Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableBenUs
LabelRetirement Pension: Is this the amount you usually get?
Question text Is this the amount you usually get?
Responses
1 Yes 2709
2 No 3
3 No such thing as usual amount 4
Sysmiss 11094
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsRETIREMENT PENSION OR OLD PERSON'S PENSION.
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