Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablehpfilt1
LabelHire Purchase: Are you at present paying instalments under a hire purchase?
Question text Are (any of) you at present paying instalments under a hire purchase or credit sale agreement?
Responses
1 Yes 391
2 No 5202
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsSuggest consulting agreement or payment cards before asking details If the respondent has obtained goods under an HP agreement but has neither paid a deposit nor yet paid any instalment, Select code 2
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.