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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variabletypebe05
LabelWhich of the following benefits do you receive?
Question text Which of the following benefits do you receive... Child Benefit, Child Benefit - Lone Parent Rate (was One-Parent Benefit), Retirement Pension or Old Age Pension, Pension Credit (replaced Minimum Income Guarantee from Oct 2003), Income support, Job Seekers Allowance (INCOME BASED), Job Seekers Allowance (CONTRIBUTORY) (was Unemployment Benefit), Incapacity Benefit (was Sickness/Invalidity Benefit prior to April 2005), Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Carer’s Allowance (was Invalid Care Allowance, Widow’s Pension, War Widow’s Pension, Bereavement Benefit (includes Bereavement Allowance and/or Bereavement Payment) or Widowed Parent's (Widowed Mother's Allowance), Maternity Allowance, Severe Disablement Allowance, Social Fund, Industrial Injuries Benefit (i.e. Industrial Death Benefit, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit or Reduced Earnings Allowance), none of nbove? Response 5
Responses
1 Child Benefit 0
2 Child Benefit - Lone Parent Rate (was One-Parent Benefit) 0
3 Retirement Pension or Old Age Pension 0
4 Pension Credit 0
5 Income support 0
6 Job Seekers Allowance (INCOME BASED) 0
7 Job Seekers Allowance (CONTRIBUTORY) (was Unemployment Benef 0
8 Incapacity Benefit 0
9 Attendance Allowance 0
10 Disability Living Allowance 1
11 Carer s Allowance 0
12 Widow s Pension, War Widow s Pension, Bereavement Benefit 0
13 Maternity Allowance 0
14 Severe Disablement Allowance 1
15 Social Fund 0
16 Industrial Injuries Benefit 0
17 None of Above 0
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 4731
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2008-2009
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 44 (BENEFITS) - CODE ALL THAT APPLY. Enter at most 16 values.
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.
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