Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Expenditure and Food Survey, 2007

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 1872
2 Guardian s Allowance 0
3 Carer s Allowance (Formerly - Invalid Ca 81
4 Retirement pension (National Insurance), 2691
5 Widow s Pension, Bereavement Allowance o 15
6 War disablement pension or War Widow s W 15
7 Severe disablement allowance 33
8 None of these 6871
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationExpenditure and Food Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCard R1. Code all that apply.
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2007.
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.