Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableAmtBenx3
LabelBenefits: How much did you get last time?
Question text What was the amount of benefit you last received?
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsIf amount not known because paid in combination with other benefits, enter dk and open note giving total amount, period and names of benefits covered
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.