Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableJSAChk
LabelBenefits: There are two types of Jobseekers Allowance - check type
Question text There are two types of Jobseeker's Allowance. Is the Allowance you have received:... Contributory, that is based on your N.I. contributions, Income-based, that is based on an assessment of your income?
Responses
1 Contributory, that is based on your NI contributions 99
2 Income-based, that is based on an assessment of your income 145
Sysmiss 13179
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.