Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableBen2Q1
LabelReceipt of Benefits B
Question text Now looking at this card, are you at present receiving any of these benefits in your own right - that is, where you are the named recipient? Response 1
Responses
1 Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) 114
2 Pension Credit 369
3 Income Support 385
4 Incapacity Benefit 290
5 Employment and Support Allowance 0
6 Maternity Allowance 6
7 Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit 31
8 None of these 9794
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