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Title:	Living Costs and Food Survey, 2006-2020: Secure Access
Keywords:	HOUSEHOLD PETS CLOTHING GENDER DRIVING LICENCES ELECTRONIC COMMERCE GARAGES CARERS' BENEFITS LEISURE GOODS MOTOR VEHICLES PACKETED FOODS ROAD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE ROYALTIES CONSUMPTION TAX RELIEF RATES FOSSIL FUELS RENTS BUILDING OPERATIONS HOUSEHOLDS MEAT SICK PERSONS TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SHARES CREDIT CARD USE SEWAGE DISPOSAL AND HANDLING STRIKES PRIVATE PENSIONS ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY PET FOODS CHILDREN CHILD WORKERS HORTICULTURE TELEVISION CHANNELS GAS SUPPLY PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS INTEREST (FINANCE) SALT TINNED FOODS HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS VEGETABLES APPOINTMENT TO JOB INVESTMENT OVERTIME CONFECTIONERY SCHOOLS HEALTH SERVICES ONE-PARENT FAMILIES MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS WORKING WOMEN CLEANING SERVICES HEATING SYSTEMS GAS FUELS INSURANCE CLAIMS BUILDING SOCIETIES EMPLOYMENT EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND STUDENT TRANSPORTATION DISABLED PERSONS MARKETING HOUSING TENURE HOURS OF WORK TAKE-AWAY MEALS LANDLORDS TRADE UNIONS REMOVAL SERVICES HOLIDAYS BANK CHARGES SICKNESS AND DISABILITY BENEFITS GARDENING ELEVATORS UNWAGED WORKERS PRIVATE PERSONAL PENSIONS VIDEO RECORDERS MATERNITY LEAVE RENTED ACCOMMODATION CHILD-MINDING ROOMS COMPACT DISC PLAYERS HOUSING BENEFITS GIFTS ENTERTAINMENT COSTS INTERNET ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT NEWSPAPERS DRIVING FISH (AS FOOD) SPORTS EQUIPMENT STRIKE PAY SICK PAY DIESEL OIL DOMESTIC APPLIANCES AGE BICYCLES FRUIT BONUS PAYMENTS HIGHER EDUCATION HOUSES MARITAL STATUS SPOUSES PARTNERSHIPS (BUSINESS) ENDOWMENT ASSURANCE COMPANY CARS ONLINE BANKING CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORT LICENCES PURCHASING SPORT EQUIPMENT RENTAL UNEARNED INCOME SOCIAL HOUSING EDIBLE FATS BUILDING MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATIONS HOME SELLING HIRE PURCHASE TUTORING LIFE INSURANCE CONSUMER GOODS CARE OF DEPENDANTS HOUSING FINANCE PRIVATE EDUCATION TELEVISION RECEIVERS SCHOLARSHIPS EDUCATIONAL GRANTS SUPERVISORS MILK OCCUPATIONS TELEPHONES DEATH ALLOWANCES WORKERS PUBLIC SECTOR EDUCATIONAL FEES POCKET MONEY AIR TRAVEL MANAGERS MOTOR VEHICLE HIRE APARTMENTS SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENT PACKAGE HOLIDAYS PRICES LOANS ALCOHOLIC DRINKS POSTAL SERVICES TOP MANAGEMENT ELECTRIC POWER DAIRY PRODUCTS INVESTMENT RETURN EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES GAMBLING MEALS SERVICE INDUSTRIES FURNISHED ACCOMMODATION PROFITS MEDICAL INSURANCE BUSINESS RECORDS LESSONS SPECTACLES EXPENDITURE FRINGE BENEFITS FOOD SCHOOL MILK PROVISION UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY CEREAL PRODUCTS LOCAL TAX BENEFITS FAMILIES INTERNET USE HOME BUYING MEDICAL CARE STUDENT LOANS INSURANCE PREMIUMS HOME SHARING LEAVE ELDERLY REDUNDANCY TURNOVER BEVERAGES EXAMINATIONS RETIREMENT PROFIT SHARING CONVEYANCING INCOME SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS CHIEF INCOME EARNERS FUEL OILS PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ROOM SHARING FEES FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT MATERNITY PAY SCHOOLCHILDREN FINANCIAL SUPPORT TIED HOUSING OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS STATE RETIREMENT PENSIONS MATERNITY BENEFITS PART-TIME COURSES COLOUR TELEVISION RECEIVERS PERIODICALS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS EGGS (FOOD) SAVINGS VEGETABLE OILS SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS BUILDING MATERIALS MORTGAGES SECOND HOMES COMPUTERS LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD PETROL HOUSING IMPROVEMENT WRITING MATERIALS FURNITURE ENERGY WAGES LOTTERIES COUNCIL TAX SELF-EMPLOYED FOSTER CHILDREN PRIVATE SECTOR RECREATIONAL EDUCATION JOB DESCRIPTION FAMILY BENEFITS SUBSCRIPTIONS ONLINE SERVICES HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS PERSONAL FASHION GOODS JOB SEEKER'S ALLOWANCE PRESERVED FOODS SICK LEAVE BONDS ETHNIC GROUPS MOBILE HOMES CENTRAL HEATING WORKING MOTHERS SOCIAL SERVICES CHILD BENEFITS SOAP CULTURAL GOODS REBATES STUDENTS HOME OWNERSHIP INCOME TAX ONLINE SHOPPING INSURANCE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS INDUSTRIES HOBBIES BUILDING SOCIETY ACCOUNTS BANK ACCOUNTS PATERNITY LEAVE UNEMPLOYED BUILDING SERVICES WINNINGS MARRIED WOMEN WORKERS METHODS OF PAYMENT TRAVEL BOOKS EMPLOYEES OVERSEAS TRANSACTIONS LODGERS SATELLITE RECEIVERS BEDROOMS SOFT DRINKS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TAXATION SCHOOL MEALS HOLIDAYS ABROAD DRUG USE HOUSING CARPETS MEALS-ON-WHEELS MORTGAGE PROTECTION INSURANCE MAIL ORDER SERVICES SMALL BUSINESSES OUTDOOR PURSUITS FINES MARRIED WOMEN PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT CREDIT JOB HUNTING CONSUMERS COMPUTER SOFTWARE CLEANING AGENTS COAL SOCIAL CLASS ECONOMIC VALUE SOCIAL SECURITY EDUCATIONAL COURSES TENANTS' HOME PURCHASING UNFURNISHED ACCOMMODATION MOBILE PHONES EMPLOYMENT HISTORY TOURIST ACCOMMODATION RETAIL SERVICES FINANCIAL RESOURCES NUTRIENTS PRIVATE SCHOOLS DIGITAL GAMES REDUNDANCY PAY TOBACCO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS COHABITATION PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS TRAVEL PASSES NATIONAL IDENTITY VEHICLES VOUCHER SCHEMES ROAD TAX REFUNDS SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS MOTOR VEHICLE VALUE PAYMENTS PENSIONS WEIGHT MEASUREMENT QUANTITY TELEVISION LICENCES 2006-2020 United Kingdom
Description:	<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</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 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.<br> <br> <i>Purpose of the LCF (formerly EFS)</i><br> 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 <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.<br> <br> <i>Design and methodology</i><br> 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 <i>European Standard Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose</i> (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.<br> <br> <i>Northern Ireland sample</i><br> 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.<br> <br> <i>Variables available in the Secure Access version</i><br> 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.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> <i>Latest edition information</i><br> For the fourteenth edition (September 2021), data and documentation for 2018-2019 and for 2019-2020 have been added to the study.<br> <B>Main Topics</B>:<BR> <i>Household questionnaire</i>:<br> 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.<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/EFS 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 raw diary data are held in separate files available only in the Secure Access version of the study.<br> <br> <i>Standard measures</i><br> <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>
URI:	https://t2-4.bsc.es/jspui/handle/123456789/62961
Other Identifiers:	7047 10.5255/UKDA-SN-7047-14 http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-7047-14
Appears in Collections:	Cessda

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