Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2008

Variable Details

Variabletpben031
LabelType of benefit claimed
Question text Which of the following types of benefit (including Child Benefit) were you claiming? Unemployment-related benefits, or National Insurance Credits, Income Support (not as an unemployed person), Sickness or Disability benefits, State Pension, Family related benefits (excluding Child Benefit and tax credits), Child benefit, Housing, or Council Tax Benefit (GB only) Rent or rate rebate (NI only), Tax credits, Other? Response 1
Responses
1 Unemployment Benefit, NI credits 1337
2 Income Supprt (not as unemployed pers) 2885
3 Sickness or Disability (exc DPTC) 3787
4 State Pension 8942
5 Famly rel. benefits (exc Ch B,exc TCs) 83
6 Child Benefit 12975
7 Hsng/Council Tax GB, Rent/rate rebate NI 473
8 Tax Credits 1915
9 Other 609
-9 Does not apply 87823
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.