Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableWSInc
LabelRent: were water or sewerage charges included?
Question text Were water or sewerage charges (rates) included in the rent which you mentioned?
Responses
1 Both water & sewerage 263
2 Water only 1
3 Sewerage only 4
4 Neither 1039
Sysmiss 4536
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsConsult any documentation eg Rent book, Housing Benefit statement.
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.