Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, February 2002

Variable Details

VariableSPEC18C
LabelOther reason for not buying goods on Internet
Responses
'have not got round to it' 1
As a family almost all internet services are used but this individula doesn't and has only used the internet once. 1
BAD EXPERIENCE, BOUGHT GOODS BUT NOT DELIVERED 1
Has no use 1
Husband uses for purchasing 1
NOT FULLY SETTLED IN CURRENT HOUSE 1
NOT INTERESTED 1
NOT YET GOT SUFFICIENT EXPERTISE 1
New user 1
Not familiar enough 1
PARTNER DOES THE ORDERING 1
Son does it for him 1
TIME 1
TOO TIME CONSUMING 1
Too slow and cumbersome 1
as partner does all orders 1
because my husband always does it for me 1
being a novice 1
cant work it properly 1
cheaper alternative found on telephone 1
computer didn't sufficient memory to cope with secure pages 1
computer not readily available yet 1
credit card fraud 1
does not feel competent 1
don't know how to do it yet 1
don't know how to use it 1
dont have time 1
havent found the time 1
havent got into it yet still learning 1
havent had time to find out how, ive only just tried out the computer and then done nothing else 1
i was abroad at the time, no point in buying stuff if abroad 1
if somethingnot avail elsewhere 1
if wed have had the moiney id bhave looked bfor a holiday 1
jobcentre 1
just looking to compare prices/ 1
just never done it 1
lack confidence 1
lack of experience 1
my husband does asll purchases on the internet 1
my wife orders the goods 1
need time to learn & operate internet buying 1
never had the money to do it 1
never occured to me 1
no given 1
no money 2
no reason 1
no time to feel that confident 1
not confident 1
not confident enough 1
not confident yet to do it 1
not confortable using it 1
not fully fully into underatnidng 1
not given 1
not interested 1
not knowledgable 1
not personal enough 1
not used since school 1
not very good at it still wary of it 1
nothing of interest 1
resp fact finds partner pays 1
see note 1
spouse does the internet shopping 1
still getting to grips with computer not had it long 1
to young 1
too complicated 1
too expensive 1
trying not to spend money;its not safety considerations 1
up to the limit on my credit card 1
wife uses it for this 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, February 2002
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE RECORD OTHER REASON
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.