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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981

Variable Details

Variablevwben11
LabelMAIN BENEFICIARIES 1ST VOL.ACTIVITY
Responses
1 SHORT TERM SICK 245
2 CANCER SUFFERERS 115
3 LONG TERM SICK 85
4 HANDICAPPED CHILDREN 113
5 HANDICAPPED ADULTS 225
6 BLIND PEOPLE 76
7 MENTALLY ILL CHILDRE 6
8 MENTALLY ILL ADULTS 25
9 MENTALLY HANDICAPPED 102
10 GERIATRICS 19
11 ELDERLY PEOPLE 1011
12 CHILDREN AGED 5-10 275
13 CHILDREN AGED 11-16 236
14 CHILDREN AGE UNKNOWN 681
15 YOUNG ADULTS,STUDENT 44
16 CHILDREN UNDER 5 188
19 NEIGHBOURS 250
20 LOCAL COMMUNITY 234
21 RESIDENTS ASSOC 30
22 MEMBERS OF OWN GROUP 677
23 SPEC. ADULT GROUPS 104
24 SERVICEMEN&FAMILIES 103
25 ADULT ILLITERATES 24
26 R.N.LIFEBOAT INST 32
27 INTERNATIONAL CAUSES 124
29 CHARITIES 77
30 MANKIND,GEN PUBLIC 117
31 KIDNEY PATIENTS 29
32 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS 11
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 27150
-1 NA, REFUSAL, DK 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981
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