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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableBen1Q1
LabelReceipt of Benefits
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? Response 1
Responses
1 Child Benefit 1758
2 Guardians allowance 0
3 Carers allowance (formerly Invalid care allowance) 84
4 Retirement pension (Nat Ins) or Old Persons Pension 2698
5 Widows Pension/Bereavement Allowance/Widowed Parents (former 15
6 War disablement pension/War Widows Pension (and any related 10
7 Severe disablement allowance 29
8 None of these 6395
Sysmiss 2821
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCode 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.
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