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Covid-19 Variable

ucredit

Universal Credit

Datafiles

Question asked in the latest wave:

Question label:

Universal Credit

Question text:

Have you applied for Universal Credit since {IF prevsurv=0: March 1st? / IF prevsurv=1: the last time you completed this survey on {ff_intd} {ff_intm} {ff_inty}?}

Question universe:

IF (ff_prevsurv = 0 AND blbenefits is not 1) OR (ff_prevsurv = 1 AND ff_ucredit is not 1, 2) // Ask if not completed any previous monthly covid-19 surveys and not already receiving Universal Credit in Jan/Feb 2020, or completed previous surveys but not previously reported receiving Universal Credit and not previously reported application in process.

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
Inapplicable-87710.72%
Refusal-250.7%
Don't know-140.56%
No162687.19%
Yes, but I am not eligible310.14%
Yes, and my claim is being processed410.14%
Yes, my claim has been approved and I am waiting for the first payment510.14%
Yes, and I am now receiving Universal Credit630.42%
Total718100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
Missing-910.01%
Inapplicable-87324.94%
Refusal-2170.11%
Don't know-170.05%
No11382693.35%
I tried, but was unable to complete the application2250.17%
Yes, but I am not eligible31020.69%
Yes, and my claim is being processed4480.32%
Yes, my claim has been approved and I am waiting for the first payment5190.13%
Yes, and I am now receiving Universal Credit6340.23%
Total14811100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-930.02%
inapplicable-814278.03%
refusal-2150.08%
don't know-1120.07%
No11585789.28%
I tried, but was unable to complete the application2360.2%
Yes, but I am not eligible31240.7%
Yes, and my claim is being processed41400.79%
Yes, my claim has been approved and I am waiting for the first payment5790.44%
Yes, and I am now receiving Universal Credit6680.38%
Total17761100.0%

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