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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 1998

Variable Details

Variablem195_7
LabelWhy do you have no current account now?
Responses
1 bank building society withdrew it 9
2 didn t use it, so closed it down 21
3 charges were too high, so closed it down 0
4 no local branch so closed it down 1
5 prefer to budget with cash only 37
6 worry about banks BS making mistakes 0
7 condition of my previous employment 1
8 change in circumstances 14
9 closed it down for some other reason 5
10 had no need for it 51
11 concerned about charges 1
12 thought application would be refused 0
13 no local branch 0
14 prefer to budget with cash only 24
15 worry about banks building societies mak 0
16 Some other reason 9
17 Don t need one 15
18 Applied for one but was refused 3
19 Other reason (please specify) 8
97 None of these codes 0
99 Don't know 2
98 Refused 1
Sysmiss 1643
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 1998
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