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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981

Variable Details

Variablepotwhy11
LabelFIRST REASON FOR MOVING-GROUP 1
Responses
1 ACCOM.TOO LARGE 110
2 ACCOM.TOO SMALL 324
3 ROOMS TOO SMALL 23
4 POOR AMENITIES 169
5 TOO MANY STAIRS 60
6 BAD STATE OF REPAIR 74
7 BUILDING CONDEMNED 0
8 WANT LARGER GARDEN 144
9 NEED DIFF.TYPE HOME 239
10 HOUS.COSTS TOO HIGH 73
11 OTH.HOUSING REASONS 97
12 LEAVE LOCAL PEOPLE 216
13 BAD LOCAL AMENITIES 106
14 WANT BETTER ENVIR'MT 383
15 TO BE MARRIED 24
16 CLOSER FRIENDS,RELS 87
17 CLOSER TO JOB 41
18 ILL HEALTH,OLD AGE 146
19 PERSONAL,DOMESTIC 102
20 WORK,STUDY REASONS 77
21 LANDLORD WANTS MOVE 4
22 WANTS BUY NOT RENT 56
23 COUNCIL ACCOM OFFER 15
24 OTHER REASONS 62
25 NOT WANT TO SHARE 115
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 29663
-1 NA, REFUSAL, DK 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981
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