Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableLKTime
LabelLength of time looking for work
Responses
1 Not yet started 15
2 Less than 1 month 55
3 1 month but less than 3 months 91
4 3 months but less than 6 months 66
5 6 months but less than 12 months 90
6 12 months but less tan 18 months 54
7 18 months but less than 2 years 23
8 2 years but less than 3 years 28
9 3 years but less than 4 years 13
10 4 years but less than 5 years 5
11 5 Years or More 16
Sysmiss 11722
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.