Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableFurn
LabelAccommodation: furnished or not?
Question text Is the accommodation provided... furnished, partly furnished (e.g. only carpets and curtains) or unfurnished?
Responses
1 Furnished 137
2 Partly furnished (eg carpets and curtains only) 115
3 Unfurnished 1415
Sysmiss 4176
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsRunning prompt.
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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GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles