Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableAllFilt
LabelAllowances: in last 12 months rcvd any of these?
Question text In the last 12 months, have you received any of these allowances?
Responses
1 Yes 170
2 No 10818
Sysmiss 2822
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsInclude allowance from member of armed forces or merchant navy. Include allowance from absent spender or non-resident spouse.
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.