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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, December 2006

Variable Details

VariableM33613m1
LabelWhether owes money on items listed
Question text [I would now like you to think about your personal situation.] Do you currently owe any money on any of the items listed on this card? Response 1
Responses
1 Car loan/hire purchase (from a car dealer) 116
2 Personal loan (bank, b-soc, credit union, oth finan instit) 149
3 Loan secured on home (eg. for home improv but not main mort) 9
4 DSS Social fund loan 21
5 Student loan company loan 24
6 Credit card where not paying balance off in full every month 95
7 Store card where not paying balance off in full every month 12
8 Catalogue or mail order purchase agreements 21
9 Loan from a money lender, debt collector or pawnbroker 4
10 Loan from a department store/other store (eg. to buy goods) 2
11 Rent arrears 2
12 Family and friends 11
13 Other (specify) 8
14 None of these 659
15 Don t know - spontaneous only 6
98 Refusal 11
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, December 2006
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 6. Code all that apply. Personal loan includes paying-off/consolidating pre-existing debts.
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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