Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableOthr1
LabelInterviewer: please record type of non-response
Responses
1 Ill at home during survey period 0
2 Away in hospital throughtout field perio 0
3 Physically or mentally unable incompeten 0
4 Language difficulties 0
5 Data lost or deleted 0
Sysmiss 5843
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsPlease record type of non-response
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.