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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableDsSrPr
LabelMain disadvantage of renting from a local authority or housing association rather than privately? :Q561
Question text And from what you know or have heard, if you had to choose just one of the things on this card, which one would you say is the main disadvantage of renting from a local authority or housing association as opposed to renting a home privately?
Responses
1 Anti-social behaviour problems on estates 1289
2 Difficult to move to other property when needs change 252
3 Can t invest in the housing market 140
4 don't like the types of properties 64
5 Homes are kept in a poor state of repair 74
6 Little choice over location 377
7 Little choice over the type of property tenants can live in 121
8 Poor repairs and maintenance service 47
9 Little choice over what happens to the property 62
10 Anti-social neighbours 236
11 Rents are too high 56
12 The location of their homes 80
13 Other (WRITE IN) 16
14 No disadvantage 320
98 Don't know 162
99 Refusal 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F12
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.
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