Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableDeducts7
LabelPay: were there any deductions such as following?
Question text Were there any deductions such as: Pension or Superannuation, AVCs (Additional Voluntary Contributions), Union fees, Friendly Societies, Sports clubs or specialist pastimes, Repayment of loan from employer, Private Medical Insurance, or any other deductions which we have not mentioned so far? Response 7
Responses
1 Pension or Superannuation? 0
2 AVCs (Additional Voluntary Contributions) 0
3 Union fees? 0
4 Friendly societies? 0
5 Sports clubs or specialist pastimes? 0
6 Repayment of loan from your employer? 0
7 Private medical insurance? 0
8 Any other deductions not mentioned so far 0
9 NONE OF THESE 0
Sysmiss 13810
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsINDIVIDUAL PROMPT. CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
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.