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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variablenosmoke
LabelMAIN REASON FOR NOT HAVING SMOKE ALARM
Question text You said earlier that you do not have a smoke alarm fitted in your home. What is the main reason for not having a smoke alarm fitted in your home?
Responses
1 Consider myself/ my family not to be at risk of fire 237
2 Do not know where to buy smoke alarms 17
3 Do not know how or where to install smoke alarm/worried abou 53
4 Cannot afford to buy a smoke alarm 23
5 Think that they look unsightly 15
6 Dislike 'false alarms' 141
7 It's my landlord's responsibility 188
8 Haven't got round to getting one yet 1445
9 Other 396
-9 Don't know (99) 21
-8 Refusal (98) 2
-2 Schedule not applicable 11509
-1 Item not applicable 15858
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsDO NOT READ OUT. CODE ONE ONLY.
UniversePrivate households and privately renting tenancy groups in England;Households;Housing;Tenants;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study conducted annually from 1993/1994-2007/2008. The SEH was replaced by the EHS from 2008 (see Abstract section for details).
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