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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 2000

Variable Details

Variablem255_12
LabelMain reason for not belonging to employer
Responses
1 Not eligible to join at all 30
2 Not currently eligible to join 25
3 Happy with other pension arrangements 29
4 Prefer to spend my money on other things 4
5 Too expensive Can t afford contribution 11
6 May not stay with this employer 14
7 Covered by other financial arrangements 9
8 Don t know enough Haven t really though 10
9 Too young to get a pension 1
10 Too old to get a pension 2
11 Other reason 7
12 Don t know 4
98 Refused 0
Sysmiss 1547
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 2000
Interviewer InstructionsValue 8 should read: Don't know enough about it/haven't really thought about it yet
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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