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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableTEA
LabelEducation: age continuous f/time education completed
Question text At what age did you complete continuous full-time education, that is the period of education that started in early childhood?
Responses
7 1
9 2
10 3
11 9
12 9
13 12
14 132
15 1475
16 2936
17 829
18 1012
19 335
20 202
21 659
22 502
23 251
24 139
25 98
26 50
27 36
28 17
29 5
30 12
31 3
32 1
33 1
34 1
35 1
36 1
38 2
39 1
40 1
42 2
56 1
96 597
97 Never in education 10
99 8
Sysmiss 4454
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsEnter age. If never in education code 97. Exclude periods of continuous education in later life, e.g. as a mature student.
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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