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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 1983

Variable Details

Variablemq51
LabelCauses of poverty 1
Responses
-3 refused 0
-2 missing 19
-1 dont know 49
1 age and loneliness 643
2 sickness,ill health 502
3 chronic unemployment 2595
4 lack of education 250
5 deprived childhood 104
6 lack of foresight 284
7 drinking 759
8 laziness 179
9 too many children 181
10 too many foreign companies 0
11 high cost of transport 0
12 high cost of petrol 0
13 unjust society 0
14 lack of incentive 1
15 low income 1
16 5
18 8
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 1983
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