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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variablefeelndep
LabelViews about non-return of deposit (previous home)
Question text How did you feel about the landlord withholding (part of) your deposit [previous home]? Please choose your answer from this card. The landlord should not have withheld any of the deposit. The landlord was justified in withholding some of the deposit, but not as much as he/she did. The landlord was justified in withholding as much of the deposit as he/she did .
Responses
1 The landlord should not have withheld any of the deposit 42
2 The landlord was justified in withholding some of the deposi 19
3 The landlord was justified in withholding as much of the dep 17
-9 Don't know (9) 1
-8 Refusal (8) 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 11826
-1 Item not applicable 15563
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2007-2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD H49.
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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