Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variabledepretrn
LabelAMOUNT OF DEPOSIT KEPT BY LANDLORD/AGENCY
Question text As a proportion of the rent how much of the deposit was kept by the landlords or letting agency [previous home]?
Responses
1 Less than one week's rent 19
2 One week's rent but less than two weeks' rent 6
3 Two weeks' rent but less than three weeks' rent 6
4 Three weeks' rent but less than four weeks'/one calendar mon 5
5 Four weeks'/one calendar month's rent 13
6 More than four weeks'/one calendar month's rent 7
-9 Don't know (9) 2
-8 Refusal (8) 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 10816
-1 Item not applicable 19020
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2005-2006
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD AY.
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).