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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variablea_event1
Label1st mentioned important event of year
Responses
-9 missing or wild 39144
-8 inapplicable 0
-7 proxy 0
-2 2
-1 don't know 220
0 1
1 illhealth/concern 482
2 in hospital 329
3 accident 113
4 health tests 126
5 less mobility 14
6 recovery/good health 106
9 health nec 92
10 caring duties 17
11 babysitting 4
12 start/in school 105
13 leaving school 30
14 start/in fe 136
15 leaving fe 63
16 study course/skills nec 389
17 travel re study 18
19 education nec 199
20 change job/status/hrs 252
21 plan job change 15
22 get job after none 151
23 work-reltd traing 23
24 lost job (or risk) 216
25 retirement 64
26 travel re work 28
27 work rltd probs 30
29 jobs nec 120
30 vacation/travel nec 610
31 leisure actvties 243
32 learning to drive 80
33 politcl/vol work 42
34 nat/world events 94
35 begin friendship 84
36 end friendship 12
37 time with friends 16
38 neighbour probs 12
39 non-fam relatns nec 16
40 birth (fam) 1278
41 cohabitn (fam) 21
42 wedding (fam) 655
43 divorce (fam) 176
44 leave parentl home 25
45 death (fam) 785
46 wedd anniv (fam) 109
47 bday celebs (fam) 289
48 godparent (fam) 5
50 visit with relatvs 129
51 family life 52
52 family probs 48
53 domestic accident 10
54 pet/animal ref 40
59 family ref nec 210
60 money problems 45
61 forced move 7
62 improved finances 15
63 received money 14
69 financial nec 40
70 bought vehicle 36
71 bought/built house 86
72 home repairs/appliances 88
73 won prize/award 59
74 received present 5
79 other purchases 20
80 moved home 394
81 intending move 22
82 move to resid. home 21
83 move in r's home 18
90 victim crime 58
91 trouble with police 26
92 joined religion 41
93 othr religious ref 42
94 plan not fulfilled 15
95 39
96 other occurence nec 50
97 nothing happened 2323
140 birth (frnd) 0
142 wedding (frnd) 0
143 divorce (frnd) 0
145 death (frnd) 0
146 wedd anniv (frnd) 0
148 godparent (frnd) 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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