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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablelnorg2
LabelLoans: What is the source of the loan?
Question text Is the source of the loan... a finance house, credit union, second mortgage or mortgage on a second dwelling, a bank for a personal loan, a building society for a personal loan, your employer as repayment of a loan, DWP Social Fund, or repayment of a student loan?
Responses
1 Finance house 64
2 Credit union 2
3 Second mortgage/Secured loan 2
4 Mortgage on a second dwelling 20
5 Debt consolidation/Debt management loan 10
6 Bank for a personal loan 95
7 Building society for a personal loan 9
8 Supermarket/High street for a personal loan 11
9 Internet provider for a personal loan 2
10 Your employer as repayment of a loan 14
11 DWP Social Fund 13
12 Repayment of a student loan 49
Sysmiss 5302
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2012
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.
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