Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableA206
LabelEconomic position
Responses
0 Not recorded 2723
1 Self-employed 705
2 Full-time employee 3909
3 Part-time employee 1626
4 Unemployed 450
5 Work related govt train prog 23
6 Ret unoc over min ni age 2448
7 Unoc - under min ni age 1823
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.