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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variablebuyfsth
LabelYear HRP bought first accommodation
Responses
1 Up to 1944 23
2 1945-1954 263
3 1955-1964 778
4 1965-1974 1419
5 1975-1979 803
6 1980-1984 911
7 1985 189
8 1986 172
9 1987 234
10 1988 182
11 1989 132
12 1990 156
13 1991 121
14 1992 141
15 1993 108
16 1994 92
17 1995 112
18 1996 104
19 1997 126
20 1998 112
21 1999 90
22 2000 112
23 2001 88
24 2002 79
25 2003 49
26 2004 30
27 2005 17
28 2006 5
29 2007 3
-9 Not answered 239
-8 Refusal 2
-2 Schedule not applicable 11826
-1 Item not applicable 8750
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2007-2008
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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