This site uses cookies

Some of these cookies are essential, while others help us to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used.

For more detailed information please check our Cookie notice.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality. This website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookies that measure website use

If you provide permission, we will use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on our understanding of user needs. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about how you got to the site, the pages you visit, how long you spend on each page and what you click on while you're visiting the site.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableAdvRntO
LabelMain advantage of renting a home rather than owning it? :Q549
Question text And if you had to choose just one of the things on this card, which one would you say is the main advantage of renting a home rather than owning it?
Responses
1 Gives you flexibility if you need to move at short notice 803
2 Gives you greater choice over where to live 302
3 Means someone else responsible for repairs and maintenance 894
4 Is less risky than owning a home 233
5 Is less responsibility than owning a home 286
6 Means you don't have to worry about taking on a mortgage 296
7 There are less upfront costs 101
8 Something else (WRITE IN) 19
9 No advantage 323
98 Don't know 39
99 Refusal 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F8
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
UKRI logo

Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.

© 2024 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.