Let μ be a measure from a σ -algebra of subsets of a set T into a sequentially complete Hausdorff topological vector space X . Assume that μ is convexly bounded, i.e., the convex hull of its range is bounded in X , and denote by L 1 (μ) the space of scalar valued functions on T which are integrable with respect to the vector measure μ. We study the inheritance of some properties from X to L 1 (μ). We show that the bounded multiplier property passes from X to L 1 (μ). Answering a 1972 problem of Erik Thomas, we show that for a rather large class of F-spaces X the non-containment of c 0 passes from X to L 1 (μ).