Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableHPFilt1
LabelHire Purchase: Are you at present paying instalments under a hire purchase?
Question text Are (any of) you at present paying instalments under a hire purchase or credit sale agreement?
Responses
1 Yes 384
2 No 5307
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSuggest consulting agreement or payment cards before asking details If the respondent has obtained goods under an HP agreement but has neither paid a deposit nor yet paid any instalment, Select code 2
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.