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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableLnFin2
LabelFES code in new format
Responses
11972 7
12221 1
14211 3
14312 1
31211 5
31221 5
31231 3
31232 2
31233 1
31234 2
31313 1
41111 2
43111 12
43112 4
43211 1
43212 14
45111 1
51111 16
51211 10
51212 5
52111 3
52112 2
53111 5
53121 4
53132 7
53133 3
53141 2
53171 1
53211 1
55211 2
55212 1
55213 1
61313 1
62331 1
63111 1
71112 4
71122 16
71212 1
71311 1
72111 1
72311 3
91111 1
91121 3
91311 4
92111 1
92112 4
92117 1
93111 3
93113 2
93114 1
93311 1
94111 1
94246 1
96112 31
A5113 1
B112B 4
B2111 1
B2114 1
C3222 1
C5411 5
C7117 3
K1312 32
K1313 2
K1314 10
K1315 1
K1316 4
K1411 1
K1412 1
K3113 7
K4111 3
K5111 13
K5211 1
K5221 5
K5222 2
K5311 19
K5313 1
K5315 2
K5316 42
K5411 1
K5511 22
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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