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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variablepurpose
LabelJourney purpose
Question text TO START WITH, PLEASE CAN YOU BRIEFLY TELL ME WHERE YOU WENT YESTERDAY, INCLUDING ANY SHORT WALKS OUT FROM THE HOUSE OR FROM WORK? THIS LIST MIGHT HELP TO REMIND YOU ABOUT WHAT YOU DID. JUST READ OUT THE NUMBERS IN THE ORDER YOU DID THINGS DURING THE DAY.
Responses
0 Not stated 0
1 Place of work 9127
2 In course of work 576
3 Educational establishment 881
4 Shopping 10015
5 Visit hospital or other health 1257
6 Other personal business 3236
7 Visiting friends or relatives 4825
8 Eating/drinking alone or at work 262
9 Eating/drinking other occassions 1431
10 Entertainment/other public activities 1293
11 Participating in sport 1631
12 Coming/going on holiday 66
13 Day trip 756
14 Other not coded 82
21 Escort - home 369
22 Escort - work 254
23 Escort - at work 85
24 Escort - education 1244
25 Escort - shops 168
26 Escort - personal 556
27 Escort - other 463
28 Go home 1172
29 Just go for a walk 1615
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2007-2008
Interviewer InstructionsIT IS THE PURPOSE NOT THE DESTINATION THAT WE ARE AFTER AT THIS STAGE SINGLE CODE INDIVIDUAL TRIP ON THIS SCREEN, FURTHER TRIPS ON SUBSEQUENT SCREENS ONLY USE 'GO HOME' IF THIS IS NOT SIMPLY THE RETURN LEG OF A JOURNEY.
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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