| Panel | Sample Size | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Panel 12 (2007/2008) | 12,440 | 307,604,278 |
| Panel 13 (2008/2009) | 18,287 | 310,792,518 |
| Panel 14 (2009/2010) | 16,221 | 312,141,711 |
| Panel 15 (2010/2011) | 14,541 | 314,909,377 |
| Panel 16 (2011/2012) | 18,512 | 316,781,778 |
| Panel 17 (2012/2013) | 17,923 | 318,971,967 |
| Panel 18 (2013/2014) | 16,714 | 321,609,625 |
| Total number of respondents | 114,638 | |
| We dropped respondents who were | ||
| Less than 16 years of age | 31,204 | |
| Not employed in the first or second year of each of the survey panels | 26,980 | |
| In the military | 231 | |
| Public sector employees | 2,322 | |
| Self-employed | 7,176 | |
| Not interviewed in all the 5 rounds in each panel | 1,383 | |
| Missing values for the variables used in the analyses | 6,418 | |
| Respondents used in the analyses | 38,924 | |
| Total number of observations | 71,244 | |