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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variableowbill01
LabelHousehold currently behind with any of these bills?
Question text Sometimes it is not possible to pay every bill when it falls due. May I ask, is your household currently behind with any of the bills on this card? Response 1
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Electricity bill 7
2 Gas bill 0
3 Oil bill 7
4 Other fuel bills like coal 0
5 Rates bill/water charges 3
6 Insurance policies 1
7 Telephone bill 9
8 Television/ Video rental or HP 4
9 Other HP payments 1
10 Mortgage repayments 1
11 Rent 2
12 None of these 846
-3 Refused 8
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 4068
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2007-2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 38. READ OUT AND CODE ALL THAT APPLY
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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