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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2015-2016

Variable Details

VariableHBENEF1
LabelIn receipt of Benefits 1
Question text Looking at this list of benefits, are you at present receiving any of these benefits in your own right that is where you are the named recipient?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Child Benefit 796
2 Guardian s Allowance 0
3 Carer s Allowance 65
4 Retirement Pension (National Insurance), 822
5 Widow s Pension, Bereavement Allowance o 9
6 War Disablement Pension or War Widow s/W 2
7 Severe Disablement Allowance 28
8 None of these 1466
-3 Refused 24
-1 Don't Know 2
Sysmiss 72
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2015-2016
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD (BENEFITS 1) CODE ALL THAT APPLY
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected annually
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