Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableA130
LabelElectricity - method of payment
Responses
0 Not recorded 0
1 Direct debit 3201
2 Standing order 192
3 Monthly quarterly bill 1377
4 Pre-payment (keycard or token) meters 916
5 Included in rent 28
6 Frequent cash payment method (i.e. more 68
7 Fuel direct direct from benefits 2
8 Fixed Annual Bill (however much gas elec 12
9 Other (Please specify) 23
88 Not applicable 2
99 Don t know (Spontaneous only) 1
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.