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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

Variablemnac1
LabelAnd which of these is your main reason [coded data]?
Responses
-2 Refused 0
-1 Dont know 8
1 To find out about my family history 488
2 To find out about the history of my local area 182
3 To find out about history for personal interest/hobby 126
4 To find out about my house 65
5 To find out if there is anything there about me 7
6 To give or loan something to an archive 10
7 Part of my voluntary work 28
8 To attend a social event 1
9 To help someone with their research 8
10 To register a birth/death/marriage 104
11 For work reasons 17
12 For study purposes 30
13 Other answers 148
14 No answer 1
-5 Not in questionnaire at this time 6434
-4 Excluded due to questionnaire error 0
-3 Excluded from filter 20460
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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