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Allowance recei vad from or bills paid by sn absent spouse Q.71
or spouse who is not a household member
Details of any regular allowance paid by an absent spouse or a spouse who is not a
household msmber to anyone present in the household should bs recorded. For an
absent spender this wi11 be in addition to their proxy income detai 1s.
If the spouse who is present in the household draws money from a joint account the
amount &awn should be recorded. Also record details of any bills paid direct by
the absent spender or spouse who is not a household member.
SEE ALSO SECTION A8 (b) (page 18).
Coal or coke from employer Q. 72
NOTE CHANGE FOR 1988
This refers to coal or coke receivsd from a present or former employer, eg NCB,
Pilkingtons.
Record whether it was ordinary household coal or, if a special fuel, give the name
eg Phurnacite, StovesSe, Gloco, Sebrite, Coalite, Rexo, Warmco, Cleanglo.
If fuel is free but haulage paid for, note amount paid for haulage in previous 12
months.
Where an allowance is received in place of free fuel there is no need to record it.
Income from the sale of coal or coke need not be recorded.
Concessionary bus passes/tokens/ticket8 Q. 73
Exclude weekly or season tickets mentioned in household schedule.
Data collected for Q. 127 household schedule can, if necessary, bs used to prompt
this question. If the area does not havs concessionary bus pass travel, then
code 3.
mail order agants/bAby Sitters Q. 74
If income is received for work as a mail order agent @ as a baby sitter, enter
combined total at (a).
NB . Child minders should be treated as self employed. (See Q44) and code 2 at
Q1 (a) if this is their main occupation.
Income in the form of goods acquired from a mail order club should not bs
entered.
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