Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variableelect
LabelMethod of payment for electricity bill
Question text Do you pay for your (electricity) by... account (includes Easy Saver Card), monthly instalments, budget account, slot-meter or power card, DHSS direct payment, cash/cheque with bill?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Account (includes Easy Saver Card) 1006
2 Monthly Instalments 438
3 Budget Account 137
4 Slot-meter or Power Card 492
5 DHSS Direct payment 15
6 Cash\Cheque with bill 591
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 16
Sysmiss 30
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2003-2004
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 5 (PAYMENT).
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.