Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variablesrcheck2
LabelWhether alloc home after accepted as homeless
Question text May I just check, had you been accepted as homeless by the council before you were allocated your current home?
Responses
1 Yes 372
2 No 1079
-9 Don't know (9) 4
-8 Refusal (8) 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 10553
-1 Item not applicable 17951
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2003-2004
Interviewer InstructionsAUTHORITIES MUST SECURE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION FOR HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE HOMELESS THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN AND IN A PRIORITY NEED GROUP (E.G. FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN). THIS DUTY ENDS WHEN THE HOUSEHOLD IS ALLOCATED PERMANENT HOUSING.
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).