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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variabledepprop
LabelAmount of deposit in previous home
Question text Thinking back to when you/name of HRP paid this deposit, how much was the deposit as a proportion of the rent?
Responses
1 Less than one week's rent 3
2 One week's rent but less than two weeks' rent 9
3 Two weeks' rent but less than three weeks' rent 13
4 Three weeks' rent but less than four weeks'/one calendar mon 11
5 Four weeks'/one calendar month's rent 210
6 More than four weeks'/one calendar month's rent 106
-9 Don't know (9) 6
-8 Refusal (8) 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 11826
-1 Item not applicable 15284
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2007-2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD H46.
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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