Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableBTType
LabelBus Travel: Type of pass or permit
Question text Is it a... free bus pass or permit, half-fare bus pass or permit, flat-fare bus pass or permit, bus tokens or bus tickets, London: Bus & tube, London: Bus, tube & rail, or any other type of concessionary OAP bus pass?
Responses
1 free bus pass or permit 2357
2 half-fare bus pass or permit 2
3 flat-fare bus pass or permit 1
4 bus tokens or bus tickets 26
5 London: Bus & tube 37
6 London: Bus, tube & rail 86
7 or any other type of concessionary OAP 25
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsRunning prompt
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.