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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2013

Variable Details

VariableA062
LabelComposition of Household
Responses
1 One man 625
2 One woman 809
3 One man; one child 22
4 One woman; one child 125
5 One man; 2 plus c 18
6 One woman; 2 plus c 130
7 One man and 1 woman 1663
8 Two men or two women 116
9 1 man; 1 woman and 1c 377
10 2 men or 2 women; 1c 22
11 1 man; 1 woman; 2c 447
12 2 men or 2 women; 2c 9
13 1 man; 1 woman; 3c 140
14 2 men or 2 women; 3c 4
15 Two adults; 4c 35
16 Two adults; 5c 11
17 Two adults; 6+c 2
18 Three adults 264
19 Three adults; 1c 83
20 Three adults; 2c 49
21 Three adults; 3c 18
22 Three adults; 4+c 8
23 Four adults 106
24 Four adults; 1c 22
25 Four adults; 2+c 11
26 Five adults 14
27 Five adults; 1+c 5
28 Six or more adults 8
29 Children only 0
30 Other hholds with c 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2013
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2013.
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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