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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 1998

Variable Details

Variablem19510m4
LabelWhich credit do you use now?
Responses
1 Mortgage - bank or building society 0
2 Mortgage from another lender 0
3 Other bank building society loan 1
4 Loan from other financial institution 7
5 Overdraft facility 11
6 Credit card 72
7 Store card 85
8 Credit arranged from retailer 48
9 Bought mail order catalogue 62
10 Credit weekly from your home 1
11 Family friends 15
12 Pawnbrokers 0
13 Credit Union 0
14 DSS Social Fund 2
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, March 1998
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