Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variablegreentar
LabelDoes your household buy, or is your household seriously considering buying its electricity on an Eco Energy Tariff?
Question text Does your household buy, or is your household seriously considering buying its electricity on an Eco Energy Tariff?
Responses
1 Yes- already buy 27
2 Yes - seriously considering 191
3 No - neither 1713
4 Don 531
8 Refusal 0
9 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 14
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2008-2009
Interviewer InstructionsNOTE: GREEN TARIFF HAS NO ADDITIONAL COST. FOR EVERY UNIT OF ELECTRICITY THE HOUSEHOLD USES NIE BUYS AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF POWER FROM A LOCAL RENEWABLE SOURCE. IF THE HOUSEHOLD IS BUYING ITS ELECTRICITY ON A GREEN TARIFF IT WILL BE INDICATED ON THE BILL.
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.