Food banks usage
Datafile
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Variable note:
Related question new at Wave 11
Question asked in the latest wave:
household_w14.foodbank
Question label:
Food banks usage
Question text:
How often has your household used a food bank, or similar service, in the last 12 months?
Question interviewer instructions:
CODE ONE ONLY
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 55 | 0.26% |
| don't know | -1 | 27 | 0.13% |
| Not at all | 1 | 20479 | 95.76% |
| At least weekly | 2 | 119 | 0.56% |
| About once or twice a month | 3 | 237 | 1.11% |
| Less than once a month | 4 | 468 | 2.19% |
| Total | 21385 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.09 | 82 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.49 | 21303 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 34 | 0.2% |
| don't know | -1 | 22 | 0.13% |
| Not at all | 1 | 16325 | 96.85% |
| At least weekly | 2 | 75 | 0.44% |
| About once or twice a month | 3 | 105 | 0.62% |
| Less than once a month | 4 | 295 | 1.75% |
| Total | 16856 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.07 | 56 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.43 | 16800 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 12865 | 70.92% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2011 | 11.09% |
| refusal | -2 | 11 | 0.06% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.04% |
| Not at all | 1 | 3141 | 17.32% |
| At least weekly | 2 | 19 | 0.1% |
| About once or twice a month | 3 | 35 | 0.19% |
| Less than once a month | 4 | 50 | 0.28% |
| Total | 18139 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.07 | 14894 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.43 | 3245 |
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