Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableDECFilt
LabelHome Improvements: In last 12 months, paid a contractor for maintenance, decorations, repairs?
Question text In the last 12 months, have any of you paid a contractor or anyone else for any maintenance, decorations, repairs or replacements such as those shown on card H2 (please exclude the cost of any items bought direct from a shop)?
Responses
1 Yes 1031
2 No 4791
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.