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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variablepha229
LabelHow easy is it to afford the rent?
Question text Some people can easily afford to pay their rent, others find it difficult to pay. Thinking about your rent, that is the amount you pay after any Housing Benefit, how easy or difficult is it for you to afford the rent? Is it... very easy, fairly easy, fairly difficult, or very difficult?
Responses
1 Very easy, 356
2 Fairly easy, 713
3 Fairly difficult, 331
4 Or very difficult? 89
-9 Don't know (9) 10
-8 Refusal (8) 4
-4 No TG interview 38
-1 Item not applicable 329
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2007-2008
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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