Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableRugHow
LabelCarpets: paid by loan/HP/credit card/cash?
Question text Did you pay by... loan, Hire Purchase, credit card, or cash, or other method?
Responses
1 Loan 8
2 Hire Purchase 5
3 Credit card 69
4 Cash or other method 664
Sysmiss 5097
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsRunning prompt.
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.