Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableTelchk
LabelTelephone Services: Do you have a bill or statement that you can consult
Question text Do you have a bill or statement that you could consult?
Responses
1 Yes - consulted now 2106
2 No - no document (or will not consult) 2576
Sysmiss 1009
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsWherever possible refer to a bill or statement as this is an area where many respondents cannot recall from memory the details being asked for If a bill/statement is not going to be consulted please enter best estimates when asked for amounts at the questions that follow
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.