Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableESAType
LabelESA: 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 81
2 Income related, based on your income 118
3 Combination of contribution and income related 29
Sysmiss 11883
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsRunning Prompt
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.