Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableP425
LabelMain source of household income - code
Responses
0 Not recorded 10
1 Wages salaries 2970
2 Self-employment inc. 340
3 Investment income 80
4 Annuities pensions 552
5 Social sec. benefits 1815
6 Income-other sources 55
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.