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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableben2q1
LabelReceipt of benefits
Question text Now looking at this card, are you at present receiving any of these benefits in your own right: that is, where you are the named recipient? Response 1
Responses
-9 DNA 0
-8 NA 7
-7 REFUSED SECTION 428
-6 CHILD/MS/PROXY 5495
1 Job Seekers Allowance(JSA) 148
2 Pension credit 467
3 Income Support 498
4 Incapacity Benefit 381
5 Statutory Sick Pay 48
6 Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit 52
7 None of these 12897
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 12. CODE ALL THAT APPLY. ENTER AT MOST 5 CODES.
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS secondary setting GSS Harmonised Principles
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