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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011
Variable Details
| Variable | ElecPay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Electricity 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)? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | If 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | National;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2011. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-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 Type | Repeated cross-sectional study; From January 2006, the EFS (now LCF) moved from a financial to calendar year basis in anticipation of the IHS. |
