Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableGorx
LabelGovt. Office Region modified
Responses
1 North East 235
2 North West & Merseyside 592
3 Yorkshire and the Humber 491
4 East Midlands 405
5 West Midlands 469
6 Eastern 532
7 London 472
8 South East 806
9 South West 502
10 Wales 265
11 Scotland 500
12 Northern Ireland 574
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.