Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, April 2001

Variable Details

Variablem271_42a
LabelVig1 - Treated reasonably?
Question text A disabled customer who is partially sighted applies for a hire purchase loan from a finance company. The company is willing to lend to the customer, but on the condition that he should have his signature to the loan agreement witnessed by a solicitor. The company would not ask other borrowers to do this. Do you think the disabled person/people was/were treated reasonably?
Responses
1 Yes 549
2 No 1308
8 Refused 6
9 Don't know 41
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, April 2001
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.