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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, April 1998

Variable Details

Variablem203_4
LabelMain reason do not have current account?
Responses
1 savings account I use instead 67
2 not got round to opening one yet 16
3 my husband/wife/partner has one 15
4 I think I would be refused one 5
5 worried about getting into debt 12
6 applied and been turned down 3
7 Left with no account when separated 5
8 I gave up work to have children 5
9 I became unemployed 4
10 I stopped working because of ill-health 9
11 I closed my account after I retired 7
12 I had a bad experience with it 3
13 I was worried about overdrawing 4
14 Bank/building society closed the account 3
15 No branch bank/ building society near 0
16 Other reason (SPECIFY) 72
17 Don t know / Can t say 27
Sysmiss 1544
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, April 1998
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