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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, June 1999

Variable Details

VariableGDK8
LabelSET G - Dont know (8)
Responses
1 Two meals a day 0
2 Meat fish vegetarian equiv every other 0
3 Heating to warm living areas if cold 0
4 A dressing gown 3
5 Two pairs of all weather shoes 2
6 New, not second hand, clothes 2
7 A television 2
8 Roast joint vegetarian equiv once a week 5
9 Carpets in living rooms bedrooms 5
10 Telephone 0
11 Refrigerator 1
12 Beds & bedding for everyone in household 0
13 Damp-free home 2
14 A car 2
15 A dictionary 2
16 Presents for friends family once a year 2
17 A warm waterproof coat 1
18 A washing machine 0
19 A dishwasher 4
20 Regular savings for rainy days retire 4
21 A video cassette recorder 5
22 Keep home in decent state of decoration 1
23 Insurance of contents of dwelling 0
24 Fresh fruit & veg every day 0
25 A home computer 4
26 Outfit to wear social family occasions 1
27 Microwave oven 2
28 Mobile phone 8
29 Tumble dryer 6
30 Deep freezer Fridge freezer 2
31 Satellite TV 6
32 CD player 3
33 Replace any worn out furniture 2
34 Replace repair broken electrical goods 1
35 Clothes to wear for job interviews 0
36 All medicines prescribed by your doctor 1
37 Access to the Internet 4
38 Money to spend each week on yourself 1
39 Having a daily newspaper 1
40 No cards selected 0
Sysmiss 1770
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, June 1999
Interviewer InstructionsPlease key in the numbers on the set G cards which the respondent was unable to allocate to box A or B. 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.
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