Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableNIDirect
LabelNI: lump sum payments to IR or DSS?
Question text (Apart from the contributions you have mentioned) have you made any lump sum payments of N.I. contributions to HMRC or DWP during the last 12 months?
Responses
1 Yes 28
2 No 7595
Sysmiss 6187
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsN.B. This should not duplicate any details of regular contributions entered earlier.
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.