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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2011-2012

Variable Details

VariableY11_Q59b
LabelQ59b Paying for a weeks annual holiday away from home / Can household afford it if you want it?
Question text There are some things that many people cannot afford, even if they would like them. For each of the following things on this card, can I just check whether your household can afford it if you want it? Paying for a week’s annual holiday away from home (not staying with relatives).
Responses
1 Yes, can afford if want 24230
2 No, cannot afford it 18251
98 (Don’t know) 914
99 (Refusal) 241
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2011-2012
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q59.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Residents aged 18 and over in 27 EU countries (as of 2011) as well as Croatia, Iceland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, in 2011-2012
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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