Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableA093
LabelEconomic position of household reference person
Responses
0 Not recorded 0
1 Self-employed 458
2 Fulltime employee 2129
3 Pt employee 477
4 Unemployed 178
5 Work related govt train prog 4
6 Ret unoc over min ni age 1403
7 Unoc - under min ni age 614
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2010
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2010.
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.