Main survey variable: housebun Type of house/bungalow

Type of house/bungalow

Datafiles

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Index term

Housing: Size and Condition of Dwelling

Question asked in the latest wave:

hhgrid_w15.housebun

Question label:

Type of house/bungalow

Question text:

And is your accommodationâ¦

Question universe:

if [(GRIDVARIABLES.MODETYPE = 2 | 3) & AddrChck = 2] // If CATI or CAWI and not still resident at previous known address
And if [DWLTYPE = 1] // Dwelling type is a house or a bungalow

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7693	97.1%
don't know	-1	2	0.03%
Detached	1	63	0.8%
Semi-detached	2	106	1.34%
an end terrace	3	21	0.27%
or terraced?	4	38	0.48%
	Total	7923	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6788	71.63%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Detached	1	752	7.94%
Semi-detached	2	1108	11.69%
an end terrace	3	254	2.68%
or terraced?	4	574	6.06%
	Total	9477	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6796	95.48%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Detached	1	105	1.48%
Semi-detached	2	119	1.67%
an end terrace	3	36	0.51%
or terraced?	4	61	0.86%
	Total	7118	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	7340	96.15%
Detached	1	102	1.34%
Semi-detached	2	108	1.41%
an end terrace	3	19	0.25%
or terraced?	4	63	0.83%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8308	96.97%
Detached	1	69	0.81%
Semi-detached	2	109	1.27%
an end terrace	3	36	0.42%
or terraced?	4	46	0.54%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	9355	97.87%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Detached	1	39	0.41%
Semi-detached	2	102	1.07%
an end terrace	3	17	0.18%
or terraced?	4	42	0.44%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	10103	98.03%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Detached	1	55	0.53%
Semi-detached	2	86	0.83%
an end terrace	3	18	0.17%
or terraced?	4	42	0.41%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11395	98.68%
Detached	1	36	0.31%
Semi-detached	2	65	0.56%
an end terrace	3	16	0.14%
or terraced?	4	36	0.31%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	12482	99.32%
Detached	1	24	0.19%
Semi-detached	2	31	0.25%
an end terrace	3	8	0.06%
or terraced?	4	21	0.17%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	47605	97.36%
don't know	-1	10	0.02%
Detached	1	368	0.75%
Semi-detached	2	533	1.09%
an end terrace	3	132	0.27%
or terraced?	4	248	0.51%
	Total	48896	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	41466	74.85%
don't know	-1	11	0.02%
Detached	1	4549	8.21%
Semi-detached	2	5372	9.7%
an end terrace	3	1265	2.28%
or terraced?	4	2737	4.94%
	Total	55400	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40044	96.26%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	14	0.03%
Detached	1	558	1.34%
Semi-detached	2	521	1.25%
an end terrace	3	167	0.4%
or terraced?	4	296	0.71%
	Total	41601	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	42193	96.82%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
Detached	1	436	1.0%
Semi-detached	2	537	1.23%
an end terrace	3	98	0.22%
or terraced?	4	310	0.71%
	Total	43577	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45746	97.4%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
Detached	1	365	0.78%
Semi-detached	2	470	1.0%
an end terrace	3	153	0.33%
or terraced?	4	230	0.49%
	Total	46965	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	49167	98.11%
don't know	-1	15	0.03%
Detached	1	215	0.43%
Semi-detached	2	422	0.84%
an end terrace	3	95	0.19%
or terraced?	4	198	0.4%
	Total	50113	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	51764	98.24%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
Detached	1	253	0.48%
Semi-detached	2	362	0.69%
an end terrace	3	97	0.18%
or terraced?	4	213	0.4%
	Total	52694	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	55994	98.92%
don't know	-1	2	0.0%
Detached	1	158	0.28%
Semi-detached	2	239	0.42%
an end terrace	3	67	0.12%
or terraced?	4	148	0.26%
	Total	56608	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	59593	99.42%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
Detached	1	91	0.15%
Semi-detached	2	135	0.23%
an end terrace	3	31	0.05%
or terraced?	4	88	0.15%
	Total	59941	100.0%

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Question asked in the latest wave:

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Question asked in the latest wave:

hhgrid_w15.housebun

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Wave 15 (o_housebun child)

Wave 14 (n_housebun child)

Wave 13 (m_housebun child)

Wave 12 (l_housebun child)

Wave 11 (k_housebun child)

Wave 10 (j_housebun child)

Wave 9 (i_housebun child)

Wave 8 (h_housebun child)

Wave 7 (g_housebun child)

Wave 15 (o_housebun indall)

Wave 14 (n_housebun indall)

Wave 13 (m_housebun indall)

Wave 12 (l_housebun indall)

Wave 11 (k_housebun indall)

Wave 10 (j_housebun indall)

Wave 9 (i_housebun indall)

Wave 8 (h_housebun indall)

Wave 7 (g_housebun indall)

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