Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Expenditure and Food Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariableBen2Q1
LabelReceipt of Benefits B
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
1 Jobseeker s Allowance(JSA) 165
2 Pension Credit 466
3 Income Support 473
4 Incapacity Benefit 311
5 Statutory Sick Pay 5
6 Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit 41
7 None of these 10956
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.
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS secondary setting GSS Harmonised Principles