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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981

Variable Details

Variablevwben21
LabelMAIN BENEFICIARIES 2ND VOL.ACTIVITY
Responses
1 SHORT TERM SICK 84
2 CANCER SUFFERERS 38
3 LONG TERM SICK 24
4 HANDICAPPED CHILDREN 32
5 HANDICAPPED ADULTS 75
6 BLIND PEOPLE 30
7 MENTALLY ILL CHILDRE 3
8 MENTALLY ILL ADULTS 9
9 MENTALLY HANDICAPPED 38
10 GERIATRICS 9
11 ELDERLY PEOPLE 310
12 CHILDREN AGED 5-10 78
13 CHILDREN AGED 11-16 87
14 CHILDREN AGE UNKNOWN 298
15 YOUNG ADULTS,STUDENT 22
16 CHILDREN UNDER 5 54
19 NEIGHBOURS 62
20 LOCAL COMMUNITY 109
21 RESIDENTS ASSOC 12
22 MEMBERS OF OWN GROUP 336
23 SPEC. ADULT GROUPS 47
24 SERVICEMEN&FAMILIES 30
25 ADULT ILLITERATES 8
26 R.N.LIFEBOAT INST 14
27 INTERNATIONAL CAUSES 61
29 CHARITIES 28
30 MANKIND,GEN PUBLIC 41
31 KIDNEY PATIENTS 8
32 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS 7
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 30453
-1 NA, REFUSAL, DK 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981
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