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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablera11an
Labelhless1 - Which of these best describes your situation just before you -HLS1TXT- became homeless?
Question text WHICH OF THESE BEST DESCRIBES YOUR SITUATION JUST BEFORE YOU {LAST} BECAME HOMELESS?
Responses
1 A - Local authority / Council tenancy 90
2 B - Housing association tenancy 37
3 C - Private rented tenancy 80
4 D - Property rented from a voluntary organisation 2
5 E - Property that I owned or was buying 45
6 F - Property that someone else owned or was buying 55
7 G - An institution (e.g. in care or in prison) 12
8 Other (specify) 25
Sysmiss 10296
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD F10
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households and individual adults within households in Scotland.
SamplingSimple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;Random adult sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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