Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableTVType2
LabelTV Services/Licence: what does payment cover?
Question text What does your payment cover?
Responses
1 Hire or rental of a TV/DVD player/Blu Ray player/Digital rec 21
2 Satellite channels subscription 1134
3 Cable TV subscription 50
4 Digital TV subscription (e.g. BT Vision) 27
Sysmiss 4459
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsCable TV services are delivered via a specialised cable network. Virgin Media are the main cable company
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.