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The impact of unsecured debt on financial pressure among British households

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  • Ana del Rio
  • Garry Young

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This article uses the 1995 and 2000 waves of the British Household Panel Survey to examine how a self-reported indicator of financial pressure is related to household finances and other characteristics. Using an ordered-logit model we find that the burden of debt is affected by the unsecured debt-income ratio, mortgage income gearing, financial wealth, health, ethnicity and marital status.

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  • Ana del Rio & Garry Young, 2008. "The impact of unsecured debt on financial pressure among British households," Applied Financial Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(15), pages 1209-1220.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:apfiec:v:18:y:2008:i:15:p:1209-1220
    DOI: 10.1080/09603100701604233
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