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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, July 2005

Variable Details

Variablespec13
LabelOther reasons for wanting to quit
Question text Other reasons [why don't have ISA].
Responses
Bought house 1
Can't be bothered 1
Don't pay income tax 1
Don't pay tax 1
Don't trust Government 1
Don't trust them they are in the guise of doing away with pensions that's my belief 1
Got horse instead 1
Had heard that ISAs were going to be abandoned like TESSAs 1
I do not pay tax and therefore not interested 1
I don't pay tax 2
Isa money used to pay off some borrowed and not yet decided whether to invest in another one 1
Money is tied up too long 1
Most isas are for a fixed term 1
Muslims are not supposed to take interest 1
My own business 1
Not a long term saver 1
Not a tax payer 1
Not bothered 1
Only in England for a relatively short period of time. 1
Recently cashed in ISA 1
Religious reasons - Muslim, problem with varying interest 1
Terminally ill - cashed it in 1
The local Building Society is too far away for us to use to save money. We have to rely on public transport which costs us £3 every time we go out 1
We are not tax payers anyway 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, July 2005
Interviewer InstructionsPleasae record other reasons.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.
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