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Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 20 Feb 2026 | Updated: 31 days ago

Economic Wellbeing

Dataset

Summary

Theme:
  • Economy and finance
  • Population and society
Description:
Economic Wellbeing contains the microdata behind the metrics that are used to power Smart Data Foundry’s Economic Wellbeing Explorer.
Identifier:
DS_EWE_EW
Access Tier:
Controlled

Documentation

Documentation:
The metrics in the Economic Wellbeing microdata give insight into the financial wellbeing of current account holders of a major UK high street bank. The selected variables include the frequency of an account being overdrawn, an indicator of low emergency resilience, an indicator of living beyond one's means, and an estimated annual net income. These are the metrics that power Smart Data Foundry’s Economic Wellbeing Explorer.
Synthetic Data:
A synthetic version is available for testing purposes
Collection:
This dataset forms part of the Economic Wellbeing collection

Coverage

Spatial

Spatial Coverage:
Scotland
Geographical Levels:
  • 2011 lower layer super output area
  • outward code

Temporal

Start Date:
01 February 2024
End Date:
01 March 2025
Frequency:
STATIC
Date of Latest Release:
01 July 2025
Date of First Release:
01 July 2025
Temporal Aggregation:
Weekly

Provenance

Origin

Purpose:
Administrative
Source:
Personal current account records from a major UK high street banking group

Access and Governance

Usage

Data Use Requirements:
  • Research specific restrictions
  • Ethics approval required
  • Project specific restriction

Access

Access Service:
Trusted research environment
Data Controller:
Smart Data Foundry
Licence:
License Not Specified

Format and Standards

Language:
English
Format:
  • CSV
  • Parquet