Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2002-2003

Variable Details

Variablereasmov
LabelSINGLE REASON FOR WANTING TO MOVE
Question text What was your SINGLE most important reason for wanting to move?
Responses
1 Change of job 1
2 Retirement 2
3 Change in personal/family circumstances 5
4 To be nearer family/friends 1
5 To get a larger home 8
6 To get a smaller home 0
7 To get a house rather than a flat 11
8 To move to a better neighbourhood / more pleasant area 10
9 Could not afford mortgage repayments 4
10 Could not afford service charges 0
11 Other housing 3
12 Other non-housing 1
-9 Don't know (99) 0
-8 Refusal (98) 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 10131
-1 Item not applicable 19613
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2002-2003
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD LI.
UniversePrivate households and privately renting tenancy groups in England;Households;Housing;Tenants;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study conducted annually from 1993/1994-2007/2008. The SEH was replaced by the EHS from 2008 (see Abstract section for details).