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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

Variablebmnhe1
LabelAnd which of these is your main reason? [coded data]
Responses
-2 Refused 0
-1 Don't Know 111
1 It's difficult to find the time 2273
2 It costs too much 327
3 Never occurred to me 409
4 Places like that are not welcoming to people like me 55
5 Not really interested 2261
6 I wouldn't enjoy it 134
7 Lack of appropriate facilities there 59
8 Against my religion/ beliefs 3
9 I might feel uncomfortable or out of place 27
10 Health isn't good enough 1276
11 Lack of transport/I can't easily get to it 399
12 Not enough information on what is available 101
13 Prefer other activities 21
14 I am too old 23
15 Reference to looking after children / lacking child-care etc 58
16 No one to go with 107
17 Have been in the past / no need to go again 100
18 Reference to looking after family [not children] 77
19 Other answers 123
20 No answer 5
-5 Not in questionnaire at this time 0
-4 Excluded due to questionnaire error 0
-3 Excluded from filter 17771
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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