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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1998

Variable Details

Variabletypben1
LabelType of benefit claimed
Question text Which of the following types of benefit were you claiming? Type 1
Responses
1 Unemployment Benefit, NI credits 2326
2 Income Support (not as unemployed person 4957
3 Sickness or Disability 5537
4 State Pension 8892
5 Family related benefits (exc Child Ben) 1672
6 Hsng/Council Tax GB, Rent/rate rebate NI 477
7 Other 312
-9 Does not apply 123005
-8 No answer 25
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.
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