ABSTRACT
This chapter utilizes the panel element of the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) to investigate the longitudinal nature of social exclusion in Great Britain, paying particular attention to the prevalence and nature of the most persistent forms of disadvantage in British society during the 1990s. It deals with an examination of trends in point-in-time indicators of social exclusion over the range of available BHPS data, using the survey as a series of cross-sections covering the years 1991 to 1999. The chapter aims to contribute to attempts to operationalize social exclusion by using the panel element of the BHPS to investigate the nature of the seven indicators of social exclusion constructed from a longitudinal perspective. The chapter focuses on long-term persistent disadvantage. Long-term persistent disadvantage is a core component of the notion of social exclusion. The chapter introduces a longitudinal approach to the investigation of social exclusion in Great Britain.
