Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableBOthT37
LabelBenefits: which benefits have you received?
Question text Which benefits have you received? Response 7
Responses
1 Trade Union sick pay or strike pay 0
2 Friendly Society sickness benefits 0
3 Benefits under private medical scheme 0
4 Benefits under personal accident insurance 0
5 Permanent health insurance 0
6 Benefits under hospital savings scheme 0
7 Benefits under any other sickness insurance 0
8 Payments from unemployment/redundancy insurance 0
Sysmiss 13810
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
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.