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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, August 2005

Variable Details

Variablem375_1m2
LabelSaving/investment products held
Question text Looking at this card, which, if any, of the following types of savings or investment products do you currently have? Response 2.
Responses
1 Current account in a bank/building society 22
2 Savings account in a bank/building society 602
3 ISA (Individual Savings Account) including TESSA-only ISA 128
4 National Savings and Investments 19
5 Stocks/shares/bonds/investment trusts/unit trusts 30
6 Life insurance or endowment policy 45
7 PEPs 1
8 Pension 40
9 Property/Own home 35
10 Other types of saving/investment products 2
11 No savings or investments 0
12 Don t know ( spontaneous only ) 0
98 Refusal 0
Sysmiss 295
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, August 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD L1. Code all that apply. If respondent says that they have a savings account in a supermarket, please code it as 'Savings account in a bank/building society'.
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), eight cycles per year thereafter.
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