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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 2000

Variable Details

Variablem255_34
LabelStakeholder Pensions - most important
Question text On this card is a list of some of the features of Stakeholder Pensions. If you were thinking about taking out a Stakeholder Pension, which of the features would be most important to you in deciding whether or not to take one out?
Responses
1 Low charges (e.g. annual charge of 1% on 140
2 Reasonable level of contributions e.g. a 178
3 Secure (regulated by guidelines laid dow 321
4 Available via your employer 25
5 Employer may also make contributions to 93
6 Flexible payments - you pay when you can 328
7 Can continue to pay contributions even i 62
8 Don t know (SPONTANEOUS ONLY) 61
98 Refused 11
Sysmiss 474
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 2000
Interviewer InstructionsValue 1 should read: Low charges (e.g. annual charge of 1 % on all payments) Value 2 should read: Reasonable level of contributions e.g. a minimum of £20 (a month) Value 3 should read: Secure (regulated by guidelines laid down by government) Value 4 should read: Available via your employer Value 5 should read: Employer may also make contributions to the scheme Value 6 should read: Flexible payments - you pay when you can afford it Value 7 should read: Can continue to pay contributions even if you are not working, for up to five years SHOWCARD C255.34 CODE ONE ONLY
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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