Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableEType
LabelJob: Which of these best describes your employment situation in this job?
Question text Please look at this card and tell me which of these best describes your employment situation in this job?
Responses
1 Employee 0
2 Running a business or professional pract 0
3 Partner in a business or professional pr 0
4 Working for myself 0
5 A Sub-Contractor (includes SC60) 0
6 Doing freelance work 0
7 Self-employed in some other way 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCode one only
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.