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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 7047 Living Costs and Food Survey, 2006-2021: Secure Access 704710.5255/UKDA-SN-7047-16 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Office for National Statistics <a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/uk-government-licensing-framework/crown-copyright/" target="_blank">© Crown copyright</a>. The use of these data is subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">UK Data Service End User Licence Agreement</a>. Additional restrictions may also apply. Office for National StatisticsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs UK Data Service 03 October 2012 HOUSEHOLD PETSCLOTHINGGENDERDRIVING LICENCESELECTRONIC COMMERCEGARAGESCARERS' BENEFITSLEISURE GOODSMOTOR VEHICLESPACKETED FOODSROAD VEHICLE MAINTENANCEROYALTIESCONSUMPTIONTAX RELIEFRATESFOSSIL FUELSRENTSBUILDING OPERATIONSHOUSEHOLDSMEATSICK PERSONSTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTSHARESCREDIT CARD USESEWAGE DISPOSAL AND HANDLINGSTRIKESPRIVATE PENSIONSELECTRIC POWER SUPPLYPET FOODSCHILDRENCHILD WORKERSHORTICULTURETELEVISION CHANNELSGAS SUPPLYPHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENTSOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSINTEREST (FINANCE)SALTTINNED FOODSHOUSEHOLD BUDGETSVEGETABLESAPPOINTMENT TO JOBINVESTMENTOVERTIMECONFECTIONERYSCHOOLSHEALTH SERVICESONE-PARENT FAMILIESMEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONSWORKING WOMENCLEANING SERVICESHEATING SYSTEMSGAS FUELSINSURANCE CLAIMSBUILDING SOCIETIESEMPLOYMENTEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDSTUDENT TRANSPORTATIONDISABLED PERSONSMARKETINGHOUSING TENUREHOURS OF WORKTAKE-AWAY MEALSLANDLORDSTRADE UNIONSREMOVAL SERVICESHOLIDAYSBANK CHARGESSICKNESS AND DISABILITY BENEFITSGARDENINGELEVATORSUNWAGED WORKERSPRIVATE PERSONAL PENSIONSVIDEO RECORDERSMATERNITY LEAVERENTED ACCOMMODATIONCHILD-MINDINGROOMSCOMPACT DISC PLAYERSHOUSING BENEFITSGIFTSENTERTAINMENTCOSTSINTERNETELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTNEWSPAPERSDRIVINGFISH (AS FOOD)SPORTS EQUIPMENTSTRIKE PAYSICK PAYDIESEL OILDOMESTIC APPLIANCESAGEBICYCLESFRUITBONUS PAYMENTSHIGHER EDUCATIONHOUSESMARITAL STATUSSPOUSESPARTNERSHIPS (BUSINESS)ENDOWMENT ASSURANCECOMPANY CARSONLINE BANKINGCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTTRANSPORTLICENCESPURCHASINGSPORTEQUIPMENT RENTALUNEARNED INCOMESOCIAL HOUSINGEDIBLE FATSBUILDING MAINTENANCEASSOCIATIONSHOME SELLINGHIRE PURCHASETUTORINGLIFE INSURANCECONSUMER GOODSCARE OF DEPENDANTSHOUSING FINANCEPRIVATE EDUCATIONTELEVISION RECEIVERSSCHOLARSHIPSEDUCATIONAL GRANTSSUPERVISORSMILKOCCUPATIONSTELEPHONESDEATH ALLOWANCESWORKERSPUBLIC SECTOREDUCATIONAL FEESPOCKET MONEYAIR TRAVELMANAGERSMOTOR VEHICLE HIREAPARTMENTSSUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENTPACKAGE HOLIDAYSPRICESLOANSALCOHOLIC DRINKSPOSTAL SERVICESTOP MANAGEMENTELECTRIC POWERDAIRY PRODUCTSINVESTMENT RETURNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMESGAMBLINGMEALSSERVICE INDUSTRIESFURNISHED ACCOMMODATIONPROFITSMEDICAL INSURANCEBUSINESS RECORDSLESSONSSPECTACLESEXPENDITUREFRINGE BENEFITSFOODSCHOOL MILK PROVISIONUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSRESIDENTIAL MOBILITYCEREAL PRODUCTSLOCAL TAX BENEFITSFAMILIESINTERNET USEHOME BUYINGMEDICAL CARESTUDENT LOANSINSURANCE PREMIUMSHOME SHARINGLEAVEELDERLYREDUNDANCYTURNOVERBEVERAGESEXAMINATIONSRETIREMENTPROFIT SHARINGCONVEYANCINGINCOMESOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUSCHIEF INCOME EARNERSFUEL OILSPETROLEUM PRODUCTSROOM SHARINGFEESFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTMATERNITY PAYSCHOOLCHILDRENFINANCIAL SUPPORTTIED HOUSINGOCCUPATIONAL PENSIONSSTATE RETIREMENT PENSIONSMATERNITY BENEFITSPART-TIME COURSESCOLOUR TELEVISION RECEIVERSPERIODICALSCHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONSCOMMERCIAL BUILDINGSEGGS (FOOD)SAVINGSVEGETABLE OILSSOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONSBUILDING MATERIALSMORTGAGESSECOND HOMESCOMPUTERSLEISURE TIME ACTIVITIESHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDPETROLHOUSING IMPROVEMENTWRITING MATERIALSFURNITUREENERGYWAGESLOTTERIESCOUNCIL TAXSELF-EMPLOYEDFOSTER CHILDRENPRIVATE SECTORRECREATIONAL EDUCATIONJOB DESCRIPTIONFAMILY BENEFITSSUBSCRIPTIONSONLINE SERVICESHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSPERSONAL FASHION GOODSJOB SEEKER'S ALLOWANCEPRESERVED FOODSSICK LEAVEBONDSETHNIC GROUPSMOBILE HOMESCENTRAL HEATINGWORKING MOTHERSSOCIAL SERVICESCHILD BENEFITSSOAPCULTURAL GOODSREBATESSTUDENTSHOME OWNERSHIPINCOME TAXONLINE SHOPPINGINSURANCEADMINISTRATIVE AREASINDUSTRIESHOBBIESBUILDING SOCIETY ACCOUNTSBANK ACCOUNTSPATERNITY LEAVEUNEMPLOYEDBUILDING SERVICESWINNINGSMARRIED WOMEN WORKERSMETHODS OF PAYMENTTRAVELBOOKSEMPLOYEESOVERSEAS TRANSACTIONSLODGERSSATELLITE RECEIVERSBEDROOMSSOFT DRINKSECONOMIC ACTIVITYEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSTAXATIONSCHOOL MEALSHOLIDAYS ABROADDRUG USEHOUSINGCARPETSMEALS-ON-WHEELSMORTGAGE PROTECTION INSURANCEMAIL ORDER SERVICESSMALL BUSINESSESOUTDOOR PURSUITSFINESMARRIED WOMENPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTCREDITJOB HUNTINGCONSUMERSCOMPUTER SOFTWARECLEANING AGENTSCOALSOCIAL CLASSECONOMIC VALUESOCIAL SECURITYEDUCATIONAL COURSESTENANTS' HOME PURCHASINGUNFURNISHED ACCOMMODATIONMOBILE PHONESEMPLOYMENT HISTORYTOURIST ACCOMMODATIONRETAIL SERVICESFINANCIAL RESOURCESNUTRIENTSPRIVATE SCHOOLSDIGITAL GAMESREDUNDANCY PAYTOBACCOFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSCOHABITATIONPENSION CONTRIBUTIONSTRAVEL PASSESNATIONAL IDENTITYVEHICLESVOUCHER SCHEMESROAD TAXREFUNDSSAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPSMOTOR VEHICLE VALUEPAYMENTSPENSIONSWEIGHT MEASUREMENTQUANTITYTELEVISION LICENCES Consumption and consumer behaviourIncome, property and investment/savingFamily life and marriageHealth behaviour Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Background A household food consumption and expenditure survey has been conducted each year in Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland) since 1940. At that time the National Food Survey (NFS) covered a sample drawn solely from urban working-class households, but this was extended to a fully demographically representative sample in 1950. From 1957 onwards the Family Expenditure Survey (FES) provided information on all household expenditure patterns including food expenditure, with the NFS providing more detailed information on food consumption and expenditure. The NFS was extended to cover Northern Ireland from 1996 onwards. In April 2001 these surveys were combined to form the Expenditure and Food Survey (EFS), which completely replaced both series. From January 2008, the EFS became known as the Living Costs and Food (LCF) module of the Integrated Household Survey (IHS). As a consequence of this change, the EFS questionnaire was altered to accommodate the insertion of a core set of questions, common to all of the separate modules which together comprise the IHS. Some of these core questions are simply questions which were previously asked in the same or a similar format on all of the IHS component surveys (including the EFS). For further information on the LCF questionnaire, see Volume A of the LCF 2008 User Guide, held with SN 6385. Further information about the LCF/EFS, including links to published reports based on the survey, may be found on the ONS <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/methodologies/livingcostsandfoodsurvey" title="Living Costs and Food Survey" target="_blank">Living Costs and Food Survey</a> webpage. Further information on the NFS and Living Costs and Food Module of the IHS can be found by searching for 'Family Food' on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" title="GOV.UK" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> website. Purpose of the LCF (formerly EFS) The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has overall project management and financial responsibility for the LCF/EFS, while the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) sponsors the food data. As with the FES and NFS, the LCF continues to be primarily used to provide information for the Retail Prices Index, National Accounts estimates of household expenditure, analysis of the effect of taxes and benefits, and trends in nutrition. The results are multi-purpose, however, providing an invaluable supply of economic and social data. The merger of the two surveys also brings benefits for users, as a single survey on food expenditure removes the difficulties of reconciling data from two sources. Design and methodology The design of the LCF/EFS is based on the FES, although the use of new processing software by the data creators has resulted in a dataset which differs from the previous FES structure. The most significant change in terms of reporting expenditure, however, is the introduction of the European Standard Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP), in place of the codes used in the FES and NFS, which were unique to the two surveys. An additional level of hierarchy has been developed for the EFS to improve the mapping to the previous FES and NFS codes. The LCF/EFS was conducted on a financial year basis from 2001, but was moved from a financial to a calendar year basis from January 2006 in anticipation of the introduction of the IHS. Therefore, whilst SNs 4697, 5003, 5210, 5375 and 5688 cover 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 respectively, SN 5986 covers January-December 2006, and subsequent studies cover January-December of the survey year. The documentation for SN 5986 provides further details of the change in methodology. Northern Ireland sample Users of the LCF/EFS should note that, due to funding constraints, from January 2010 the Northern Ireland (NI) sample used for the LCF was reduced to a sample proportionate to the NI population relative to the UK. Variables available in the Secure Access version The Secure Access version includes geographical variables with detail below government office region up to the postcode level, and urban/rural area indicators, as well as other sensitive variables. Also included are the raw diary information files and the family expenditure codes files. In response to user demand, the Living Costs and Food Survey moved from a calendar to financial year survey from 2015. See documentation for further details of the change. Latest edition information For the 16th edition (November 2023), the diary files 'rawdry' and 'rawdryx' for 2020-2021, and the accompanying Volume D Expenditure Codes document, have been replaced with updated versions. Main Topics: Household questionnaire: The first part of the LCF/EFS questionnaire collects information about households; the majority of the questions are asked at a household-level, with the household reference person typically responding on behalf of the household as a whole. The household questionnaire includes questions on a range of subjects including family relationships, ethnicity, employment details and the ownership of household durables. It is also the source of all expenditure information not recorded in the LCF/EFS diary; principally that which concerns regular payments typically made by all households and large, infrequently purchased items such as vehicles, package holidays and home improvements. Individual questionnaire: The income questionnaire follows on immediately from the household questionnaire and collects the key person-level variables used on the survey. The principal components of the LCF income questionnaire are the sections covering income from employment, benefits and assets. These together form an overview of the total income received by each household, as well as each household member individually. LCF/EFS Diary: In addition to the two questionnaires, each individual aged 16 years and over in the household is asked to keep diary records of daily expenditure for two weeks. The raw diary data are held in separate files available only in the Secure Access version of the study. Standard measures <ul><li>Urban/rural area indicators: The rural and urban classification of postcodes for England and Wales allows datasets to be analysed according to different types of rural and urban area. This is based on the National Statistics Rural and Urban Classification of Output Areas released on 21 July 2004. In Scotland and Northern Ireland different sampling frames are used for this classification. For further details please refer to the document '6032userguide.pdf', included in the documentation for SN 6032 British Household Panel Survey, waves 1-17 (1991-2008)</li></ul> United Kingdom IndividualsFamilies/householdsNational Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2006-2021. Numeric Repeated cross-sectional study Multi-stage stratified random sample Face-to-face interviewDiaries The Data Collection is available to users registered with the UK Data Service.Commercial use is not permitted.Use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. Registered users must apply for access via a DEA Research Project Application.Registered users must complete the Safe Researcher Training course and gain <a href="https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/digitaleconomyact-research-statistics/better-useofdata-for-research-information-for-researchers/" target="_blank">DEA Accredited Researcher Status</a>.Registered users must be based in the UK when accessing data.The Data Collection must be accessed via a secure connection method in a safe environment approved by the UK Data Service. See <restrctn> https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/expenditure/bulletins/familyspendingintheuk/previousReleases https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-food-statistics https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/methodologies/livingcostsandfoodsurvey https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/expenditure Pavlisa, K. (2019) 'Career, capitals and consumption: an analysis of the impacts of narrowly-defined occupational membership on household consumption, from a human capital and occupational field perspective', PhD thesis, University of Reading. doi:10.17864/1926.84863 https://doi.org/10.17864/1926.84863 Cristini, A., Geraci, A. and Muellbauer, J. (2018) 'Sifting through the ASHE: job polarisation and earnings inequality in the UK, 1975-2015' in B. Nolan (ed.), Generating prosperity for working families in affluent countries, Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN9780198807056 Pavlisa, K. and Scott, P. M. (2023) 'Capitals, occupational fields and consumption preferences: an analysis of the British Family Expenditure Survey (2009–2016)', The Sociological Review, 71(5), pp.1191–1212. doi:10.1177/00380261221093405 https://doi.org/10.1177/00380261221093405 Büchs, M. and Mattioli, G. (2022) 'How socially just are taxes on air travel and ‘frequent flyer levies’?', Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1-23. doi: 10.1080/09669582.2022.2115050 https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2022.2115050 https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 7047 2024-11-28T07:29:20Z ddi:codebook:2_5