Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableDisBen1
LabelBenefits: Are you at present receiving any of the state benefits?
Question text And looking at this card, are you at present receiving any of the state benefits shown on this card - either in your own right, or on behalf of someone else in the household? Response 1
Responses
1 Care component of Disability Living Allowance 438
2 Mobility component of Disability Living Allowance 132
3 Attendance Allowance 149
4 None of these 9943
Sysmiss 2761
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply.
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.
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles