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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young People's Social Attitudes, 1998

Variable Details

Variableyprentby
LabelThink young couple shd buy/rent homeYP10 RENTBUYadj
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 home, ASAP 81
2 Wait, then buy 345
3 Not buy at all 26
4 Can't choose 22
8 Don't know 0
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung People's Social Attitudes, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsCARD C.
UniverseYoung people aged 12-19 living in private households in Great Britain south of the Caledonian Canal during 1998;Young people;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;BSA98 respondents were sampled using a multi-stage stratified random probability sample. All young people aged 12-19 living in the household of BSA98 respondents were approached for interview on the Young People's survey.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study, Whilst this is not a regular series, a previous YPSA survey was carried out in 1994 (see SN:3629).
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