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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablegaspay
LabelGas Payments: by which of these methods do you pay?
Question text By which of the methods on this card do you pay for your gas?
Responses
1 Direct debit 3223
2 Standing order 78
3 Monthly quarterly bill 685
4 Pre-payment (keycard or token) meters 561
5 Included in rent 42
6 Frequent cash payment method (i.e. more frequent than once a 42
7 Fuel direct direct from benefits 3
8 Fixed Annual Bill (however much gas and electricity is used) 7
9 Other (please specify) 1
10 Paid direct by someone outside household (except DWP) 14
99 Don t know (Spontaneous only) 0
Sysmiss 937
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsIf respondent is on a Budgeting scheme/Budget account, then probe for payment method e.g. direct debit [Value labels should read: (1) Direct debit (2) Standing order (3) Monthly/quarterly bill (4) Pre-payment (keycard or token) meters (5) Included in rent (6) Frequent cash payment method (i.e. more frequent than once a month) (7) Fuel direct/direct from benefits (8) Fixed Annual Bill (however much gas and electricity is used) e.g. StayWarm (9) Other (Please specify) (10) Paid direct by someone outside household (except DWP)]
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2012.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
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.
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