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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variablelibnot01
LabelReason why dont use public library 1
Responses
1 Poor book stock 41
2 Inconvenient locations 51
3 Inconvenient opening hours 8
4 Dont like libraries as places too forma 23
5 Staff not welcoming\unenthusiastic\unhel 1
6 No interest 593
7 No time 181
8 Not enough time to read books 174
9 No tradition of use 313
10 Buy all the books that I need 567
11 Use other sources of information intern 172
12 Health reasons\disablement 56
13 Lack of information about services\facil 3
14 Fines\charges are too high 6
15 Dependent on others 18
16 Other 76
17 Dont Know 61
-3 Refused 2
-1 Don't know 5
Sysmiss 2675
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2005-2006
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually
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