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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Poverty and Social Exclusion Living Standards Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableHldFin
LabelWhich method organises finances
Responses
1 I look after all the household money except for my partner s 689
2 My partner looks after all the household money except for my 516
3 I am given an allowance to pay for household expenses; my pa 97
4 My partner is given an allowance to pay for household expens 71
5 We pool and manage our finances jointly 2390
6 We pool some of the money and keep the rest separate 596
7 We keep our finances completely separate 243
8 Some other arrangement 142
-9 Refusal 3
-8 Don't Know 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 7349
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationPoverty and Social Exclusion Living Standards Survey, 2012
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