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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variablea_event2
Label2nd mentioned important event of year
Responses
-9 missing or wild 47279
-8 inapplicable 0
-7 proxy 0
-1 don't know 0
1 illhealth/concern 202
2 in hospital 136
3 accident 29
4 health tests 55
5 less mobility 9
6 recovery/good health 88
9 health nec 35
10 caring duties 16
11 babysitting 7
12 start/in school 34
13 leaving school 14
14 start/in fe 64
15 leaving fe 17
16 study course/skills nec 155
17 travel re study 6
19 education nec 77
20 change job/status/hrs 145
21 plan job change 9
22 get job after none 89
23 work-reltd traing 12
24 lost job (or risk) 67
25 retirement 37
26 travel re work 13
27 work rltd probs 28
28 1
29 jobs nec 67
30 vacation/travel nec 266
31 leisure actvties 114
32 learning to drive 28
33 politcl/vol work 23
34 nat/world events 50
35 begin friendship 23
36 end friendship 6
37 time with friends 17
38 neighbour probs 4
39 non-fam relatns nec 13
40 birth (fam) 212
41 cohabitn (fam) 22
42 wedding (fam) 168
43 divorce (fam) 41
44 leave parentl home 13
45 death (fam) 213
46 wedd anniv (fam) 49
47 bday celebs (fam) 145
48 godparent (fam) 2
50 visit with relatvs 98
51 family life 24
52 family probs 36
53 domestic accident 5
54 pet/animal ref 28
59 family ref nec 140
60 money problems 38
61 forced move 5
62 improved finances 17
63 received money 6
69 financial nec 34
70 bought vehicle 34
71 bought/built house 24
72 home repairs/appliances 43
73 won prize/award 28
74 received present 4
79 other purchases 9
80 moved home 147
81 intending move 13
82 move to resid. home 12
83 move in r's home 14
90 victim crime 21
91 trouble with police 5
92 joined religion 25
93 othr religious ref 23
94 plan not fulfilled 7
95 23
96 other occurence nec 27
97 nothing happened 4
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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