This site uses cookies

Some of these cookies are essential, while others help us to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used.

For more detailed information please check our Cookie notice.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality. This website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookies that measure website use

If you provide permission, we will use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on our understanding of user needs. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about how you got to the site, the pages you visit, how long you spend on each page and what you click on while you're visiting the site.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2006-2007

Variable Details

Variablehowdis1
LabelHow fire was discovered 1
Question text How was the most recent fire discovered? Response 1
Responses
1 Smoke alarm went off 65
2 Smelled smoke 94
3 They were in the room when it started 100
4 Just happened to find it 37
5 Saw smoke/flames/sparks 61
6 Heard noise 20
7 Burnt clothes/self 3
8 Seen by a neighbour/passer by 29
9 Other 13
-9 Don't know (99) 2
-8 Refusal (98) 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 12454
-1 Item not applicable 17082
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2006-2007
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD. 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).
UKRI logo

Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.

© 2025 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.