Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variableref1
LabelWhen did the respondent refuse to assist?
Responses
1 To the office before contact by interviewer 0
2 To the interviewer before any interviewing 0
3 To the interviewer during the interview 1
4 Broken appointment, no re-contact 0
5 Sampling Unit information refused 0
Sysmiss 5690
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.