Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableTPBEN097
LabelType of benefit claimed 7
Question text Which of the following types of benefit or Tax Credits were you claiming... Unemployment-related benefits, or National Insurance Credits, Income Support (not as an unemployed person), Sickness or Disability benefits (Employment and Support Allowance; not including tax credits), State Pension (including Widowed Parent's and Bereavement Allowance), Family related benefits (excluding Child Benefit and tax credits), Child Benefit, Housing, or Council Tax Benefit (GB only) Rent or rate rebate (NI only), Tax Credits, Other? Response 7
Responses
1 Unemployment Benefit, NI credits 0
2 Income Supprt (not as unemployed pers) 0
3 Sickness or Disability (exc DPTC) 0
4 State Pension 0
5 Famly rel. benefits (exc Ch B,exc TCs) 0
6 Child Benefit 0
7 HsngCouncil Tax GB, Rentrate rebate NI 0
8 Tax Credits 0
9 Other 0
-9 Does not apply 97274
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsASK OR RECORD CODE ALL THAT APPLY
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.