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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableCT0
LabelCouncil Tax: no council tax was because of allowance?
Question text May I check, was the reason you paid no council tax because... you were allowed 100% council tax benefit, or a formal exemption from Council Tax, or the bill was paid by someone outside the household, or you have deliberately not paid the bill (eg, in dispute), or you have recently moved into the accommodation?
Responses
1 Allowed 100% council tax benefit 586
2 A formal exemption from Council Tax 29
3 The bill was paid by someone outside the household 20
4 Deliberately not paid the bill (eg, in dispute) 5
5 Recently moved into the accommodation 3
6 None of these - Spontaneous only 2
Sysmiss 5198
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.
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