Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableBought
LabelVehicles: Bought vehicle in last 12 mths cash/credit card/loan from friend/relative?
Question text Did you buy this vehicle in the last 12 months with cash, a credit card or with a loan from a friend or relative?
Responses
1 Yes 366
2 No 3931
Sysmiss 1546
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsExclude vehicles bought with a formal loan or by hire purchase. Exclude vehicles bought as part of a business.
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.