Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableIntro
LabelBenefits intro
Question text Looking at this card, are you at present receiving any state benefits in your own right: that is, where you are the named recipient?
Responses
1 Continue with Benefits questions 10989
7 Refused whole benefits section 0
Sysmiss 2821
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsPress <1> to continue (and enter answers at next question.
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.