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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, September 1999

Variable Details

VariableM239_901
LabelWhy not feel closely involved in community? (1)
Question text Why don?t you feel closely involved in the local community? Please choose your answers from the card. 1st Response
Responses
1 Not interested in getting involved 227
2 Not been asked to get involved 95
3 Would not/do not feel welcome 10
4 Dont know what to do/how to 26
5 No particular reason 206
6 Moved to area by the Council 2
7 Want to leave this area 13
8 Too busy 176
9 Only have time for family 28
10 Health problems 36
11 Like to keep myself to myself 30
12 Not lived here long enough 28
13 Too old 30
14 Other (please record) 37
15 Dont know 13
Sysmiss 912
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, September 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD C239.9. CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
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), 8 cycles per year thereafter
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