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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Life and Times Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableRENTBUY
LabelGENERAL VIEW ON HOUSE PURCHASE
Question text Suppose a young couple, both with steady jobs, are deciding whether they should buy or rent their next home, what do you think they should do? Please choose your answer from this card.
Responses
1 BUY SOON AS POSSIBLE 114
2 WAIT THEN TRY BUY 268
3 NOT PLAN TO BUY 14
8 DONT KNOW 28
9 REFUSAL-N.A. 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Life and Times Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 4
UniverseNorthern Irish young people;National;All young people aged 12-17 living in the household of an adult interviewed for the 1998 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Some survey questions are repeated annually
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