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Mainstage Variable

nvestrt

Investments

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Individual variables

Variable name	Variable label	Datafile
nvestbrt1	Investment type 1: approximate amount, in GBP	hhresp
nvestrt1	National Savings Certificates / National Savings Bonds (Capital, Income or Depos	hhresp
nvestbrt2	Investment type 2: approximate amount, in GBP	hhresp
nvestrt2	Unit Trusts / Investment Trusts (excluding ISAs/PEPs)	hhresp
nvestbrt3	Investment type 3: approximate amount, in GBP	hhresp
nvestrt3	Company stocks or shares, UK or foreign (excluding ISAs/PEPs)	hhresp
nvestrt96	SPONTANEOUS: None of these	hhresp
nvestbrt97	Investment type 97: approximate amount, in GBP	hhresp
nvestrt97	Other investments (e.g. gilts, government or company bonds or securities, stock	hhresp

Question asked in the latest wave:

household_w13.nvestrt

Question label:

Investments

Question text:

Which, if any, of these types of investments are held by you or anyone in your household?

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

Saved variables

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