Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableAccom
LabelAccommodation: household accommodation type
Responses
1 A house or bungalow 4916
2 A flat or maisonette 900
3 A room / rooms 8
4 Other 19
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsMust be space used by household. Please code the household's accommodation.
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.