Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2013

Variable Details

VariableESAType
LabelBenefits: ESA - Income or contibutions based ESA
Question text There are two types of Employment Support Allowance. Is your allowance... 'contributory' - that is based on your National Insurance contributions, or is it 'income related' - which is based on an assessment of your income, or is it a combination of 'contributory' and 'income related'?
Responses
1 Contributory - based on National Insurance contributions 38
2 Income related - based on yearr income 42
3 Combination of contributory and income related 3
Sysmiss 12037
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsRunning 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.