Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableRentBuy
Labelnewlywed should rent/buy homeA2.57B2.38C2.39
Question text [Self-Copmpletion] Suppose a newly-married young couple, both with steady jobs, asked your advice about whether to buy or rent a home. If they had the choice, what would you advise them to do?
Responses
1 Buy home asap 1828
2 Wait a bit 626
3 Not buy home 29
8 Can't choose 95
9 Not Answered 31
-1 No self-compltn 590
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.