Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableFullInc
LabelDo you want to continue with the full income questions?
Question text Do you want to continue with the full income questions?
Responses
1 Yes 5443
2 No 118
Sysmiss 8249
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsTo continue with the full income questions press 1. To ask the minimal income questions press 2. Minimal income questions should only be asked if you consider it to be impossible to obtain full income details. Asking the minimal income questions for any member of the household will make this a partially co-operating household. These questions can be used as an introduction to achieving full income response later.
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.