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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

International Passenger Survey, 2008

Variable Details

Variablepurp
LabelTHE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE VISIT, ALL RESPONDENTS
Responses
1 Holiday 49556
2 Cruise 569
3 Business 15243
5 Formal study 722
7 Looking for work 121
8 Au pair 20
9 Other miscellaneous 131727
19 Personal shopping 827
31 Trade fair/exhibition 386
32 Conference/large business meeting 1592
44 Join/accompany 257
55 Medical treatment 158
61 Visiting family 17874
62 Visiting friends 3956
66 Getting married 68
77 Asylum seeker 0
89 Overnight transit 1506
90 Same day transit 6522
91 Turnaround, stay-on-board, sea 2
92 Definite job International commuter 403
93 Military-embassy on duty 300
94 Merchant navy-joining, leaving ship 63
95 Airline crew 67
96 Unaccompanied schoolchild-school & home 8
97 Immigrating/emigrating 5442
98 Coming/going home to live 0
Sysmiss 7066
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationInternational Passenger Survey, 2008
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