Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2013

Variable Details

VariableTCEver1
LabelBenefits: Received tax credit payments since April 2003
Question text Have you ever received any tax credit payments since April 2003 (when Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit were introduced)? Response 1
Responses
1 Working Tax Credit -excluding childcare 28
2 Child Tax Credit -including childcare element 22
3 None of these 4441
Sysmiss 7629
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply Exclude Working Families' Tax Credit, Disabled Person's Tax Credit and Children's Tax Credit which were replaced from April 2003 by Working Tax Credit and Child tax Credit.
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.