Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableDSSChk
LabelItems Paid: by DSS or someone else outside hhold?
Question text May I check, was this the DWP or someone else from outside the household?
Responses
1 DWP 9
2 Someone else 26
Sysmiss 5808
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.