Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variablearrrea1
LabelReasons for rent arrears
Question text Did you have difficulty paying the rent on time because of any of the things on this card? Response 1
Responses
1 Increase in the rent 15
2 Unemployment 81
3 Working fewer hours/less overtime 32
4 Illness 48
5 Other debts or responsibilities, 60
6 Problems in connection with Housing Benefit 63
7 Domestic problems 22
8 None of these 71
-9 Don't know (99) 0
-8 Refusal (98) 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 11826
-1 Item not applicable 15250
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2007-2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD H40. 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).