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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableLnFin
LabelFES code in new format
Responses
11972 9
31211 2
31221 4
31231 5
31232 4
31313 2
32111 1
41111 7
43111 10
43112 2
43212 24
51111 70
51211 10
51212 4
51311 1
52111 1
52112 1
53111 5
53121 7
53132 3
53133 1
53141 1
53312 1
54131 1
62112 2
62212 1
63111 1
71112 146
71122 352
71212 15
71311 3
72111 1
72112 1
72113 1
72311 2
73111 7
73211 2
73312 1
73511 6
82112 1
91111 1
91121 5
91211 1
91311 12
91411 1
92111 1
92112 11
92114 1
92116 1
92117 1
92211 1
93111 10
93113 1
93211 3
94114 1
94246 1
96111 6
96112 34
A2111 2
A4111 6
A4113 1
A5111 3
B112B 11
B2111 3
B2113 2
C1316 1
C1317 1
C3111 1
C5411 1
C7112 4
C7114 1
C7115 2
C7117 6
K1111 1
K1211 6
K1311 9
K1312 117
K1314 14
K1316 2
K1411 40
K1412 18
K4111 10
K5111 8
K5211 2
K5221 9
K5222 9
K5225 1
K5311 67
K5313 114
K5316 181
K5411 4
K5511 28
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2008.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Due to funding constraints, from January 2010 the Northern Ireland (NI) sample used for the LCF will be reduced to a sample proportionate to the NI population relative to the UK.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; From January 2006, the EFS (now LCF) moved from a financial to calendar year basis in anticipation of the IHS.
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