Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2009-2010

Variable Details

Variableelect
LabelHow do you pay for your electricity?
Question text Do you pay for your (electricity) by... Account (includes Easy Saver Card), slot-meter or power card, Home Energy Direct Scheme (Pay As You Go), Monthly Instalments, budget account, DHSS Direct payment, Cash\Cheque with bill?
Responses
1 Account (includes Easy Saver Card) 440
2 Monthly Instalments 688
3 Budget Account 68
4 Slot-meter or Power Card 654
5 Home Energy Direct Scheme (Pay As You Go) 129
6 DHSS Direct payment 25
7 Cash\Cheque with bill 721
8 Refusal 0
9 Don't Know 0
-3 Refused 1
-1 Dont Know 14
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2009-2010
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 5 (PAYMENT)
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of 4,500 addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services AgencyGÇÖs (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.