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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 2002

Variable Details

VariableSPEC20
LabelOther reason
Responses
For childrens private education 1
For daughter when she is older 1
Investment 1
Security 1
To maintain my independance and security 1
additional income & child's education 1
children's education 1
childrens education 1
childs education 1
clothes and social 1
cover loss of income while husband out of work 1
current account for pay 1
current in come & income for the future 1
early retirement 1
education 2
education for my children 1
for her son 1
for the kids when they get older 1
for the sack of saving 1
goes to my son after I die 1
going to university 1
health care help children replace goods 1
husband's work is seasonal 1
invest in other companies 1
investment 1
it is the most sensible thing to do, and also rather than keeping at home. 1
just savings 1
medical school fees 1
security 1
socialising/student loan 1
somewhere to put it 1
there's nothing in it - it's just a bank account 1
to finance my studies and to pay for driving lessons 1
to give kids when he dies 1
to leave to my children 1
to pass on to the kids when i go 1
to provide for grandchildren 1
to receive incapacity benefit 1
to retire to a VILLA IN SPAIN 1
to spend on myself-clothes etc 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 2002
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE SPECIFY 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.
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