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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, June 2002

Variable Details

VariableSPEC3
LabelOther reason
Responses
Can't read very well. 1
Like to read alot-now cannot as suffered a stroke 1
Sometimes I might find a Audio cassete book in Guteratti , I will share this with by Husband (who is blind) 1
To try a new subject or author 1
dyslexic/colour dyslexicia 1
find loads of abandoned books on planes! 1
i am housebound and am unable to do lots of things but i still can read and read whatever is given to me 1
may read a book with pictures in 1
self improvement 1
tO GET AWAY FROM FROM MY HUSBAND WHEN HE WATCHES SPORT ON TV, WHICH I AM NOT INTERESTED IN. BOOOKS MAKE A GOOD DIVERSION FROM THIS! 1
to help improve my English 1
well written 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, June 2002
Interviewer InstructionsRecord other reason (Vertabim)
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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