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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variableprevac
LabelTenure of previous accommodation (ie hoh)
Question text Thinking about the accommodation you (HRP) lived in before you (HRP) moved here, will you please tell me in which of the ways on this card you (HRP) occupied the accommodation?
Responses
1 Owned it own name/jointly 224
2 Spouse/partner owned it 21
3 Rented it in own name/jointly 868
4 Spouse/partner rented it 37
5 Had it rent-free in own name (or spouse's/partner's name) 45
6 Did not have accommodation in own name or spouse's/partner's 365
-9 Don't know (9) 17
-8 Refusal (8) 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 479
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2003-2004
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD H.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Private households and privately renting tenancy groups in England
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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