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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2013

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 Bank for a personal loan 52
2 Building society for a personal loan 0
3 A finance house 35
4 Mortgage on a second dwelling 17
5 Second mortgage secured loan 11
6 Debt consolidation / Debt management loan 19
7 A credit union 4
8 Supermarket High street for a personal loan 15
9 Internet provider for a personal loan 1
10 Friendly society loan 2
11 Repayment of a student loan 34
12 Your employer as repayment of a loan 10
13 DWP Social Fund 12
14 Other loan 3
Sysmiss 4929
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2013
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2013.
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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