Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2013

Variable Details

VariableESAType2
LabelBenefits: Income or contibutions based ESA
Question text There are two types of Employment and Support Allowance. Is your Allowance: (1) A'contributory', that is based on your National Insurance contributions? (2) A'income based' Employment and Support Allowance; which is based on an assessment of your income?
Responses
1 contributory, that is based on your NI contributions 0
2 based on assessment of your income 0
Sysmiss 12120
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply - Individual prompt
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.