Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variabletaxcreds
LabelCurrently in receipt of tax credits
Question text Are you at present receiving any Tax Credits?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Yes 461
2 No 3531
-3 Refused 18
-1 Dont Know 12
Sysmiss 1267
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2003-2004
Interviewer InstructionsTax Credits can be paid as a lump sum covering 6 months, a regular payment, some receive them through their pay and others by a Giro book. If they receive tax credits they will know that they will!
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.