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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableTenure1
LabelDoes your household own/ rent this?Q1126
Question text And now some questions about you and your household. Does your household own or rent this accommodation?
Responses
1 Owns outright 1373
2 Buying on mortgage 1586
3 Rents: local authority 543
4 Rents: New Town Development Corporation 7
5 Rents: Housing Association 272
6 Rents: property company 56
7 Rents: employer 19
8 Rents: other organisation 41
9 Rents: relative 24
10 Rents: other individual 257
11 Rents: Housing Trust 27
12 Rent free, squatting 17
97 Other (WRITE IN) 17
98 Don't know 14
99 Not answered 15
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE IF NECESSARY. IF OWNS: Outright or on a mortgage? IF RENTS: From whom?
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.
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