Concepts and questions which apply only for a selected group of surveys can be thought of as belonging to a secondary set.
These sets of harmonised concepts and questions provide a standard means of collecting information about a given topic.
Secondary standards include benefits and tax credits, consumer durables, income, jobs, accommodation, housing costs and benefits, health, crime, and social capital.
| Title | Description |
| Benefits and tax credits (129 Kb Pdf) | Benefits and tax credits received by respondents |
| Consumer durables (107.5 Kb Pdf) | Typical electrical or electronic goods, such as televisions, computers, telephones and washing machines |
| Income for analysis and income as a variable (91.2 Kb Pdf) | Guidance for collecting detailed income for substantive analysis, as well as guidance for collecting income as a classificatory variable |
| Selected job details (74.3 Kb Pdf) | More detailed than primary standards. Length of time since respondent last worked and the number of hours (paid and unpaid) worked |
| Accommodation and Household Information (44.5 Kb Pdf) | Type of accommodation a household occupies, length of time they have been resident there, availability of motor vehicles to the household |
| Housing costs and benefits (82.9 Kb Pdf) | Housing costs (rent and mortgages) and housing benefits |
| Crime and fear of crime (75.2 Kb Pdf) | Crime, fear of crime and problems in the area, as perceived by respondents |
| Social capital (108.8 Kb Pdf) | Social capital refers to networks with shared norms, values and understandings, and to co-operation within or among groups |
| National Identity and Religion (91.5 Kb Pdf) | Standard questions for data collection on national identity and religion |
| Internet access (54.1 Kb Pdf) | Questions on Internet access, developed by the e-Society Team, ONS and asked on the Omnibus Survey |
| Sexual Identity (62.2 Kb Pdf) | Provides a standard question and guidance, for both users of sexual identity statistics and those organisations collecting data on sexual identity |
| Other secondary harmonised standards (63.5 Kb Pdf) | Contains miscellaneous topics, including qualifications |
