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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variablelibnot02
LabelReasons why do not use/have not used the Public Library Service in the past 12 mths?
Question text Could you please tell me the reasons why you do not use/you have not used the Public Library Service in the past 12 months? Response 2
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Difficult to find the time 26
2 Costs too much 1
3 Feel uncomfortable or out of place 6
4 Never occurred to me 34
5 Not really interested 131
6 Wouldn’t enjoy it 32
7 No need to go 109
8 Health isn’t good enough 30
9 Lack of transport/Can’t easily get to it 22
10 Not enough information on what is availa 8
11 Fines/charges are too high 4
12 Poor book stock 16
13 Buy or get bought all the books I need 144
14 No tradition of use 71
15 Inconvenient locations 13
16 Inconvenient opening hours 11
17 Use other sources of information 62
18 Don’t Know 2
19 Other 18
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 4217
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2007-2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 25
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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