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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablerefndper
LabelRefunds: What period did this cover?
Question text What period did this cover?
Responses
1 one week 6
2 two weeks 1
3 three weeks 0
4 four weeks 1
5 calendar month 117
7 two calendar months 1
8 eight times a year 0
9 nine times a year 1
10 ten times a year 0
13 three months 13 weeks 53
26 six months 26 weeks 0
52 one year 12 months 52 weeks 13
90 less than one week 0
95 one off lump sum 0
97 None of these 0
Sysmiss 5400
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2012
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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