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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, April 2001

Variable Details

Variablespec20
LabelOther activity that was difficult
Question text Specify other.
Responses
Cannot walk very far 1
Coleagues/friends etc offer me to come & stay but I cannot go - I don't have a car & my independance is lost 1
I cannot do any sport 1
I used to run so when my back kicks in I cannot run, do sport or go to the gym 1
PLAY A SPORT LIKE TENNIS 1
ballroom dancing 1
cannot stay away on holiday overnight 1
generally going out 1
going out visiting people 1
going to theme park 1
horse riding, aerobics 1
not going by train to see relatives because of poor eyesight 1
social occasions/family parties 1
take children on hopliday 1
used to be a mountain biker,but now cannot do it 1
using public transport-cannot see if right bus 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, April 2001
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.
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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