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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2007-2008; 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 104
1 It's difficult to find the time 1976
2 It costs too much 29
3 I might feel uncomfortable or out of place 45
4 Never occurred to me 500
5 Not really interested 2340
6 I wouldn't enjoy it 178
7 No need to go 4468
8 Against my religion/ beliefs 2
9 Health isn't good enough 848
10 Lack of transport/I can't easily get to it 263
11 Not enough information on what is available 66
12 Prefer to buy books 1189
13 Insufficient access for disabled people 3
14 Have enough books at home 171
15 Can't read 62
16 Inconvenient to return books 40
17 Don't want to pay fines 16
18 Use internet instead 523
19 Restricted opening hours 67
20 I am too old 8
21 Reference to looking after children / lacking child-care etc 13
22 Do not read much 307
23 No books in my language 36
24 Get books from other sources (friends / charity shops etc) 355
25 Not enough choice of books/other resources 110
26 Do not know where the library is 17
27 Library card expired/not a member 30
28 Poor condition books/don't like 2nd hand books 22
29 Other answers 249
30 No answer 7
-5 Not in questionnaire at this time 0
-4 Excluded due to questionnaire error 0
-3 Excluded from filter 11676
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationTaking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2007-2008; Adult and Child Data
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