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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, August 2005

Variable Details

Variablespec13
LabelOther reasons for wanting to quit
Responses
'ignorance' 1
Bank wanted ID and it was too much trouble 1
Can't be bothered 1
Cashed in ISA - bad press 1
Don't see a need for them and my financial adviser advises me on products suitable for me. 1
Don't want to 1
Had ISAs but they lost money 1
Had a stocks and shares ISA but that lost money so was cashed in 1
Had one but have cashed it in when I left the army/do intend to take one again when I have got a job 1
Have cashed them all in 1
Heard of too many people losing money in them 1
I am a student and I don't pay tax so there's no point 1
I like to be able to get hold of it 1
I'm not british so have no bank account 1
Just sorting out divorce, so have just put all money in savings to be sorted after the divorce 1
Leave money to the wife 1
Low earner investments tax refunded 1
Making easy 1
Need money accessible,want to be able to write a cheque at once 1
Respondant saves for the children instead 1
Savings being spent on wedding next week 1
See other note re status in country 1
The way it was presented in the bank put her off 1
Took out after September 11 - bad performance 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, August 2005
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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