Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variableelecpay
LabelElectricity Payments: by which method do you pay?
Question text Which of these methods do you use to pay for your electricity at this house/flat… Direct debit, Standing order, Monthly/quarterly bill, Pre-payment (keycard or token) meters, Included in rent, Frequent cash payment method (i.e. more frequent than once a month), Fuel direct/direct from benefits, Fixed Annual Bill (however much gas and electricity is used) e.g. StayWarm, Paid direct by someone outside household (except DWP), Other (Please specify)?
Responses
1 Direct debit 3141
2 Standing order 131
3 Monthly quarterly bill 1069
4 Pre-payment (keycard or token) meters 799
5 Included in rent 21
6 Frequent cash payment method (i.e. more frequent than once a 56
7 Fuel direct direct from benefits 3
8 Fixed Annual Bill (however much gas and electricity is used) 12
9 Other (please specify) 5
10 Paid direct by someone outside household (except DWP) 25
88 Not applicable 0
99 Don t know (Spontaneous only) 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsIf respondent is on a Budgeting scheme/ Budget account, then probe for payment method e.g. direct debit. If temporarily cut off, code according to last method of payment and open a note stating when this was.
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.