Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariablePercWat
LabelWater: what period did this payment cover?
Question text What period did this cover?
Responses
1 one week 3
2 two weeks 4
3 three weeks 0
4 four weeks 2
5 calendar month 224
7 two calendar months 3
8 eight times a year 2
9 nine times a year 0
10 ten times a year 12
13 three months 13 weeks 30
26 six months 26 weeks 61
52 one year 12 months 52 weeks 100
90 less than one week 0
95 one off lump sum 0
97 None of these 0
Sysmiss 5250
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2011
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2011.
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.