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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 2000

Variable Details

Variablespec28
LabelOther reasons for not saving
Responses
Financial commitments via CSA 1
No income other than from parents 1
because my husband does all the savings 1
benfits no enough to live on 1
disabled on income supporty 1
he has not had the chance 1
if I saved I would have to buy new glasses every year for œ200 and I can't afford that so I don't bother to save 1
just started work after periodn of unemployment 1
like spending 1
my husband takes care of these matters 1
not in gypsy culture 1
not working at moment & claiming benefits 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 2000
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD OTHER REASON FOR NOT SAVING
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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