Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableA200
LabelEmployment status (FES definition)
Responses
0 Not recorded 2472
1 Employee 4751
2 Self-employed 722
3 Unemp seeking work 425
4 Unemp about to work 16
5 Sick 439
6 Retired 2416
7 Unoccupied 929
8 Government scheme trainee 8
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.