This site uses necessary cookies

Some of these cookies are essential. Strictly necessary cookies enable core functionality, without which, the website cannot function properly. For more detailed information please see our Cookie Policy.

Website stats

We use Matomo Analytics to understand how our website is used and to improve your experience. This tool gathers limited information about the device you use to access the UK Data Service website. To learn more, please see our Privacy Policy.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablemorttype
LabelMortgage Payments: what type do you have?
Question text Looking at this card (card B2), which one of these options best describes your mortgage?
Responses
1 an endowment mortgage where your mortgage payments cover int 95
2 a repayment mortgage where your mortgage payments cover inte 1406
3 a pension mortgage where your mortgage payments cover intere 4
4 a Unit Trust or ISA mortgage 6
5 BOTH an endowment (or other interest only) mortgage AND a re 89
6 an interest only mortgage with more than one linked investme 61
7 An interest only mortgage with NO linked investment 200
8 Another type 9
Sysmiss 3723
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCode one only [Value labels should read: (1) an endowment mortgage where your mortgage payments cover interest only (2) a repayment mortgage where your mortgage payments cover interest and part of the original loan (3) a pension mortgage where your mortgage payments cover interest only (4) a Unit Trust or ISA mortgage (5) BOTH an endowment (or other interest only) mortgage AND a repayment mortgage (6) an interest only mortgage with more than one linked investment (e.g. pension and unit turst, endowment and ISA) (7) an interest only mortgage with NO linked investment (8) another type (please specify) ]
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2012.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; From January 2006, the EFS (now LCF) moved from a financial to calendar year basis in anticipation of the IHS.
UKRI logo

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

© 2026 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.