Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableGor
LabelGovernment Office Region
Responses
1 North East 236
2 North West 489
3 Merseyside 93
4 Yorkshire and the Humber 484
5 East Midlands 393
6 West Midlands 527
7 Eastern 499
8 London 464
9 South East 701
10 South West 518
11 Wales 272
12 Scotland 544
13 Northern Ireland 602
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.