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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
LabelAdult data - And which of these is your main reason? [coded data]
Responses
-5 Not in questionnaire at this time 0
-4 Excluded due to questionnaire error 0
-3 Excluded from filter 1336
-2 Refused 0
-1 Don't Know 9
1 It's difficult to find the time 186
2 It costs too much 3
3 I might feel uncomfortable or out of place 2
4 Never occurred to me 36
5 Not really interested 205
6 I wouldn't enjoy it 13
7 No need to go 345
8 Against my religion/ beliefs 0
9 Health isn't good enough 15
10 Lack of transport/I can't easily get to it 19
11 Not enough information on what is available 4
12 Prefer to buy books 92
13 Insufficient access for disabled people 0
14 Have enough books at home 4
15 Can't read 6
16 Inconvenient to return books 0
17 Don't want to pay fines 4
18 Use internet instead 77
19 Restricted opening hours 10
20 I am too old 0
21 Reference to looking after children / lacking child-care etc 2
22 Do not read much 20
23 No books in my language 7
24 Get books from other sources (friends / charity shops / book 22
25 Not enough choice of books/other resources 9
26 Do not know where the library is 0
27 Library card expired/need to get a new library card/I'm not 1
28 I don't like using second hand books/the books are in poor c 3
29 Other answers 24
30 No answer 0
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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