Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableP425
LabelMain source of household income - code
Responses
0 Not recorded 6
1 Wages salaries 3041
2 Self-employment inc. 379
3 Investment income 71
4 Annuities pensions 542
5 Social sec. benefits 1775
6 Income-other sources 29
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.