Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableTypeFees
LabelFees maintenance parental contribution
Question text Were the fees/maintenance etc for school, college, university or something else?
Responses
1 Nursery school attached to primary school 14
2 Primary school, incl reception class 38
3 Secondary school 50
4 Sixth Form College College 35
5 University 120
6 Other 81
Sysmiss 5505
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.