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dc.creatorOffice for National Statisticsen
dc.creatorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairsen
dc.date2014-03-24T16:01:10Zen
dc.identifier10.5255/UKDA-SN-7472-3-
dc.identifier7472-
dc.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-7472-3-
dc.identifier.urihttps://t2-4.bsc.es/jspui/handle/123456789/62629*
dc.description<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><p><i>Background</i>:<br> A household food consumption and expenditure survey has been conducted each year in Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland) since 1940. At that time the <i>National Food Survey</i> (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 <i>Family Expenditure Survey</i> (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 <i>Expenditure and Food Survey</i> (EFS), which completely replaced both series. From January 2008, the EFS became known as the <i>Living Costs and Food</i> (LCF) module of the <i>Integrated Household Survey</i> (IHS). As a consequence of this change, the questionnaire was altered to accommodate the insertion of a core set of questions, common to all of the separate modules which together comprised 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. 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, including links to published reports based on the survey, may be found by searching for 'Living Costs and Food Survey' on the <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/" target="_blank">ONS</a> website. 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">GOV.UK</a> website.<br> <br> <i>History</i>:<br> The LCF (then EFS) was the result of more than two years' development work to bring together the FES and NFS; both survey series were well-established and important sources of information for government and the wider community, and had charted changes and patterns in spending and food consumption since the 1950s. Whilst the NFS and FES series are now finished, users should note that previous data from both series are still available from the UK Data Archive, under GNs 33071 (NFS) and 33057 (FES). <br><br> <i>Purpose of the LCF</i><br> The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has overall project management and financial responsibility for the LCF, while the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) sponsors the food data element. As with the FES and NFS, the LCF continues to be primarily used to provide information for the <i>Retail Prices Index</i>, <i>National Accounts</i> 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. <i>Design and methodology</i> The design of the LCF is based on the old FES, although the use of new processing software by the data creators has resulted in a dataset which differs from the previous structure. The most significant change in terms of reporting expenditure, however, is the introduction of the <i>European Standard Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose</i> (COICOP), in place of the codes previously used. An additional level of hierarchy has been developed to improve the mapping to the previous codes. The LCF was conducted on a financial year basis from 2001, then moved to a calendar year basis from January 2006 (to complement the IHS) until 2015-16, when the financial year survey was reinstated at the request of users. Therefore, whilst SN 5688 covers April 2005 - March 2006, SN 5986 covers January-December 2006. Subsequent years cover January-December until 2014. SN 8210 returns to the financial year survey and currently covers April 2015 - March 2016. <br><br> <i>Northern Ireland sample</i><br> Users 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.<br> <br> <i>Family Food database:</i><br> 'Family Food' is an annual publication which provides detailed statistical information on purchased quantities, expenditure and nutrient intakes derived from both household and eating out food and drink. Data is collected for a sample of households in the United Kingdom using self-reported diaries of all purchases, including food eaten out, over a two week period. Where possible quantities are recorded in the diaries but otherwise estimated. Energy and nutrient intakes are calculated using standard nutrient composition data for each of some 500 types of food. Current estimates are based on data collected in the Family Food Module of the LCFS. Further information about the LCF food databases can be found on the GOV.UK <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-food-statistics" title="Family Food Statistics">Family Food Statistics</a> web pages.<br><br> <i>Secure Access version</i><br> A Secure Access version of the LCF from 2006 onwards is available from the UK Data Archive under SN 7047, subject to stringent access conditions. The Secure Access version includes variables that are not included in the standard End User Licence (EUL) version, including geographical variables with detail below Government Office Region, to postcode level; urban/rural area indicators; other sensitive variables; raw diary information files (derived variables are available in the EUL) and the family expenditure codes files. Users are strongly advised to check whether the EUL version is sufficient for their needs before considering an application for the Secure Access version.</p><p><span style="font-style: italic;">Occupation data for 2021 and 2022 data files<br></span>The ONS have identified an issue with the collection of some occupational data in 2021 and 2022 data files in a number of their surveys. While they estimate any impacts will be small overall, this will affect the accuracy of the breakdowns of some detailed (four-digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)) occupations, and data derived from them. None of ONS' headline statistics, other than those directly sourced from occupational data, are affected and you can continue to rely on their accuracy. For further information on this issue, please see: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/occupationaldatainonssurveys" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/occupationaldatainonssurveys</a>.</p><p> </p>en
dc.description<p>For the third edition (March 2016), six variables covering self-employment accounting periods (Se1-Se6) have been added to the rawper data file.</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">DEFRA Family Food database</span>:<br>This is available as a separate Access download zip file for those users who require it.<br> <br> </p>en
dc.description<B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><i>Household questionnaire:</i><br /> The first part of the LCF 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 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.<br /><br /> <i>Individual questionnaire:</i><br /> 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.<br /><br /> <i>LCF Diary:</i><br /> 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 EUL version includes only derived variables from the expenditure diary.en
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dc.rights<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.en
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE AREASen
dc.subjectAGEen
dc.subjectAIR TRAVELen
dc.subjectALCOHOLIC DRINKSen
dc.subjectAPARTMENTSen
dc.subjectAPPOINTMENT TO JOBen
dc.subjectASSOCIATIONSen
dc.subjectBANK ACCOUNTSen
dc.subjectBANK CHARGESen
dc.subjectBEDROOMSen
dc.subjectBEVERAGESen
dc.subjectBICYCLESen
dc.subjectBONDSen
dc.subjectBONUS PAYMENTSen
dc.subjectBOOKSen
dc.subjectCHIEF INCOME EARNERSen
dc.subjectBUILDING MAINTENANCEen
dc.subjectBUILDING MATERIALSen
dc.subjectBUILDING OPERATIONSen
dc.subjectBUILDING SERVICESen
dc.subjectBUILDING SOCIETIESen
dc.subjectBUILDING SOCIETY ACCOUNTSen
dc.subjectBUSINESS RECORDSen
dc.subjectCARE OF DEPENDANTSen
dc.subjectCARPETSen
dc.subjectCENTRAL HEATINGen
dc.subjectCEREAL PRODUCTSen
dc.subjectCHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONSen
dc.subjectCHILD BENEFITSen
dc.subjectCHILD WORKERSen
dc.subjectCHILD-MINDINGen
dc.subjectCHILDRENen
dc.subjectCLEANING AGENTSen
dc.subjectCLEANING SERVICESen
dc.subjectCLOTHINGen
dc.subjectCOALen
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSen
dc.subjectCOLOUR TELEVISION RECEIVERSen
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BUILDINGSen
dc.subjectCOHABITATIONen
dc.subjectCOMPACT DISC PLAYERSen
dc.subjectCOMPANY CARSen
dc.subjectCOMPUTER SOFTWAREen
dc.subjectCOMPUTERSen
dc.subjectCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectCONFECTIONERYen
dc.subjectCONSUMER GOODSen
dc.subjectCONSUMERSen
dc.subjectCONSUMPTIONen
dc.subjectCONVEYANCINGen
dc.subjectCOSTSen
dc.subjectCOUNCIL TAXen
dc.subjectCREDITen
dc.subjectCREDIT CARD USEen
dc.subjectCULTURAL GOODSen
dc.subjectDAIRY PRODUCTSen
dc.subjectDIESEL OILen
dc.subjectDISABLED PERSONSen
dc.subjectDOMESTIC APPLIANCESen
dc.subjectDRIVINGen
dc.subjectDRIVING LICENCESen
dc.subjectDRUG USEen
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITYen
dc.subjectECONOMIC VALUEen
dc.subjectEDIBLE FATSen
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDen
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL COURSESen
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL FEESen
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL GRANTSen
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSen
dc.subjectEGGS (FOOD)en
dc.subjectELDERLYen
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWERen
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER SUPPLYen
dc.subjectELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTen
dc.subjectDIGITAL GAMESen
dc.subjectELEVATORSen
dc.subjectEMPLOYEESen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT HISTORYen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMESen
dc.subjectENDOWMENT ASSURANCEen
dc.subjectENERGYen
dc.subjectENTERTAINMENTen
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT RENTALen
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPSen
dc.subjectEXAMINATIONSen
dc.subjectEXPENDITUREen
dc.subjectFAMILIESen
dc.subjectFEESen
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSen
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCESen
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORTen
dc.subjectFINESen
dc.subjectFISH (AS FOOD)en
dc.subjectFOODen
dc.subjectFOSTER CHILDRENen
dc.subjectFRINGE BENEFITSen
dc.subjectFRUITen
dc.subjectFUEL OILSen
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELSen
dc.subjectFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectFURNISHED ACCOMMODATIONen
dc.subjectFURNITUREen
dc.subjectREMOVAL SERVICESen
dc.subjectGAMBLINGen
dc.subjectGARAGESen
dc.subjectGARDENINGen
dc.subjectGAS FUELSen
dc.subjectGAS SUPPLYen
dc.subjectGENDERen
dc.subjectGIFTSen
dc.subjectHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDen
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICESen
dc.subjectHEATING SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATIONen
dc.subjectHIRE PURCHASEen
dc.subjectHOBBIESen
dc.subjectHOLIDAYSen
dc.subjectHOLIDAYS ABROADen
dc.subjectHOME BUYINGen
dc.subjectHOME OWNERSHIPen
dc.subjectHOME SELLINGen
dc.subjectHOME SHARINGen
dc.subjectHORTICULTUREen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGETSen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD PETSen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDSen
dc.subjectHOUSESen
dc.subjectHOUSINGen
dc.subjectHOUSING FINANCEen
dc.subjectHOUSING IMPROVEMENTen
dc.subjectHOUSING TENUREen
dc.subjectINCOMEen
dc.subjectINCOME TAXen
dc.subjectINDUSTRIESen
dc.subjectINSURANCEen
dc.subjectINSURANCE CLAIMSen
dc.subjectINSURANCE PREMIUMSen
dc.subjectINTEREST (FINANCE)en
dc.subjectINTERNETen
dc.subjectINVESTMENTen
dc.subjectINVESTMENT RETURNen
dc.subjectJOB DESCRIPTIONen
dc.subjectJOB HUNTINGen
dc.subjectJOB SEEKER'S ALLOWANCEen
dc.subjectLANDLORDSen
dc.subjectLEAVEen
dc.subjectRECREATIONAL EDUCATIONen
dc.subjectLEISURE GOODSen
dc.subjectLEISURE TIME ACTIVITIESen
dc.subjectLESSONSen
dc.subjectLICENCESen
dc.subjectLIFE INSURANCEen
dc.subjectLOANSen
dc.subjectLODGERSen
dc.subjectLOTTERIESen
dc.subjectMAIL ORDER SERVICESen
dc.subjectMANAGERSen
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUSen
dc.subjectMARKETINGen
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMENen
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN WORKERSen
dc.subjectMATERNITY LEAVEen
dc.subjectMATERNITY PAYen
dc.subjectMEALSen
dc.subjectMEALS-ON-WHEELSen
dc.subjectMEATen
dc.subjectMEDICAL CAREen
dc.subjectMEDICAL INSURANCEen
dc.subjectMEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONSen
dc.subjectMETHODS OF PAYMENTen
dc.subjectMILKen
dc.subjectMOBILE HOMESen
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONESen
dc.subjectMORTGAGE PROTECTION INSURANCEen
dc.subjectMORTGAGESen
dc.subjectMOTOR VEHICLE HIREen
dc.subjectMOTOR VEHICLESen
dc.subjectNEWSPAPERSen
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONAL PENSIONSen
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONSen
dc.subjectONE-PARENT FAMILIESen
dc.subjectOUTDOOR PURSUITSen
dc.subjectOVERSEAS TRANSACTIONSen
dc.subjectOVERTIMEen
dc.subjectPACKAGE HOLIDAYSen
dc.subjectPACKETED FOODSen
dc.subjectPART-TIME COURSESen
dc.subjectPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIPS (BUSINESS)en
dc.subjectPATERNITY LEAVEen
dc.subjectPENSION CONTRIBUTIONSen
dc.subjectPERIODICALSen
dc.subjectPERSONAL FASHION GOODSen
dc.subjectPET FOODSen
dc.subjectPETROLen
dc.subjectPETROLEUM PRODUCTSen
dc.subjectPHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENTen
dc.subjectPOCKET MONEYen
dc.subjectPOSTAL SERVICESen
dc.subjectPRESERVED FOODSen
dc.subjectPRICESen
dc.subjectPRIVATE EDUCATIONen
dc.subjectPRIVATE PENSIONSen
dc.subjectPRIVATE PERSONAL PENSIONSen
dc.subjectPRIVATE SCHOOLSen
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTORen
dc.subjectPROFIT SHARINGen
dc.subjectPROFITSen
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTORen
dc.subjectPURCHASINGen
dc.subjectRATESen
dc.subjectREBATESen
dc.subjectREDUNDANCYen
dc.subjectREDUNDANCY PAYen
dc.subjectRENTED ACCOMMODATIONen
dc.subjectRENTSen
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL MOBILITYen
dc.subjectRETIREMENTen
dc.subjectROAD VEHICLE MAINTENANCEen
dc.subjectROOM SHARINGen
dc.subjectROOMSen
dc.subjectROYALTIESen
dc.subjectSALTen
dc.subjectSATELLITE RECEIVERSen
dc.subjectSAVINGSen
dc.subjectSCHOLARSHIPSen
dc.subjectSCHOOL MEALSen
dc.subjectSCHOOL MILK PROVISIONen
dc.subjectSCHOOLCHILDRENen
dc.subjectSCHOOLSen
dc.subjectSECOND HOMESen
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYEDen
dc.subjectSERVICE INDUSTRIESen
dc.subjectSEWAGE DISPOSAL AND HANDLINGen
dc.subjectSHARESen
dc.subjectSICK LEAVEen
dc.subjectSICK PAYen
dc.subjectSICK PERSONSen
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESSESen
dc.subjectSOAPen
dc.subjectSOCIAL CLASSen
dc.subjectSOCIAL HOUSINGen
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITYen
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSen
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONSen
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICESen
dc.subjectSOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUSen
dc.subjectSOFT DRINKSen
dc.subjectSPECTACLESen
dc.subjectSPORTen
dc.subjectSPORTS EQUIPMENTen
dc.subjectSPOUSESen
dc.subjectSTATE RETIREMENT PENSIONSen
dc.subjectSTRIKE PAYen
dc.subjectSTRIKESen
dc.subjectSTUDENT LOANSen
dc.subjectSTUDENT TRANSPORTATIONen
dc.subjectSTUDENTSen
dc.subjectSUBSCRIPTIONSen
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectSUPERVISORSen
dc.subjectTAKE-AWAY MEALSen
dc.subjectTAX RELIEFen
dc.subjectTAXATIONen
dc.subjectTELEPHONESen
dc.subjectTELEVISION CHANNELSen
dc.subjectTELEVISION RECEIVERSen
dc.subjectTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectTENANTS' HOME PURCHASINGen
dc.subjectTIED HOUSINGen
dc.subjectTINNED FOODSen
dc.subjectTOBACCOen
dc.subjectTOP MANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectTOURIST ACCOMMODATIONen
dc.subjectTRADE UNIONSen
dc.subjectTRANSPORTen
dc.subjectTRAVELen
dc.subjectTURNOVERen
dc.subjectTUTORINGen
dc.subjectUNEARNED INCOMEen
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYEDen
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSen
dc.subjectUNFURNISHED ACCOMMODATIONen
dc.subjectUNWAGED WORKERSen
dc.subjectVEGETABLE OILSen
dc.subjectVEGETABLESen
dc.subjectVIDEO RECORDERSen
dc.subjectWAGESen
dc.subjectWINNINGSen
dc.subjectWORKERSen
dc.subjectWORKING MOTHERSen
dc.subjectHOURS OF WORKen
dc.subjectWORKING WOMENen
dc.subjectWRITING MATERIALSen
dc.subjectINTERNET USEen
dc.subjectONLINE SHOPPINGen
dc.subjectELECTRONIC COMMERCEen
dc.subjectRETAIL SERVICESen
dc.subjectONLINE SERVICESen
dc.subjectONLINE BANKINGen
dc.subjectNUTRIENTSen
dc.subjectFAMILY BENEFITSen
dc.subjectSICKNESS AND DISABILITY BENEFITSen
dc.subjectCARERS' BENEFITSen
dc.subjectHOUSING BENEFITSen
dc.subjectLOCAL TAX BENEFITSen
dc.subjectMATERNITY BENEFITSen
dc.subjectDEATH ALLOWANCESen
dc.subjectTRAVEL PASSESen
dc.subjectTELEVISION LICENCESen
dc.subjectSAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPSen
dc.subject2012en
dc.titleLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2012en
dc.typeDataseten
dc.coverageUnited Kingdomen
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