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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, July 2005

Variable Details

Variablespec14
LabelOther things encourage save
Question text Other things that would encourage the respondent to save in an ISA.
Responses
Because too many friends have lost money on ISAs 1
Chose as I wish 1
Don't like the risk involved 1
Don't need to save any more at my age, unnecessary 1
Don't trust Goverment 1
Don't trust any pension scheme at present 1
For children 1
Higher saving limit 1
I don't pay tax 1
I have recently received a bequest and am now considering an Isa but I will need some advice on where best to invest 1
I have undertaken capital spending and will put disposible income into an ISA later 1
If I won the lottery 1
If it could be taken straight from wages/salary, more of an inducement 1
Improved ease of access to the money 1
Invest in the future for any children that I may have 1
Just do not want one 1
No time to do it yet 1
Paying nursery fees 1
Savings for future family 1
Should raise the level - savings should be tax free 1
To have money for kids in future 1
Too lazy to bother. I leave it in my current account 1
Too old, probably buy some premium bonds 1
We won't be in the country 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, July 2005
Interviewer InstructionsPlease record other things that would encourage the respondent to save in an ISA.
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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