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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 1998-1999

Variable Details

VariableMRGAR301
LabelREASONS HOUSEHOLD FALLEN BEHIND WITH MORTGAGE PAYMENTS
Question text Which of the following reasons help explain why your household has fallen behind in the mortgage payments? You can give as many reasons as you like... 1st reason
Responses
1 a spouse or partner left home or died 48
2 someone else who had been contributing left home 6
3 someone contributing became pregnant or new baby born 11
4 someone earning lost pay because sick or injured 34
5 self-employed and income has gone down 28
6 someone was made redundant or is unemployed 51
7 someone lost overtime or worked reduced hours 7
8 someone worked same hours but for less pay 2
9 there was an increase in the mortgage payments 13
10 there was an increase in other payments 7
11 Other 27
99 1
Sysmiss 28576
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 1998-1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 0
UniversePrivate households and privately renting tenancy groups in England;Households;Housing;Tenants;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study conducted annually from 1993.
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