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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Expenditure and Food Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variableeacper
LabelWhat period did this cover?
Question text What period does this cover? [electricity account]
Responses
1 one week 45
2 two weeks 3
3 three weeks 2
4 four weeks 3
5 calendar month 288
7 two calendar months 12
8 eight times a year 0
9 nine times a year 0
10 ten times a year 0
13 three months 13 weeks 2227
26 six months 26 weeks 20
52 one year 12 months 52 weeks 34
90 less than one week 0
95 one off lump sum 0
97 none of these: Explain in a note <Ctrl + 0
Sysmiss 4414
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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