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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981

Variable Details

Variablepotmain1
LabelMAIN REASON FOR WANTING TO MOVE-GROUP 1
Responses
1 ACCOM.TOO LARGE 148
2 ACCOM.TOO SMALL 729
3 ROOMS TOO SMALL 29
4 POOR AMENITIES 131
5 TOO MANY STAIRS 43
6 BAD STATE OF REPAIR 81
7 BUILDING CONDEMNED 40
8 WANT LARGER GARDEN 96
9 NEED DIFF.TYPE HOME 150
10 HOUS.COSTS TOO HIGH 131
11 OTH.HOUSING REASONS 82
12 LEAVE LOCAL PEOPLE 261
13 BAD LOCAL AMENITIES 86
14 WANT BETTER ENVIR'MT 492
15 TO BE MARRIED 467
16 CLOSER FRIENDS,RELS 194
17 CLOSER TO JOB 102
18 ILL HEALTH,OLD AGE 78
19 PERSONAL,DOMESTIC 314
20 WORK,STUDY REASONS 563
21 LANDLORD WANTS MOVE 96
22 WANTS BUY NOT RENT 157
23 COUNCIL ACCOM OFFER 12
24 OTHER REASONS 151
25 NOT WANT TO SHARE 15
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 27046
-1 NA, REFUSAL, DK 716
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981
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