Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableBen2Q1
LabelBenefits: Are you at present receiving any state benefits in your own right?
Question text Now looking at this card, are you at present receiving any of these benefits in your own right - that is, where you are the named recipient? Response 1
Responses
1 Jobseeker s Allowance(JSA) 215
2 Pension Credit 328
3 Income Support 331
4 Incapacity Benefit 173
5 Employment and Support Allowance 44
6 Maternity Allowance 9
7 Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit 29
8 None of these 8581
Sysmiss 2468
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply.
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.
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS secondary setting GSS Harmonised Principles