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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Family Resources Survey, 1997-1998

Variable Details

VariableBENEFIT
LabelBenefit Type
Responses
1 DLA(self care) 1031
2 DLA(mobility) 1236
3 Child Benefit 7478
5 Retirement Pension /OPP 9605
6 Widow's Pension 228
7 Widowed Mothers Allowance 47
8 War Disablement Pension 184
9 War Widows Pension 38
10 Severe Disability Allowance 225
11 DWA 48
12 Attendence Allowance 815
13 Invalid Care Allowance 292
14 Unemployment Benefit/JSA 952
15 Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit 222
16 Statutory Sick Pay 110
17 Incapacity Benefit 1569
18 Family Credit 659
19 Income Support 3228
20 DSS direct payments 0
21 Maternity Allowance 12
22 Maternity Grant from Social Fund 49
23 Statutory maternity pay 90
24 Funeral Grant from Social Fund 10
25 Community Care grant from Social Fund 33
26 Back to Work Bonus (received) 14
27 Back to Work Bonus (accrued) 35
28 Extended HB/Combined HB/CTB 39
29 Extended CTB 12
30 Any other NI or State benefit 136
31 Trade Union sick/strike pay 20
32 Friendly Society Benefits 91
33 Private sickness scheme benefits 193
34 Accident insurance scheme benefits 31
35 Hospital savings scheme benefits 227
36 Government training allowances 116
37 Guardians Allowance 1
38 Social Fund Loan:Repayment 0
39 Social Fund Loan:Budgeting 182
40 Social Fund Loan:Crisis 97
41 Family Credit Lump Sum 10
42 Future: DLA Self Care 35
43 Future: DLA Mobility 27
44 Future: Attendance Allowance 39
60 Widow's Payment 30
61 Unemployment/Redundancy Insurance 52
65 DSS direct payments - ISA 582
66 DSS direct payments - JSA 99
69 Social Fund Loan: Repayment from ISA 509
70 Social Fund Loan: Repayment from JSA 103
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationFamily Resources Survey, 1997-1998
UniverseLocation of units of observation:National;Population:Private households in Great Britain south of the Caledonian Canal. <br> Private households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study annual - analysed on a financial year basis.
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