Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variablemealpaid
LabelSchool Meals: Did you pay daily or in advance?
Question text Did you pay daily or in advance?
Responses
1 Daily 140
2 In advance 137
Sysmiss 4986
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsDaily - parent or guardian hands money to the child who pays for the meal each day. In Advance - parent or guardian pays the school directly.
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.