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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variablesellere1
LabelWHY SELLER WANTED TO SELL PROPERTY
Question text If you can remember, why did this private individual want to sell the property? Response 1
Responses
1 He/she was buying a property somewhere else in the UK 955
2 He/she was moving overseas 139
3 He/she was moving into rented accommodation 19
4 He/she died 136
5 He/she moved into sheltered accommodation/home for the elder 75
6 He/she moved in with spouse/partner 47
7 He/she moved in with other relatives 40
8 They were divorcing/separating 131
9 Other reasons 265
-9 Don't know (99) 58
-8 Refusal (98) 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 10816
-1 Item not applicable 17213
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2005-2006
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD AC. PROBE: Which others? 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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