Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariablePensInc
LabelPensions: receiving income from these sources?
Question text Are you at present receiving an income from any of these sources?
Responses
1 Yes 2092
2 No 8897
Sysmiss 2821
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsIf yes, deal with each pension in turn.
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.