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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2002-2003

Variable Details

Variablepayrep3
LabelHOW PAY FOR MAJOR REPAIRS TO HOME
Question text If your home needed some major repair, not covered by your insurance and that would cost more than you can readily afford, how would you pay for it? Response 3
Responses
1 Get a loan from a bank, building society or other commercial 80
2 Borrow from a member of my family/close friend 59
3 Try to get a grant from my local Council 58
4 Draw on savings 170
5 Draw on flexible mortgage equity 134
6 OTHER - Please Specify in a note 10
7 None of these - would not be able to pay for the work 0
-9 Don't know (9) 0
-8 Refusal (8) 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 10131
-1 Item not applicable 19148
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2002-2003
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD U. CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniversePrivate households and privately renting tenancy groups in England;Households;Housing;Tenants;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study conducted annually from 1993/1994-2007/2008. The SEH was replaced by the EHS from 2008 (see Abstract section for details).
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