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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 34230
2 Cruise 192
3 Business 12779
5 Formal study 622
7 Looking for work 269
8 Au pair 28
9 Other miscellaneous 2272
19 Personal shopping 835
31 Trade fair/exhibition 171
32 Conference/large business meeting 677
44 Join/accompany 446
55 Medical treatment 41
61 Visiting family 8009
62 Visiting friends 2281
66 Getting married 3
77 Asylum seeker 6
89 Overnight transit 930
90 Same day transit 2709
91 Turnaround, stay-on-board, sea 576
92 Definite job International commuter 457
93 Military-embassy on duty 220
94 Merchant navy-joining, leaving ship 52
95 Airline crew 102
96 Unaccompanied schoolchild-school & home 31
97 Immigrating/emigrating 8
98 Coming/going home to live 27
Sysmiss 5905
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationInternational Passenger Survey, 1998
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