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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2009-2010

Variable Details

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LabelWhich of the phrases on this card best describes how your family are managing financially these days?
Question text Taking everything together, which of the phrases on this card best describes how your family are managing financially these days?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Manage very well 309
2 Manage quite well 428
3 Get by alright 447
4 Don’t manage very well 47
5 Have some financial difficulties 53
6 Are in deep financial trouble 13
-3 Refused 4
-1 Dont Know 1
Sysmiss 4068
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2009-2010
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 23 (FINANCIAL SITUATION).
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of 4,500 addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services AgencyGÇÖs (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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