Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableA015
LabelEmployment position
Responses
0 Not recorded 2824
1 Working 6682
2 Ret unoc &min ni age 2496
3 Full-time education 376
4 Other 1432
Sysmiss 23
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.