Appendix A—Household resources | |
“Can you look at the things listed on this card and tell me which you have and which you do not have in this household?” | |
% in national sample50 considering item necessary: | |
A colour television | 56 |
A refrigerator | 89 |
A deep freeze or fridge freezer | 68 |
A washing machine | 76 |
A tumble dryer | 20 |
A telephone | 71 |
A dishwasher | 7 |
A video recorder | 19 |
Central heating | — |
A car or van | 38 |
“Do you not have (ITEM) because you do not want or need one, or because you can't afford it?” | |
Appendix B—Deprivation indicators | |
“Can you look at the things listed on this card and tell me which you have and which you do not have?” % in national sample50 considering item necessary | |
A cooked meal every day | — |
Meat or fish ever other day | 79 |
A roast meat joint (or its equivalent) once a week | 56 |
A warm winter coat | 85 |
Two pairs of all weather shoes | 64 |
New, not second hand clothes when you need them | 48 |
Presents for friends or family once a year | 56 |
Celebrations on special occasions such as Christmas | 83 |
A holiday away from home each year | 55 |
A holiday abroad every year or so | — |
“Do you not have (ITEM) because you do not want it/them, or because you can't afford it?” |
Results on perception of adult necessities from JRF Omnibus Survey50