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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981

Variable Details

Variablepotmain2
LabelMAIN REASON FOR WANTING TO MOVE-GROUP 2
Responses
1 ACCOM.TOO LARGE 7
2 ACCOM.TOO SMALL 28
3 ROOMS TOO SMALL 0
4 POOR AMENITIES 0
5 TOO MANY STAIRS 0
6 BAD STATE OF REPAIR 3
7 BUILDING CONDEMNED 9
8 WANT LARGER GARDEN 0
9 NEED DIFF.TYPE HOME 0
10 HOUS.COSTS TOO HIGH 11
11 OTH.HOUSING REASONS 0
12 LEAVE LOCAL PEOPLE 10
13 BAD LOCAL AMENITIES 4
14 WANT BETTER ENVIR'MT 43
15 TO BE MARRIED 62
16 CLOSER FRIENDS,RELS 11
17 CLOSER TO JOB 0
18 ILL HEALTH,OLD AGE 6
19 PERSONAL,DOMESTIC 8
20 WORK,STUDY REASONS 30
21 LANDLORD WANTS MOVE 18
22 WANTS BUY NOT RENT 4
23 COUNCIL ACCOM OFFER 0
24 OTHER REASONS 17
25 NOT WANT TO SHARE 0
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 32109
-1 NA, REFUSAL, DK 30
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981
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