Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableA008
LabelWhether youth diary being kept
Responses
0 Not applicable 12224
1 Completed youth diary 1431
2 Nil expend in diary fortnight 89
3 Absent spender 12
4 No diary completed 54
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.