Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableHPM
LabelHire Purchase: In which month did you obtain the item or service?
Question text When did you obtain the item or service?
Responses
1 January 37
2 February 37
3 March 38
4 April 38
5 May 30
6 June 53
7 July 34
8 August 28
9 September 41
10 October 27
11 November 37
12 December 25
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCode month.
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.