Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableTCEver2
LabelReceived 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 3
Responses
1 Working Tax Credit - excluding childcare element 2
2 Child Tax Credit - including childcare element 28
3 None of these 0
Sysmiss 12081
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2014
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 2014.
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.