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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 2007

Variable Details

VariableMBB_152
LabelSome toilets use less water. If a toilet uses 25% less water than standard would you expect?
Question text New toilets use 6 litre or less per flush.If a toilet uses 4.5 litress (25%) less, compared to a toilet that uses 6 litres per flush which of the following would you expect? Response 2
Responses
1 Lower running costs 9
2 Same running costs 3
3 Higher running costs 2
4 More effective flush 49
5 Less effective flush 241
6 No difference in effectiveness 296
7 other (Please specify) 4
8 Refusal 0
9 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 2007
Interviewer InstructionsPlease prompt 'anything else' to see if there are other answers. 6 litres = 1.3 gallons or 10 pints. @4.5 litres = 1 gallon or 8 pints
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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