Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableA071
LabelSex of oldest person in household
Responses
0 Not recorded 0
1 Highest age - all male 3143
2 Highest age - all female 2167
3 Highest age - mixed sex 381
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.