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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002

Variable Details

VariableSPEC18C
LabelOTHER REASON
Responses
DID NOT THINK ABOUT IT 1
Delivery problems -being at home 1
FIND IT TOO EXPENSIVE 1
HUSBAND DOES SUCH 1
I don't know how to do it 1
It is too time consuming 1
Just got onto the internet - no time as yet 1
Just have not done it as yet 1
Never see anything on thiere I want to buy 1
Uses internet from work but not allowed to buy. 1
always done it other ways. 1
because I buy locally 1
because it is full of rubbish 1
cld not get it set upproperly 1
daughter in law did it for me 1
do not think of it when wanting to do any shopping 1
does not feel competant 1
don't know how 1
don't know how to do it 1
dont get on with the computer, find it too difficult and too time consuming 1
dont have the experience to be confident to order 1
dont know how 1
dont know how and wife does it 1
dont know how to use it yet 1
dont wish to be stuck to a time to accept delivery 1
finance- no money 1
finding out about servives for work 1
got no money 1
had not got what i wanted 1
has never thought of it 1
has not used for some years 1
have never tried it 1
have no money 1
have not got the money 1
have tried to order goods but it didn't work, don't know why. 1
havent got the hang of it yet 1
husband does it - not her 1
i do not know how to do it 1
i would get into debt too easily so i daren`t use it to order stuff 1
its always american in dollars 1
just go for info not buying 1
just not interested 1
just started -getting used to sites 1
leaveitto wife 1
mum wont let me 1
my wife does it 1
never considered it 1
never really think to do it 1
never tried 1
no advantage over mail order 1
no money 2
not enough experience of the internet 1
not genned up to do so 1
not interested 2
only just started using the internet 2
technology 1
too difficult 1
unable to work this service 1
use digital cable 1
used and it did not work 1
was going to order from Tesco but they do not cover this area 1
work computer limited 1
would not know how to 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE RECORD 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), 8 cycles per year thereafter.
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