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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableElecPay
LabelElectricity: by which method do you pay?
Question text By which of these methods do you pay for your electricity at this house/flat?
Responses
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
Interviewer InstructionsIf temporarily cut off, code according to last method of payment and open a note stating when this was.
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.
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