Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variabletelephon
LabelConsumer Durables: does your household have a telephone
Question text Does your household have any of the following items in your (part of the) accommodation... Telephone?
Responses
1 Yes, fixed telephone 961
2 Yes, mobile telephone 586
3 Yes, fixed and mobile telephone 3666
4 No 50
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsShared telephones located in public hallways to be included only if this household is responsible for paying the account. Include mobile phones. Prompt as necessary.
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