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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
Living Costs and Food Survey, 2013
Variable Details
| Variable | DECFilt | ||||||
| Label | Capital Improvements: In last 12 months, paid a contractor for maintenance, decorations, repairs? | ||||||
| Question text | In the last 12 months, have any of you paid a contractor or anyone else for any maintenance, decorations, repairs or replacements such as those shown on card H2 (please exclude the cost of any items bought direct from a shop)? | ||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | ||||||
| Location | Living Costs and Food Survey, 2013 | ||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | Showcard (J2) options: (1) Interior painting and decorating (2) Exterior painting (3) Repairs or replacements of: - Guttering - Roof - Door - Windows (excluding double glazing) - Walls (e.g. brickwork, stucco) - Plumbing - Electricity system (including rewiring) - Plaster - Woodwork (4) Any other repairs, replacements or decorations | ||||||
| Universe | Location of units of observation: National;Population: Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2013. | ||||||
| Sampling | Multi-stage stratified random sample | ||||||
| Study Type | Repeated cross-sectional study; From January 2006, the EFS (now LCF) moved from a financial to calendar year basis in anticipation of the IHS. |
