Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableA201
LabelEmployment status - harmonised (ES2000)
Responses
0 Not recorded 6997
1 Self-employed : large establishment (25+ 12
2 Self-employed : small establishment (1-2 131
3 Self-employed : no employees 664
4 Manager : large establishment (25+ emplo 527
5 Manager : small establishment (1-24 empl 295
6 Foreman or supervisor 1319
7 Employee (not elsewhere classified) 3865
8 No employment status info given 0
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.