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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2006-2007

Variable Details

VariableWhInfo
LabelWhy living here
Question text Which of the statements on this card best describes why you are/household member name is living here (informally)?
Responses
1 Would like to buy or rent but can't afford it at the moment 439
2 Looking to buy/rent and expect(s) to find something affordab 170
3 Will soon be moving into own accommodation (recently bought/ 92
4 Waiting to live with someone else (outside this household) w 29
5 Have been allocated this (temporary) home by the council 6
6 Consider this to be your/their home and have no plans to mov 1009
7 Will soon be going to college or going travelling/on extende 42
8 Is caring for another household member 96
9 Is being cared for by parent(s) 81
10 Other reason 477
-9 Don't know (99) 15
-8 Refusal (98) 2
-1 Item not applicable 39809
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2006-2007
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD A. CODE ONE ONLY.
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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