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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variablebasemnt
LabelHabitable basement in building
Question text Is there a habitable basement in the building?
Responses
1 Yes 425
2 No 13605
-9 Don't know (9) 7
-8 Refusal (8) 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 11826
-1 Item not applicable 1605
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2007-2008
Interviewer InstructionsHABITABLE REFERS TO THE APPEARANCE OF BEING INHABITED (I.E. WINDOWS PLUS THE APPEARANCE OF BEING RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION). IF THERE ARE NO WINDOWS OR IF THERE IS A WINDOW AND THE INTERNAL APPEARANCE IS OF A STORE ROOM OR OFFICE THEN DO NOT COUNT AS HABITABLE. BASEMENT WOULD INCLUDE LOWER GROUND FLOOR FLATS AND FLATS THAT ARE BELOW STREET LEVEL AT THE FRONT BUT GROUND LEVEL AT THE BACK. UPPER-GROUND FLOOR FLATS AND STREET-LEVEL FLATS SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED.
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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