Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableHPM3
LabelHire Purchase: which month obtained item?
Question text When did you obtain the item or service?
Responses
1 January 4
2 February 1
3 March 0
4 April 0
5 May 0
6 June 3
7 July 1
8 August 1
9 September 2
10 October 0
11 November 1
12 December 1
Sysmiss 5829
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCode month.
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.