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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variablereasmov
LabelSINGLE REASON FOR WANTING TO MOVE
Question text What was your SINGLE most important reason for wanting to move?
Responses
1 Change of job 0
2 Retirement 0
3 Change in personal/family circumstances 3
4 To be nearer family/friends 1
5 To get a larger home 8
6 To get a smaller home 1
7 To get a house rather than a flat 1
8 To move to a better neighbourhood / more pleasant area 6
9 Could not afford mortgage repayments 0
10 Could not afford service charges 0
11 Other housing 1
12 Other non-housing 4
-9 Don't know (99) 1
-8 Refusal (98) 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 10816
-1 Item not applicable 19052
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2005-2006
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD LI.
UniversePrivate households and privately renting tenancy groups in England;Households;Housing;Tenants;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; conducted annually from 1993/1994-2007/2008. The SEH was replaced by the EHS from 2008 (see Abstract section for details).
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