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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variablepayrep6
LabelHOW PAY FOR MAJOR REPAIRS TO HOME
Question text Now, could I ask you to think about your repairs to your home. If your home needed some major repair work, not covered by your insurance and that would cost more than you can readily afford, how would you pay for it? Response 6
Responses
1 Get a loan from a bank, building society or other commercial 0
2 Borrow from a member of my family/close friend 0
3 Try to get a grant from my local Council 0
4 Draw on savings 0
5 Draw on flexible mortgage equity 0
6 OTHER - Please Specify in a note 1
7 None of these - would not be able to pay for the work 0
-9 Don't know (9) 0
-8 Refusal (8) 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 10816
-1 Item not applicable 19077
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2005-2006
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Z. CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
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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