YEAR JOINED PERSONAL PENSION SCHEME
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Field Work Compression Experiment". See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
personalpensions_ip13.ppyrs
Question label:
Date joined personal pension scheme
Question text:
In which year did you join this pension scheme?
Question universe:
if (ff_compressionw13 = 1) | ((ff_compressionw13 = 2) & (FWCINTRO.fwcintro = 1)) (Fieldwork compression experimental group 1 OR fieldwork compression experimental group 2 and has agreed to continue)
and if PPEN = 1 (Contributes to a personal pension scheme)
Question interviewer instructions:
IF MORE THAN ONE PERSONAL PENSION CODE LONGEST MEMBERSHIP
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2130 | 93.96% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 5 | 0.22% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 116 | 5.12% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.09 | 2151 | 1980.0 | 2020.0 | 11.48 | 116 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1824 | 84.88% |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.14% |
| don't know | -1 | 16 | 0.74% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 181 | 8.42% |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995.33 | 1968 | 1971.0 | 2013.0 | 9.5 | 181 |



