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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 1998-1999

Variable Details

VariableREASMOV
LabelSINGLE REASON FOR WANTING TO MOVE
Question text What was your SINGLE most important reason for wanting to move?
Responses
1 Change of job 1
2 Retirement 0
3 Change in personal family circumstances 10
4 To be nearer family or friends 2
5 To get a larger home 6
6 To get a smaller home 2
7 To get a house rather than a flat 13
8 To move to a better neighbourhood more 8
9 Could not afford mortgage repayments 1
10 Could not afford service charges 1
11 Other housing 1
12 Other non-housing 4
Sysmiss 28762
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 1998-1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD LI
UniversePrivate households and privately renting tenancy groups in England;Households;Housing;Tenants;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study conducted annually from 1993.
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