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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2005-2006; Adult and Child Data

Variable Details

Variablebmnhe1
LabelAnd which of these is your main reason? [coded data]
Responses
-2 Refused 0
-1 Dont know 122
1 It's difficult to find the time 1921
2 It costs too much 289
3 Never occurred to me 432
4 Places like that are not welcoming to people like me 33
5 Not really interested 2029
6 I wouldn't enjoy it 131
7 Lack of appropriate facilities there 41
8 Against my religion/ beliefs 6
9 I might feel uncomfortable or out of place 23
10 Health isn't good enough 1082
11 Lack of transport/i can't easily get to it 380
12 Not enough information on what is available 107
13 Prefer other activities 10
14 I am too old 29
15 Reference to looking after children / lacking child-care etc 41
16 No one to go with 80
17 Have been in the past / don't feel the need to go again 55
18 Reference to family illness / looking after family member (n 53
19 Other answers 170
20 No answer 0
-5 Not in questionnaire at this time 6434
-4 Excluded due to questionnaire error 0
-3 Excluded from filter 14649
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationTaking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2005-2006; Adult and Child Data
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