Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableEMFrMea1
LabelPay: received free food/drink from employer?
Question text Have you received any of the following free food or drink from your employer in the last 7 days? Free meals, free tea or coffee, free soft drinks. Response 1
Responses
1 Free meals 289
2 Free tea or coffee 1159
3 Free soft drinks 45
4 None 4089
Sysmiss 8228
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
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.