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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablehomeg
Label(A1) Main reason CM moved out
Question text Please look at CARD F and tell me what was the main reason you moved out of that address?
Responses
1 Wanted larger/better home 2416
2 Left home for college/university 47
3 Because of work/partners work 704
4 Relationship began/ended 1367
5 Wanted to buy/rent own home 2677
6 Disliked neighbours 109
7 Disliked area 309
8 Moved in with partner 1278
9 To go/continue/end travelling 27
10 No choice 443
11 Other 730
99 2
Sysmiss 1152
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD F.
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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