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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2008-2009; Adult and Child Data

Variable Details

Variablenmains1
LabelAnd which of these is your main reason? [coded data]
Responses
-2 Refused 0
-1 Don't Know 15
1 It's difficult to find the time 452
2 It costs too much 91
3 No one to do it with 27
4 Never occurred to me 9
5 Not really interested 7
6 Fear of injury 6
7 Against my religion/ beliefs 1
8 I wouldn't enjoy it 5
9 Health isn't good enough 511
10 I might feel uncomfortable or out of place 7
11 Changing facilities are not good enough 1
12 Lack of transport/ I can't easily get to it 34
13 Not enough information on what is available 16
14 The weather 20
15 Other answers 98
16 No reason given 0
-5 Not in questionnaire at this time 3700
-4 Excluded due to questionnaire error 0
-3 Excluded from filter 9452
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationTaking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2008-2009; Adult and Child Data
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