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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variableb_housing
Labelmoved for housing reasons
Responses
-9 missing 0
-8 inapplicable 49427
-7 proxy 3882
-2 refused 0
-1 don't know 0
1 wanted somewhere bigger 385
2 wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper 125
3 to form own household 131
4 to buy somewhere 79
5 health reasons (damp,unhealthy) 47
6 wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat 30
7 need care in sheltered accomm/nursing home 5
8 disliked previous house/flat 43
9 wanted better accommodation 112
10 wanted more privacy/space 35
11 wanted a change 35
12 evicted 60
13 council offered new accommodation 40
14 none of the above/other reason 161
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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