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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableA062
LabelComposition of Household
Responses
1 One man 738
2 One woman 881
3 One man; one child 22
4 One woman; one child 176
5 One man; 2 plus c 9
6 One woman; 2 plus c 169
7 One man and 1 woman 1855
8 Two men or two women 112
9 1 man; 1 woman & 1c 415
10 2 men or 2 women; 1c 17
11 1 man; 1 woman; 2c 535
12 2 men or 2 women; 2c 7
13 1 man; 1 woman; 3c 160
14 2 men or 2 women; 3c 1
15 Two adults; 4c 41
16 Two adults; 5c 6
17 Two adults; 6+c 2
18 Three adults 316
19 Three adults; 1c 126
20 Three adults; 2c 38
21 Three adults; 3c 12
22 Three adults; 4+c 5
23 Four adults 121
24 Four adults; 1c 31
25 Four adults; 2+c 17
26 Five adults 20
27 Five adults; 1+c 4
28 Six or more adults 4
29 Children only 1
30 Other hholds with c 2
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.
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