Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

VariableHBENEI1
LabelIn receipt of Benefits 3 Response 01
Question text Looking at this list of benefits, are you at present receiving any of these benefits in your own right that is where you are the named recipient?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Jobseeker s Allowance 110
2 Pension Credit 126
3 Income Support 220
4 Incapacity Benefit 109
5 Employment and Support Allowance 57
6 Maternity Allowance 19
7 Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit 6
8 None of these 2855
-3 Refused 21
-1 Dont Know 14
Sysmiss 88
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2012-2013
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD (BENEFITS) CODE ALL THAT APPLY
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Private households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services Agency’s (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually