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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 2000

Variable Details

Variablem255_14
LabelWhy did you start your personal pension?
Responses
1 Self employment 34
2 Employer did not have pension scheme 30
3 Not eligible for employer s pension sche 6
4 Arranged thru employer Group Personal P 12
5 To top up employer s pension existing pe 20
6 Seemed like good arrangement good benef 22
7 Independent Financial Adviser pension pr 28
8 Advice of friends family 18
9 More flexible than employer s or company 2
10 Personal circumstances (e.g. marriage, c 26
11 Other 50
12 Don t know 3
98 Refused 0
Sysmiss 1442
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 2000
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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