Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableBen2Q1
LabelBenefits: Are you at present receiving any state benefits in your own right?
Question text Now looking at this card, are you at present receiving any of these benefits in your own right - that is, where you are the named recipient? Response 1
Responses
1 Jobseeker s Allowance(JSA) 244
2 Pension Credit 323
3 Income Support 311
4 Incapacity Benefit 186
5 Employment and Support Allowance 75
6 Maternity Allowance 10
7 Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit 29
8 None of these 9484
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