Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableTopUp
LabelMortgage: re-mortgage/topped-up original loan?
Question text Have you taken out a re-mortgage or topped-up the original loan on this house/flat since you purchased it?
Responses
1 Yes, remortgage 549
2 Yes, topped up 342
3 No to both 1228
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2009
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2009.
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.