List 45 Reasons why respondents did not read information sheet (q77d)

Didn't have time
Health reasons
I just didn't
Respondent is not concerned at all
Didn't attract
Put it aside to read later
Couldn't be bothered
Haven't got round to reading it yet
Couldn't be bothered
Bad eyesight
Throws it out with the rubbish
Leave that to my husband
Couldn't be bothered
Still have to pay them
Couldn't be bothered
Have read it other years
Thinks council is responsible - satisfied with their system to do this on my behalf
Haven't got time
Not adult response
Didn't have time
Too busy
Never got around to it
I didn't bother - I wasn't interested
The print was too small and too blue. The layout wasn't all that good. Not attractive to look at
Probably too busy
Sheer laziness
Just a quick scan
Not going to make any difference
More interested in what I had to pay
I trust you to spend my money wisely
Print was too small
Too busy
Too small print
Only read the bottom half showing the figures
My husband looks after the bills
Wasn't interested just paid the bill
Council decision how rates are spent
Couldn't be bothered
Because I had to pay the rates regardless so I biffed it out
Respondent knew what it was all about
No interest money spent anyway
Too boring - looks like small print
Because husband deals with bills
Not very interested - just another thing to pay. They're going to have the money and do what they want to with it whether I read it or not
Because it's just another bill
Haven't got around to it
Just forgot
Couldn't be bothered
Busy
Find it hard to concentrate on reading too much. Still learning English - the spoken word is more fluent
Glanced at it - couldn't be bothered to read it
Wasn't interested - didn't pertain to me personally
Didn't have time this time
It's the same every time
Have faith that they know what they're doing
Too depressing
No reason
It's all in City Scene
Lack of time
Don't worry - leave them to it. Quite happy
It didn't highlight anything to entice me to read it
Didn't have time
Didn't seem relevant - after all still have to pay the bill
Just another bill
My wife handles it
My wife didn't show it to me
Probably laziness
Know what rates are spent on
Too busy
Didn't notice it particularly, just paid the bill
Haven't had time yet, only came the other day
Because I'm perfectly happy with service and the amount you charge
Will get round to it
Too much to read
Didn't have time to read it properly
Couldn't be bothered
Resent the amount of junk mail in mail and do not read it
Boring and made me cross
Not my concern - lives at home
Don't bother
Life's too short
Parents' responsibility but it was discussed
Didn't think it was necessary
Print is too small
If there was less to read
I know about rates
I've got too many things to read now and it was an added burden
I don't pay the bill
Not applicable to me
Knew what it would be about
No interest
There was nothing I could do about the amount I had to pay
My husband pays the rates
I gave it to my husband. I think he read it
Couldn't be bothered
Respondent didn't take time to read it
Didn't bother
Too busy
Couldn't be bothered
I never read them
Like all things, I just skimmed through it
What the hell for? They just do what they want with the money anyway
Because I already know, more or less, what they provide
Didn't notice that it was there - it was just another bill
I already had this information
My eyesight is so bad
I skimmed through it I always think I'll read that later but I don't
There's not a hell of a lot you can do about it
No time
Too long
Because respondent does not pay rates
Her rates bill go direct to accountant
Knew she had to pay the rates, that's all she was concerned about
The print was too small
Because there is someone else to read it for me
Probably meant to get back to it but didn't
I just pay it
Husband pays rates
Got to pay them any way can't do any thing about it
No reason

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