Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variablelibnot08
LabelReason why you do not use/you have not used the Public Library Service in the past 12 months?
Question text Could you please tell me the reasons why you do not use/you have not used the Public Library Service in the past 12 months? Response 8
Responses
1 Difficult to find the time 0
2 Costs too much 0
3 Feel uncomfortable or out of place 0
4 Never occurred to me 0
5 Not really interested 0
6 Wouldn t enjoy it 0
7 No need to go 0
8 Health isn t good enough 0
9 Lack of transport/Can t easily get to it 0
10 Not enough information on what is available 0
11 Fines/charges are too high 0
12 Poor book stock 0
13 Buy or get bought all the books I need 0
14 No tradition of use 0
15 Inconvenient locations 0
16 Inconvenient opening hours 0
17 Use other sources of information 0
18 Don t Know 0
19 Other 0
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 4733
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2008-2009
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 33 (LIBRARY NOT USED).
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.