2024 Winter Data Splash

LIS is happy to announce the following data updates:

• Brazil (8 new LIS datasets) – Addition of BR90, BR92, BR93, BR95-BR99 to the LIS Database
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  With the release of eight new datasets from Brazil (BR90, BR92, BR93, BR95-BR99), LIS has finalised the annualization of the Brazilian LIS series backwards in time. The new datasets are based on the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) carried out by the Brazilian Geographical and Statistical Institute.
  Minor consistency revisions have been carried out for the datasets BR01 to BR15 (lfs, emp, emp_ilo, enroll).
• Canada (1 new LIS dataset) – Addition of CA20 to the LIS Database
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  LIS has added one more data point, CA20, to the LIS Database. The dataset is from the Canadian Income Survey (CIS) carried out by Statistics Canada.
• Georgia (1 new LIS dataset) – Addition of GE22 to the LIS Database
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  One new dataset from Georgia, GE22, has been added to the LIS Database. The data are based on the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) carried out by the National Statistics Office of Georgia.
• Japan (10 new LIS datasets) – Annualisation from JP08 to JP20 in the LIS Database
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  LIS has annualised the Japanese data series from JP08 to JP20. All datasets are based on the integrated Japan Household Panel Survey (KHPS/JHPS) carried out by the Panel Data Research Center at Keio University. The previously available datasets JP08/JP10/JP13 have been completely reharmonised following the integration of the newly available Japan Household Panel Survey (JHPS) data with the previously available Keio Household Panel Survey (KHPS) data, hence providing a much larger sample, better aimed at capturing the totality of the population, and with revised weighing and imputations techniques carried out by the data provider. All of the variables have undergone substantial modifications.
• Lithuania (1 new LIS datasets) – Addition of LT21 to the LIS Database
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  One new dataset from Lithuania has been added to the LIS Database, LT21. The dataset is based on the Lithuanian Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) carried out by Statistics Lithuania.
• Russia (1 new LIS datasets) – Addition of RU22 to the LIS Database
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  LIS has added one more data point for Russia, RU22, to the LIS Database. The dataset is based on the 2023 Survey of the Population Income and participation in Social programs (PIS) carried out by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).
• Spain (3 new LIS datasets) – Addition of ES20, ES21 and ES22 to the LIS Database
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  Three new datasets from Spain have been added to the LIS Database, ES20, ES21 and ES22. The data are based on the Spanish component of the European Union’s Survey of Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC), and are from the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE).
• United States (1 new LIS datasets) – Addition of US23 to the LIS Database
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  LIS has updated the US series with the addition of the latest available data point, US23. The data comes from the March 2024 ASEC component of the Current Population Survey, carried out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) / U.S. Census Bureau. In addition, all datasets starting from US04 have been revised in order to correct a double count of the amount of the non-refundable portion of the Child Tax Credit, which had previously been placed both as a social benefit (in variable hi41) and as a tax credit (in variable px11). As a result, variable hi41, hipubsoc, hitransfer, hitotal and dhi, as well as hpub_a and hpublic were reduced consequently. This revision had a moderate impact on the LIS Key Figures.
• Chile (1 new LWS dataset) – Addition of CL21 to the LWS Database
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  One new dataset from Chile has been added to the LWS Database (CL21). The new dataset is based on the Household Financial Survey (EFH) carried out by the Central Bank of Chile. Please note that the previous datasets underwent some consistency revision. Contents of ctrybrth in CL17 have been moved to citizen, and educlev in CL14 and CL17 has been revised.
• Estonia (1 new LWS datasets) – Addition of EE21 to the LWS Database
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  One new dataset from Estonia has been added to the LWS Database (EE21). The new dataset is based on the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) carried out by Eesti Pank (Bank of Estonia) and Statistics Estonia.
• Finland (1 new LWS datasets) – Addition of FI19 to the LWS Database
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  One new dataset from Finland has been added to the LWS Database (FI19). The new dataset is based on the Household Wealth Survey which is also entering the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) carried out by Statistics Finland. Please note that in the entire Finnish LWS series LIS has appointed in many households the reference person to be the parent rather than the initially appointed reference person (living with siblings and parents). This allows for more robust information when users select the reference person for their analyses. This has been already the case for FI09 and FI13, and now has been also revised in the FI16 data. Therefore, information in relation, partner, nchildren, ageyoch, and parents and hhtype change considerably in FI16.
• Greece (1 new LWS datasets) – Addition of GR21 to the LWS Database
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  One new dataset from Greece has been added to the LWS Database (GR21 ). The new dataset is based on the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) carried out by the Bank of Greece.
• Japan (10 new LWS datasets) – Annualisation from JP09 to JP21 in the LWS Database
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  LIS has annualised the Japanese data series from JP09 to JP21. All datasets are based on the integrated Japan Household Panel Survey (KHPS/JHPS) carried out by the Panel Data Research Center at Keio University. The previously available datasets JP04/JP09/JP11/JP14 have been completely reharmonised following the integration of the newly available Japan Household Panel Survey (JHPS) data with the previously available Keio Household Panel Survey (KHPS) data, hence providing a much larger sample, better aimed at capturing the totality of the population, and with revised weighting and imputations techniques carried out by the data provider.
• Egypt (1 new ERFLIS datasets) – Addition of EG19 to the ERFLIS Database
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  One new dataset from Egypt,EG19, has been added to the ERFLIS Database. The dataset is based on the ERF Harmonised Household Income and Expenditure Surveys (HHIES) version of the Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption Survey (HIECS) carried out by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

Enhanced LIS Template with Improved Identification of Family Structures and Other New Features

In addition, we are thrilled to announce the release of a new 2024 LIS template featuring improved variables and several exciting additions designed to enhance the quality and usability of our data. These updates reflect our ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality, harmonized datasets on income and wealth for the global research community. Please note that as of today, all datasets in the LIS, LWS, and ERFLIS databases are available in the new 2024 LIS template and accessible through LISSY. For our curious microdata users, we have prepared a comprehensive document outlining the key changes to the LIS variables available from here.

Please note that the pre-2019 LIS template databases (LISPRE and LWSPRE) are no longer accessible.

December 12, 2024 | Highlight