence, version: 

• SN 6849 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel 

Special Licence version: 

• SN 7083 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access 

Secure Access version: 

• SN 7332 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Secure Access, National Grid Reference (Easting, Northing, OSGRDIND)  

Geographical area datasets, available under Special Licence: 

• SN 6908 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Local Authority District 

• SN 6909 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies 

• SN 6910 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Census Area Statistics Wards 

• SN 6911 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Census 2001 Lower Layer Super Output Areas 

• SN 6912 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Local Education Authorities 

• SN 6913 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Strategic Health Authorities 

• SN 6914 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Primary Care Organisations 

• SN 6915 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Census 2001 Output Area Classification 

• SN 6916 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Travel to Work Areas 

• SN 7339 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Census 2011 Lower Layer Super Output Areas 

• SN 7637 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Census 2001 Middle Layer Super Output Areas 

• SN 7638 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Census 2011 Middle Layer Super Output Areas 

• SN 7639 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Census 2011 Output Area Classification 

• SN 7640 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Census 2011 Rural-Urban Indicators 

• SN 7641 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Census 2001 Rural-Urban Indicators 

• SN 9157 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Census 2021 Lower Layer Super Output Areas 

• SN 9159 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Census 2021 Middle Layer Super Output Areas 

Since Wave 13, there is a Special Licence dataset covering Higher Education Codes: 

• SN 9318 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel, wave 13 onwards: Special Licence Access, Higher Education Codes 

Another Special Licence dataset covers interviewer characteristics: 

• SN 8472 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Interviewer Characteristics