Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableGorx
LabelGovernment Office Region modified
Responses
1 North East 236
2 North West & Merseyside 582
3 Yorkshire and the Humber 484
4 East Midlands 393
5 West Midlands 527
6 Eastern 499
7 London 464
8 South East 701
9 South West 518
10 Wales 272
11 Scotland 544
12 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.