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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Electric Vehicles Module, February 2014 and February 2015

Variable Details

VariableMEC_5M1
LabelWhat would you think about most when choosing a car or van to buy? 01
Question text Looking at the following list of cost related issues, please select up to three options that you think about most when choosing a car or van to buy.
Responses
1 Purchase costs 558
2 Fuel / recharging costs, including fuel tax 78
3 Maintenance costs 26
4 Resale value 4
5 Car tax (Vehicle Excise Duty) 15
6 Company car tax 1
7 Insurance 47
8 Other (please specify)/ 0
9 Don t know (spontaneous only) 7
10 Refusal (spontaneous only) 2
98 Refusal 2
99 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 294
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, Electric Vehicles Module, February 2014 and February 2015
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD EC3 Code up to three responses.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.
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. From April 2014, reverted back to eight cycles per year.
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