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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2006-2007; Adult and Child Data

Variable Details

Variablebmnli1
LabelAnd which of these is your main reason? [coded data]
Responses
-2 Refused 0
-1 Don't know 95
1 It's difficult to find the time 2014
2 It costs too much 45
3 I might feel uncomfortable or out of place 35
4 Never occurred to me 414
5 Not really interested 2089
6 I wouldn't enjoy it 199
7 No need to go 3957
8 Against my religion/ beliefs 1
9 Health isn't good enough 819
10 Lack of transport/I can't easily get to it 292
11 Not enough information on what is available 51
12 Prefer to buy books 963
13 Insufficient access for disabled people 5
14 Have enough books at home 145
15 Can't read 81
16 Inconvenient to return books 23
17 Don't want to pay fines 14
18 Use internet instead 383
19 Restricted opening hours 70
20 I am too old 15
21 Reference to looking after children / lacking child-care etc 24
22 Do not read much 277
23 No books in my language 25
24 Get books from other sources (friends, charity shops, etc) 330
25 Not enough choice of books/other resources 84
26 Do not know where the library is 20
27 Library card expired/need new library card/Not a member 14
28 Poor condition books/Don't like 2nd hand books 17
29 Other answers 354
30 No answer 2
-5 Not in questionnaire at this time 0
-4 Excluded due to questionnaire error 0
-3 Excluded from filter 11317
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationTaking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2006-2007; Adult and Child Data
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