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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, December 2012

Variable Details

VariableMDK_5
LabelYou have said that you do not have buildings/contents/any insurance. What is the main reason for this?
Question text You have said that you do not have ^Text1 cover. What is the main reason for this?
Responses
1 The cost of insurance is too high 49
2 My landlord pays for the insurance 127
3 I don t feel that I need insurance 32
4 I haven t had the time to arrange insurance 5
5 Other 26
8 Refusal 0
9 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 730
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, December 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCode one only. COMPUTE IF: HOUSEHOLD >= 1 AND: MDK_2 = 1 Text1 := 'contents cover' COMPUTE IF: HOUSEHOLD >= 1 AND: MDK_2 = 2 Text1 := 'buildings cover' COMPUTE IF: HOUSEHOLD >= 1 AND: MDK_2 = 5 Text1 := 'contents or buildings cover'
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study;monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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