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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, January 1999

Variable Details

Variablespec10
LabelPlease specify other reason
Responses
SAM HAS A VERY BUSY SOCIAL LIFE/WOULD READ IN CAR IF COULD 1
Too tired 1
ashlea forgets school books 1
child is competent reader and does not want to be read to 1
child put off by difficulty reading some times 1
child's attitude 1
forgets books 1
he prefers mummy to do it with him 1
homrwork 1
i don't have him all the time 1
independant reads herself 1
independent fluent reader 1
late from work 1
mother does it first 1
mum reads/dad has speech impairment 1
my own illness has ME 1
my work hoursa me3AN THat when I come home she isn't here to read with. Mother does that ionstead 1
proficient readers alone 1
reads on own 1
work 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, January 1999
Interviewer InstructionsPlease specify other reason
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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