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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

International Passenger Survey, 1998

Variable Details

Variablepurp
LabelTHE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE VISIT, ALL RESPONDENTS
Responses
1 Holiday 24360
2 Cruise 153
3 Business 12796
5 Formal study 578
7 Looking for work 231
8 Au pair 30
9 Other miscellaneous 1090
19 Personal shopping 1100
31 Trade fair/exhibition 194
32 Conference/large business meeting 497
44 Join/accompany 405
55 Medical treatment 41
61 Visiting family 6621
62 Visiting friends 1889
66 Getting married 4
77 Asylum seeker 2
89 Overnight transit 665
90 Same day transit 2078
91 Turnaround, stay-on-board, sea 722
92 Definite job International commuter 408
93 Military-embassy on duty 180
94 Merchant navy-joining, leaving ship 62
95 Airline crew 102
96 Unaccompanied schoolchild-school & home 51
97 Immigrating/emigrating 4
98 Coming/going home to live 11
Sysmiss 5172
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationInternational Passenger Survey, 1998
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