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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariablePREVTEN
LabelDid R own/rent previous home? Q274
Question text Did you own or rent your previous home?
Responses
-1 Skp,home 11+years 732
1 OWNS: Own outright (leasehold or freehold) 76
2 OWNS: Buying on mortgage (leasehold or freehold) 242
3 RENTS: Local authority or council 268
4 RENTS: Housing Association or Housing Tr 37
5 RENTS: Property company 22
6 RENTS: Employer 20
7 RENTS: Other organisation 17
8 RENTS: Relative 42
9 RENTS: Other individual 91
10 RENTS: Scottish Homes 12
11 Rent free, squatting etc 34
98 Don't know 10
99 Not answered 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE IF OWNED: Outright or on a mortgage? PROBE IF RENTED: From whom?
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually
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