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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2006-2007

Variable Details

Variablehas229
LabelLevel amount paid set rent
Question text Some people can easily afford to pay their rent, others find it difficult to pay. How easy or difficult is it for your household to afford the rent? Is it... very easy, fairly easy, fairly difficult, or very difficult?
Responses
1 Very easy, 1304
2 Fairly easy, 1185
3 Fairly difficult, 501
4 Or very difficult? 179
-9 Don't know (9) 93
-8 Refusal (8) 4
-2 Schedule not applicable 12454
-1 Item not applicable 14240
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2006-2007
Interviewer InstructionsRUNNING PROMPT. THIS QUESTION IS CONCERNED WITH THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID IN RENT. THIS MIGHT NOT BE THE FULL AMOUNT SET BY THE LA/HA (IF, FOR E.G., THEY RECEIVE HOUSING BENEFIT).
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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