Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableScMlFilt
LabelSchool Meals: Has/have your child(ren) had any school meals at a STATE school during the past 7 days?
Question text Has/have your child(ren) had any school meals at a STATE school during the 7 days ending yesterday?
Responses
1 Yes 445
2 No 934
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsInclude school cafeteria and fixed price meals. Exclude meals at a private school and school tuck shop.
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.