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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 2000

Variable Details

Variablem255_286
LabelWhy do you not have any savings at the moment
Question text On this card are some reasons people have given for why they don't save. Please could you tell me whether any of these are reasons why you do not have any savings at the moment? Response 6
Responses
1 Too many debts bills - can t afford to s 0
2 I m not earning enough so I can t afford 0
3 Other commitments - can t afford to save 0
4 Don t see any need to save I don t want 0
5 Saving through my pension 0
6 Too young to start saving 0
7 Have just spent the savings I have 0
8 Other reason 0
9 Don t know 0
98 Refused 0
Sysmiss 1693
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 2000
Interviewer InstructionsValue 1 should read: I have too many debts I bills so I can't afford to save at the moment Value 2 should read: I'm not earning enough so I can't afford to save at the moment Value 3 should read: I have other commitments so I can't afford to save at the moment Value 4 should read: I don't see any need to save/l don't want to SHOWCARD C255.28 CODE ALL THAT APPLY
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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