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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, February 1998

Variable Details

Variablem19510m4
LabelWhich credit do you use now?
Responses
1 Mortgage - bank or building society 2
2 Mortgage from another lender 0
3 Other bank building society loan 3
4 Loan from other financial institution 6
5 Overdraft facility 19
6 Credit card 86
7 Store card 84
8 Credit arranged from retailer 48
9 Bought mail order catalogue 63
10 Credit weekly from your home 2
11 Family friends 7
12 Pawnbrokers 0
13 Credit Union 1
14 DSS Social Fund 1
15 Other e.g. loan sharks 1
16 None of these 0
Sysmiss 1540
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, February 1998
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