Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableTessac
LabelTESSA: have/had last 12 months a TESSA?
Question text Do you have now, or have you had in the last 12 months, a Tax Exempt Special Savings Account (TESSA)?
Responses
1 Yes 153
2 No 10465
Sysmiss 3192
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsA TESSA ISA should be recorded as an ISA.
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.