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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Expenditure and Food Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variablestordper
LabelStand Ord/Dir Debit: what period did last payment cover?
Question text What period did this cover?
Responses
1 one week 28
2 two weeks 7
3 three weeks 0
4 four weeks 21
5 calendar month 1715
7 two calendar months 2
8 eight times a year 5
9 nine times a year 0
10 ten times a year 3
13 three months 13 weeks 161
26 six months 26 weeks 16
52 one year 12 months 52 weeks 1276
90 less than one week 0
95 one off lump sum 0
97 none of these: Explain in a note <Ctrl + 0
Sysmiss 3814
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationExpenditure and Food Survey, 2003-2004
Interviewer InstructionsSEE APPENDIX A: STANDARD PERIOD CODES
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom during 2003-2004
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The 2001-2002 survey is the first in the annual EFS series.
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