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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000

Variable Details

Variablewhymove1
LabelMC: Main reasons for intending to move
Question text What are the main reasons for you intending to move? Response 1.
Responses
1 Want to buy 913
2 Want larger home 1737
3 Want better home 317
4 Need cheaper home 33
5 Job change/nearer work 320
6 Spouse or partner job change 62
7 To be nearer relative(s) 68
8 Can no longer afford it 6
9 Evicted/repossessed 9
10 Relationship breakdown 52
11 New relationship 148
12 Move to better area 244
13 For childrens education 38
14 Just want change 102
15 Want place of own 378
16 Problem with neighbours 35
17 Other 235
98 =Dont know 0
99 =Not answered 1
Sysmiss 6563
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD C.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: The original BCS70 sample included all children born in one week in 1970 in the United Kingdom, but waves beyond the initial birth survey have generally only included Great Britain.
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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