This site uses cookies

Some of these cookies are essential, while others help us to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used.

For more detailed information please check our Cookie notice.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality. This website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookies that measure website use

If you provide permission, we will use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on our understanding of user needs. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about how you got to the site, the pages you visit, how long you spend on each page and what you click on while you're visiting the site.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, June 1999

Variable Details

VariableGNEC21
LabelSET G - Necessities (21)
Responses
1 Two meals a day 48
2 Meat fish vegetarian equiv every other 26
3 Heating to warm living areas if cold 41
4 A dressing gown 21
5 Two pairs of all weather shoes 42
6 New, not second hand, clothes 27
7 A television 25
8 Roast joint vegetarian equiv once a week 31
9 Carpets in living rooms bedrooms 45
10 Telephone 32
11 Refrigerator 37
12 Beds & bedding for everyone in household 39
13 Damp-free home 29
14 A car 16
15 A dictionary 24
16 Presents for friends family once a year 34
17 A warm waterproof coat 34
18 A washing machine 32
19 A dishwasher 6
20 Regular savings for rainy days retire 30
21 A video cassette recorder 16
22 Keep home in decent state of decoration 42
23 Insurance of contents of dwelling 48
24 Fresh fruit & veg every day 33
25 A home computer 8
26 Outfit to wear social family occasions 20
27 Microwave oven 12
28 Mobile phone 5
29 Tumble dryer 7
30 Deep freezer Fridge freezer 33
31 Satellite TV 1
32 CD player 13
33 Replace any worn out furniture 37
34 Replace repair broken electrical goods 36
35 Clothes to wear for job interviews 35
36 All medicines prescribed by your doctor 47
37 Access to the Internet 3
38 Money to spend each week on yourself 32
39 Having a daily newspaper 25
40 No cards selected 1
Sysmiss 782
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, June 1999
Interviewer Instructions"Please key in the numbers on the set G cards from box A, the 'necessary' pile. If no cards selected enter 40. Enter up to 39 cards."
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study: monthly (up to year 2000, 8 cycles per year thereafter.
UKRI logo

Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.

© 2025 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.