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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Expenditure and Food Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

VariableGasPay
LabelGas: by which of these methods do you pay?
Question text By which of these methods do you pay for your gas? Slot meter, account, Budgeting Scheme, gas card or disc, DWP pay the whole bill, DWP pay part of the bill or by some other method, paid direct by someone outside household (exc DSS)
Responses
1 Slot meter 51
2 Account 1911
3 Budgeting Scheme 2682
4 Gas card or disc 654
5 DWP pay the whole bill 5
6 DWP pay part of the bill 1
7 or by some other method 2
8 Paid direct by someone outside Household 47
Sysmiss 1445
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationExpenditure and Food Survey, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD E3 INCLUDE a 'Slot' meter owned by landlord but EXCLUDE meter with own key which should be coded as 'Other'.
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2004-2005.
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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