Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableBen2Q1
LabelBenefits: Are you at present receiving any state benefits in your own right?
Question text Now looking at this card, are you at present receiving any of these benefits in your own right - that is, where you are the named recipient? Response 1
Responses
1 Jobseeker s Allowance(JSA) 232
2 Pension Credit 333
3 Income Support 237
4 Incapacity Benefit 111
5 Employment and Support Allowance 121
6 Maternity Allowance 7
7 Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit 25
8 None of these 9401
Sysmiss 2683
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply.
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.
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles