Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, February 1998

Variable Details

Variablespec3
LabelPlease specify other reason
Responses
ALLOWANCE REDUCED 1
BSE store cattle price lamb prices 1
Benefits changed 1
Bonus/Commission 1
Brother & sister have moved to reside at University 1
Cessation of care allowance for Mother 1
Income declined for a period due to drop off of trade 1
Lost clients for a period 1
Not disclosed 1
Partner has done less self employed work 1
Partnership in public house ceased 1
Paying for son at university 1
Small income from charity fell by 25% 1
Went back to 4 days instead of 5 1
agricultural decline 1
benefit reduced lost incapacity benefit 1
business took downward turn 1
business wasnt doing very weell so all the directors took a pay cut for 6 months 1
came off is and got a grant - no longer eligiblke for benefits 1
career break 1
drop in trade 1
employer instigated new scheme resulting in lower wages 1
ex partner went to prison 1
father died 1
flexible income 1
full time study phd grant stopped last october 1
had loan to repay dss. 1
husband was taken off incapacity benefit and put on just income support 1
if i don't work, if there is recession or high unemployment 1
incapacity benefit stopped very recently 1
income from employer stopped 1
income from farming decreasing because of BSE and scrapie 1
income support use to turn a blind eye to what I earnt as it was life saving 1
income tax man started taking emergency code deductions for about 6 monthes 1
increase in incapacity benefit 1
informant worsk less hours due to illness, Partner has lost shift allowance from 1
interset rates gone done 1
less hours prev so reduction in wages 1
loan repayment 1
loss of benifits due to taking up full time work 1
loss of fees 1
lost benefits 1
maternity leave 1
mother out of work 1
no overtime for 3/4 months 1
not as much work coming in building self employed 1
not changed 1
overtime gone down 1
part of earning related benefit taken away 1
partner moved in which caused a reduction in benefits 1
pension reduced because of previous clerical error(employers pension) 1
person moved out of household. 1
recession affecting s/e income of partner. 1
reduced benefit 1
repayt of loan from social fund 1
respondent could not find another job immediately after moving house 1
s/e income drpped by about œ10000 1
s/e work not as busy. 1
salary was cut because you lose overtime 1
separated from wife 1
since the lottery our business has been really affected 1
started my own business 1
student grant ended 1
took out loan and car was a write off 1
took unpoaid leave 1
two daughter got married 1
went travelling 1
when moved in paid less as unoccupied 1
wife gave up work to become driving instructor and didnt work for 3 months 1
wifes income increased but hubands fell by more(disaility allce) 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, February 1998