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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2008

Variable Details

VariableTPBEN33
LabelType of benefit claimed
Question text Which of the following types of benefit (or tax credits) were you claiming? Response 12
Responses
1 Unemployment Benefit, NI credits 14
2 Income Supprt (not as unemployed pers) 276
3 Sickness or Disability (exc DPTC) 173
4 State Pension 78
5 Famly rel. benefits (exc Ch B,exc TCs) 10
6 Child Benefit 239
7 Hsng/Council Tax GB, Rent/rate rebate NI 2051
8 Other 177
-10 No answer/Does not apply 117811
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsASK OR RECORD. CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the spring and autumn quarters of the main LFS each year.
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