Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableMeaPer
LabelSchool Meals: Payment period covered?
Question text What period did this payment cover?
Responses
1 One week 81
2 Two weeks 8
3 Four weeks 11
4 Calendar month 8
5 One half-term 31
6 One whole term 10
7 Two terms 1
8 Three terms 0
9 None of these 18
Sysmiss 5523
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.