Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableMealPaid
LabelSchool Meals: pay daily or in advance?
Question text Did you pay for that daily or in advance?
Responses
1 Daily 141
2 In advance 132
Sysmiss 5570
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.