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Mainstage Variable

refbank

refused uk bank account

Datafile

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

wealthassetsanddebt_w4.refbank

Question label:

Refused UK bank account

Question text:

Thinking about all types of bank accounts, have you ever tried to open an account in the UK and been refused?

Question universe:

if GRIDVARIABLES.EMBoost = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.GPCompare = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.LDA = 1 | ff_NewImm = 1 (Part of the EMBoost, GP Comparison or LDA sample or is a recent immigrant)

Question interviewer instructions:

PROBE IF NECESSARY

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9150.03%
inapplicable-83755979.79%
proxy-739358.36%
refusal-290.02%
don't know-1140.03%
yes, have tried to open an account and been refused12380.51%
no, have tried to open accounts but have never been refused241148.74%
no, have never tried to open an account311902.53%
Total47074100.0%

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