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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 2000

Variable Details

Variablem255_32
LabelExpected income in retirement from pension
Question text Which of the statements on this card best reflects the income you expect to get in your retirement from pensions and any other savings that you have?
Responses
1 More than enough for basics plus some lu 431
2 Enough for basics and occasional treats 522
3 Only enough for basic food, housing, clo 151
4 Not enough for basic food, housing, clot 42
5 Don t know 70
8 Refused 3
Sysmiss 474
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 2000
Interviewer InstructionsValue 1 should read: I will have more than enough to provide basic food, housing and clothing and will be able to afford some luxuries Value 2 should read: I will have enough to provide basic food, housing and clothing and be able to treat myself occasionally Value 3 should read: I will only have enough to provide basic food, housing, clothing Value 4 should read: I will not have enough to provide basic food, housing, clothing SHOWCARD C255.32
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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