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mgintrate5

mortgage no. 5: Mortgage interest rate

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Question asked in the latest wave:

household_ip18.mgintrate

Question label:

Mortgage interest rate

Question text:

What is the interest rate on your {if MGNUM = 1 / this first/next {if MGNUM > 1} mortgage or loan at present?

Question universe:

if [ff_survlengthw18 2|3] // Not in Short Survey experimental groups
And if [(ff_HsOwnd = 2|3 & HSOWNDCHK = 1) | (HsOwnd = 2|3)] // mortgage/shared ownership at previous wave and still the same or mortgage/shared ownership now
And if [MgintPd = 1] // Pays mortgage interest

Question interviewer instructions:

WRITE IN PERCENTAGE

Further details:
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