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

VariableINEC12
LabelSET I - Necessities (12)
Responses
1 Three meals a day 78
2 Toys 71
3 Leisure equipment 43
4 Enough bedrooms 66
5 Computer games 12
6 A warm waterproof coat 98
7 Books of her his own 62
8 A bike, new or second hand 44
9 Construction toys 37
10 Educational games 90
11 New, properly fitted shoes 99
12 Seven pairs of underpants bought new 131
13 At least 4 jumpers, cardigans or sweatsh 80
14 School uniform required by the school 97
15 Four pairs of trousers, leggings etc 77
16 50p a week to spend on sweets 43
17 Meat fish veg equiv twice a day 76
18 Computer suitable for school work 25
19 Fresh fruit veg at least once a day 96
20 Garden to play in 55
21 Some new clothes 58
22 Carpet in their bedroom 56
23 Bed and bedding to her himself 96
24 No cards selected 0
Sysmiss 265
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, June 1999
Interviewer InstructionsPlease key in the numbers on the set I cards from box A. The 'necessary' pile. If no cards selected enter 24. Enter up to 23 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.