Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableR04
LabelRelationship to person4
Responses
1 Spouse 2
2 Cohabitee 3
3 Son daughter (incl. adopted) 15
4 Step-son daughter 0
5 Foster child 0
6 Son-in-law daughter-in-law 1
7 Parent guardian 5
8 Step-parent 0
9 Foster parent 0
10 Parent-in-law 0
11 Brother sister (incl. adopted) 397
12 Step-brother sister 24
13 Foster brother sister 7
14 Brother sister-in-law 10
15 Grand-child 7
16 Grand-parent 6
17 Other relative 8
18 Other non-relative 13
20 Civil Partner 0
99 @B(Office use only)@B 0
Sysmiss 13312
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCode relationship of everyone to everyone (adults + children).
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.