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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1998-1999

Variable Details

VariableACTEN1
LabelStarted livg together: how occupied accom
Question text (I may have asked this of your husband/wife/partner already), when you started living with your current husband/wife/partner, in which of these ways did you occupy accommodation you were living in? Owned it outright, buying it with the help of a mortgage or loan, pay part rent and part mortgage (shared ownership), rent it, live here rent-free (including rent-free in relative's property; excluding squatting), squatted.
Responses
-9 3337
-8 17
-6 10059
1 Owned it outright 198
2 Buying it with the help of a mortgage or 3028
3 Pay part rent and part mortgage (shared 45
4 Rent it 2927
5 Live here rent-free (including rent-free 782
6 Squatted 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1998-1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD T
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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