Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariablePackage
LabelWas is it a package holiday?
Question text Was/is it a package holiday [holiday already taken or intend to take]?
Responses
1 Yes 876
2 No 1161
Sysmiss 3806
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsDefinition: travel to holiday point & accommodation combined i.e. these items cannot be paid separately. Self-catering package holidays should be included as a package holiday.
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.