Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Expenditure and Food Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariableBen1Q1
LabelReceipt of Benefits
Question text Looking at this card, are you at present receiving any state benefits in your own right: that is, where you are the named recipient? Response 1
Responses
1 Child Benefit 2076
2 Guardian s Allowance 0
3 Carer s Allowance (Formerly - Invalid Ca 77
4 Retirement pension (National Insurance), 2931
5 Widow s Pension, Bereavement Allowance o 26
6 War disablement pension or War Widow s W 10
7 Severe disablement allowance 51
8 None of these 7246
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationExpenditure and Food Survey, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply.
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2006.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. From January 2006, the EFS moved from a financial to calendar year basis in anticipation of the CPS.