Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variablebenoffu
LabelClaimed benefit in last 4 months (unemployed)
Question text Have you been to a Social Security Office in the last four months for the purpose of claiming benefit or National Insurance contributions?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Yes 123
2 No 77
-3 Refused 1
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 4993
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2003-2004
Interviewer InstructionsIF NO PROMPT TO CHECK IF THEY WERE RECEIVING BENEFIT BUT DID NOT HAVE TO GO TO THE OFFICE.
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.