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carn2h

Car/Van bought new or secondhand

Datafile

Index term

Individual variables

Variable nameVariable labelDatafile
carn2h1 car no.1: Car/Van bought new or secondhand hhresp
carn2h2 car no.2: Car/Van bought new or secondhand hhresp
carn2h3 car no.3: Car/Van bought new or secondhand hhresp
carn2h4 car no.4: Car/Van bought new or secondhand hhresp
carn2h5 car no.5: Car/Van bought new or secondhand hhresp
carn2h6 car no.6: Car/Van bought new or secondhand hhresp
carn2h7 car no.7: Car/Van bought new or secondhand hhresp
carn2h8 car no.8: Car/Van bought new or secondhand hhresp
carn2h9 car no.9: Car/Van bought new or secondhand hhresp
carn2h10 car no.10: Car/Van bought new or secondhand hhresp

Question asked in the latest wave:

household_w13.carn2h

Question label:

Car/Van bought new or secondhand

Question text:

Was this car/van bought or obtained new or second hand?

Question universe:

if ncars > 0 (Household has one or more cars/vans)

Question interviewer instructions:

IF NECESSARY, CLARIFY BY YOUR HOUSEHOLD OR (IF OWNED BY NON-HOUSEHOLD MEMBER) THE PERSON WHO NOW OWNS IT.

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

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