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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variablebike4
LabelThe main reason for using the bike
Question text WHICH IS THE MAIN REASON?
Responses
1 Your place of work 81
2 In the course of your work 13
3 An educational establishment 1
4 Shopping 13
5 Visit to hospital, doctor or other health service 1
6 On other personal business 26
7 Visiting friends or relatives 25
8 Eating/drinking alone or at work 0
9 Eating/drinking other occasions 0
10 Entertainment/other public activities 22
11 Participating in sport 26
12 Coming/going on holiday 12
13 For a day trip/recreational journey 285
14 Other journey not mentioned above 47
15 Escort - home 6
16 Escort - work 5
17 Escort - in the course of work 1
18 Escort - Educational establishment 1
19 Escort - Shops 5
20 Escort - Personal business 20
21 Any other escort 7
Sysmiss 26641
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2007-2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD BG.
UniverseHouseholds and individual adults within households in Scotland.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingSimple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;Random adult sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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