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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variablemrgar311
LabelReasons household fallen behind 11
Question text Which of the following reasons help explain why your household has fallen behind in the mortgage payments? You can give as many reasons as you like. Response 11
Responses
1 A spouse or partner left home or died 0
2 Someone else who had been contributing left home 0
3 Someone who had been contributing became pregnant/new baby b 0
4 Someone who had been earning, lost pay because they were sic 0
5 Self-employed and income has gone down 0
6 Someone was made redundant/is unemployed 0
7 Someone lost overtime or worked reduced hours 0
8 Someone worked same hours but for less pay 0
9 There was an increase in the mortgage payments 0
10 There was an increase in other payments 0
11 Other 0
-9 Don't know (99) 0
-8 Refusal (98) 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 11826
-1 Item not applicable 15642
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2007-2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD H36. 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).
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