We regularly host short presentations and training sessions to support the research community engaging with the ASHE dataset. These sessions are typically 30-45 minutes and consist of a 15 minute presentation followed by Q&A.
Our training- sessions are suitable for expert users (those familiar with ASHE) and new users (who want to understand ASHE and how it might help research and policy development)
Previous Webinars:
Introduction
Introduction to the WED Project
The WED project is building new data that will increase our understanding of how people’s wages progress through their career. In this introduction, Professor Felix Ritchie outlines the intended outputs from the project and explain how researchers and analysts will be able to access the resulting data (July 2020)
Why QA the ASHE after 40 years?
This video answers the question “Why quality assure the ASHE after 40 years?”- join Damian Whittard, Felix Ritchie, Van Phan, Alex Bryson, John Forth and Lucy Stokes to find out more. (August 2020)
ASHE
ASHE- An introduction to the dataset
Expert user stream session 1: Exploring the WED Dataset (November 2021)
ASHE- Technical Session
This session covers: What is in ASHE?; What is ASHE good for?; Longitudinal analysis; Sample and Employer response; Weights; Linking to other datasets via entref (December 2021)
Using ASHE to Explain Low Pay Transitions
Alex Bryson (UCL) and Van Phan (UWE) report on time-series estimates of the percentage of minimum wage jobs, low paid and ‘high paid’ jobs observed and share important methodological considerations including the construction of hourly pay in the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE); the identification of ‘main’ and ‘other’ jobs; the incidence of missing data; and the use of rounding. (November 2020)
Cross-sectional and longitudinal weights in the ASHE
In this webinar, the WED team will explain two new sets of alternative weights (cross-sectional and longitudinal) developed for the ASHE. (June 2022)
ASHE-Census
An Introduction to the Updated ASHE-Census Dataset
In this webinar, the WED team will update researchers on work to link individual records in ASHE with individual records in the 2011 Census for England and Wales. The webinar will provide researchers with an overview of the linkage process and outcomes. It will also illustrate the capabilities of the linked dataset and explain how potential users can gain access to it. (March 2023)
Creating enriched versions of the core ASHE and ASHE-2011 Census linked datasets
In this webinar, the WED team will explain the results of work to link individual records in ASHE with individual records in the 2011 Census for England and Wales. The webinar will provide researchers with an overview of the linkage process and linkage outcomes. It will also describe the weights that have been constructed to account for linkage biases, and explain how potential users can gain access to the linked data (November 2022)
Introduction to the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings – 2011 Census linked dataset
This short course gave users a thorough introduction to the ASHE-2011 Census dataset with a focus on practical usage, including reasons for using the data, the contents of the dataset, and information about its construction. It provided hands-on examples using a synthetic, simplified version of the linked data, and provided information on the practical aspects such as how to apply for access to the data.