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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, September 2006

Variable Details

VariableM336_1715
Labelactions if income reduc 1/4 for 3+months
Question text If your (you and your partner's) income were to drop by a quarter tomorrow and that lasted for at least three months or more, what would you do to make ends meet? Response 15
Responses
1 Draw money frm current account (excl any overdraft facility) 0
2 Draw money from savings account 0
3 Sell investments 0
4 Claim on insurance policy (income protection) 0
5 Cut back on spending 0
6 Use credit card or overdraft (existing) 0
7 Take out loan (including Social Fund loan) 0
8 Borrow money from family/friends 0
9 Ask family/friends to give money to help out 0
10 Get a job/get a 2nd job/work extra hours in existing job 0
11 Borrow against home/remortgage/increase mortgage on home 0
12 Use redundancy payment 0
13 Claim social security benefit 0
14 Make arrangement with creditors to pay less/suspend payments 0
15 Wouldnt make ends meet - would fall behind bills, commitmnts 0
16 Couldnt happen - income is completely secure 0
17 Make other arrangements 0
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, September 2006
Interviewer InstructionsProbe fully. Do not prompt.
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 (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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