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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Variable Details
| Variable | Govtprog | |||||||||
| Label | Govt Schemes: taken prt in any schemes shown on crd O1? | |||||||||
| Question text | In the last 12 months, have you taken part in any of the schemes shown on card O1? | |||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||
| Location | Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008 | |||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | Training for Work - this is open to those aged 18-59. It offers an individually tailored package relevant to people's needs. Each trainee should have a training plan which was agreed at the start of his/her training and each should receive a training allowance on top of their weekly benefit. Youth Training focuses on unemployed 16 and 17 year olds and (generally) provides a two year integrated programme of training, education, and work experience. Can lead to NVQs or credit towards one. Project Work is for people who have been unemployed for over 2 years. It consists of a period of intensive job search help, for 13 weeks, followed by 13 weeks of mandatory job experience. Participants receive an allowance equal their benefit plus £10. Work Trial is aimed at the long term unemployed. Participants receive up to 15 days work experience with an employer, which may lead to an opportunity for permanent recruitment. Participants receive their usual unemploymentrelated benefits plus expenses (e.g. travel). If the Work Trial ended during the reference week: - if respondent was taken on as an employee, code Working as 'Yes' (and record anticipated pay) - if respondent has not started in permanent employment (or will be starting at some time in the future), code Working as 'No' and code 3 at Train. Business start-up schemes (including Enterprise Allowance) are different from the other schemes - treat people still on the scheme as self-employed in the questionnaire. | |||||||||
| Universe | National;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2008. | |||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-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 Type | Repeated cross-sectional study; From January 2006, the EFS (now LCF) moved from a financial to calendar year basis in anticipation of the IHS. |
