Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableGasPay
LabelGas Payments: by which of these methods do you pay?
Question text By which of the methods on this card do you pay for your gas?
Responses
1 Direct debit 3141
2 Standing order 79
3 Monthly quarterly bill 774
4 Pre-payment (keycard or token) meters 666
5 Included in rent 19
6 Frequent cash payment method (i.e. more frequent than once a 58
7 Fuel direct direct from benefits 5
8 Fixed Annual Bill (however much gas and electricity is used) 13
9 Other (please specify) 3
10 Paid direct by someone outside household (except DWP) 16
99 Don t know (@BSpontaneous only@B) 0
Sysmiss 917
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsIf respondent is on a Budgeting scheme/Budget account, then probe for payment method e.g. direct debit [Value labels should read: (1) Direct debit (2) Standing order (3) Monthly/quarterly bill (4) Pre-payment (keycard or token) meters (5) Included in rent (6) Frequent cash payment method (i.e. more frequent than once a month) (7) Fuel direct/direct from benefits (8) Fixed Annual Bill (however much gas and electricity is used) e.g. StayWarm (9) Other (Please specify) (10) Paid direct by someone outside household (except DWP)]
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.