Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableDisBen1
LabelBenefits: Card R2, are you receiving any state benefits?
Question text And looking at this card, are you at present receiving any of the state benefits shown on this card - either in your own right, or on behalf of someone else in the household? Response 1
Responses
1 Care component of Disability Living Allowance 448
2 Mobility component of Disability Living Allowance 159
3 Attendance Allowance 198
4 None of these 10184
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.
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS secondary setting GSS Harmonised Principles