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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981

Variable Details

Variablevwben31
LabelMAIN BENEFICIARIES 3RD VOL.ACTIVITY
Responses
1 SHORT TERM SICK 27
2 CANCER SUFFERERS 11
3 LONG TERM SICK 10
4 HANDICAPPED CHILDREN 6
5 HANDICAPPED ADULTS 37
6 BLIND PEOPLE 18
7 MENTALLY ILL CHILDRE 0
8 MENTALLY ILL ADULTS 4
9 MENTALLY HANDICAPPED 9
10 GERIATRICS 4
11 ELDERLY PEOPLE 102
12 CHILDREN AGED 5-10 30
13 CHILDREN AGED 11-16 39
14 CHILDREN AGE UNKNOWN 145
15 YOUNG ADULTS,STUDENT 7
16 CHILDREN UNDER 5 24
19 NEIGHBOURS 27
20 LOCAL COMMUNITY 64
21 RESIDENTS ASSOC 7
22 MEMBERS OF OWN GROUP 159
23 SPEC. ADULT GROUPS 24
24 SERVICEMEN&FAMILIES 11
25 ADULT ILLITERATES 4
26 R.N.LIFEBOAT INST 7
27 INTERNATIONAL CAUSES 31
29 CHARITIES 14
30 MANKIND,GEN PUBLIC 18
31 KIDNEY PATIENTS 4
32 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS 3
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 31563
-1 NA, REFUSAL, DK 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981
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