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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableammofm0a
LabelS1 MAIN Reasons moved out of previous address MC1
Question text What were the main reasons you moved out of that address? Response 1
Responses
1 Wanted to buy 145
2 Wanted larger home 796
3 Wanted better home 181
4 Job change/nearer work 66
5 Spouse or partner job change 28
6 To be nearer relative(s) 78
7 Could no longer afford it 30
8 Evicted/repossessed 37
9 Relationship breakdown 109
10 New relationship/move in with partner 47
11 Wanted to move to better area 68
12 For children s education 10
13 Just wanted a change 22
14 Wanted place of my own 464
15 Problem with neighbours/neighbourhood 38
51 Other/Fell out with parents 11
52 Other/In temporary accommodation e.g. hostel 38
53 Other/Accommodation unsuitable for child/ren 16
54 Other/Problems with quality of the accommodation 17
55 Other/Overcrowding or no space 31
56 Other/Owners of property wanted to move in/sell 28
57 Other/Problems with the landlord 11
85 Other answer (not codeable 1-15, 51-57) 88
86 Irrelevant response 2
95 Other reason 0
-9 Refusal 3
-8 Don't Know 2
-1 Not applicable 16186
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseThe sample population for MCS was drawn from all live births in the United Kingdom over 12 months (from 1 September 2000 in England and Wales and for 59 weeks from 22 November 2000 in Scotland and Northern Ireland).;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort<br><br>Four waves have been conducted to date: MCS1 (age 9 months), MCS2 (age 3 years), MCS3 (age 5 years) and MCS4 (age 7 years).<br><br>The population of eligible live births was selected from a random sample of electoral wards, disproportionately stratified to ensure adequate representation of all four UK countries, deprived areas and those with high concentrations of black and Asian families. See documentation for further details.
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