Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableWorkAge
LabelWorking Age DV
Responses
1 0 to 15 2820
2 16 to 59 64 (F M) 8180
3 60 65 and over (F M) 2810
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.