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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, February 1998

Variable Details

Variablem19511m1
LabelWhich used since 1st January 1993?
Responses
1 Mortgage - bank or building society 689
2 Mortgage from another lender 19
3 Other bank building society loan 56
4 Loan from other financial institution 38
5 Overdraft facility 80
6 Credit card 230
7 Store card 29
8 Credit arranged from retailer 15
9 Bought mail order catalogue 74
10 Credit weekly from your home 6
11 Family friends 24
12 Pawnbrokers 1
13 Credit Union 0
14 DSS Social Fund 12
15 Other e.g. loan sharks 3
16 None of these 32
99 Don't know 6
98 Refused 0
Sysmiss 549
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, February 1998
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