Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variableb_event1
Label1st mentioned important event of year
Responses
-9 missing 9
-8 inapplicable 0
-7 proxy 3882
-2 refused 0
-1 don't know 1304
1 ill health/concern about health 2881
2 hospitalisation/operation 1272
3 accident (involving injury) 626
4 health tests (positive & negative) 675
5 loss of mobility/house-bound 63
6 recovery/continuing good health 560
9 health (not elsewhere classified) 574
10 caring responsibilities - not childcare (i.e. who is cared f 144
11 babysitting (ie who is the sitter?) 41
12 starting/in school 349
13 leaving school 123
14 starting/in further education (incl. sixth form) 528
15 leaving further education 171
16 studying for/passing educational/vocational qualifications/a 1801
17 travel related to study 18
19 education (not elsewhere classified) 626
20 change of job (incl. hours, status)/starting own business 1613
21 planned/possible change of job 56
22 getting job (following economic inactivity) 887
23 work-related training (incl. apprenticeship/hgv licence/work 217
24 redundancy/unemployment (threat of or actual) 997
25 retirement 419
26 travel related to work (who travels?) 87
27 work-related problems (recession and/or personal - whose job 400
29 jobs/careers (not elsewhere classified) 763
30 vacation/travel (not elsewhere classified) 2239
31 leisure activities 1103
32 learning to drive/passing test (not hgv) 282
33 political participation/voluntary work (inc committee work) 252
34 reference to national/world events (who is concerned by even 501
35 began friendship (incl. girl/boy friend) 438
36 end friendship (incl. girl/boy friend) 119
37 spending time with/visiting friends (coded as holiday as app 67
38 problems with neighbours (who has the problem?) 46
39 non-family relationship (not elsewhere classified) 102
40 pregnancy/birth (identity of parent?) 4386
41 cohabitation 193
42 engagements/weddings 2055
43 separation/divorce/end of cohabitation 542
44 leaving parental home 254
45 death (who died?) 3042
46 wedding anniversaries 312
47 birthday celebrations 628
48 becoming godparent 23
50 spending time/visits with relatives (not within household) 456
51 day-to-day family life 294
52 family problems (person causing problems?) 165
53 domestic incident (eg fire/burst pipes, etc) 76
54 pets/animals (pet coded) 177
59 family event/family reference (not elsewhere classified) 675
60 money problems/drop in income/debt 297
61 forced move (repossession/eviction (residential move not inc 14
62 improved financial situation 109
63 received money (inheritance/compensation/pools) 80
69 financial other (not elsewhere classified) 266
70 bought/buying vehicle (car, caravan, etc) 218
71 bought/buying / building house 317
72 household repairs/improvements/appliances 432
73 won prize (not cash)/award 152
74 received present (from whom ?) 14
79 other purchases (not elsewhere classified) 61
80 moved in past year 1472
81 future intention to move 125
82 move into residential home (nursing/retirement, etc) 111
83 move into respondent's household (who is moving in?) 126
90 victim of crime (burglary ,etc) 174
91 committed crime/in trouble with police 50
92 joined/changed religion 69
93 other religious reference (not confirmation/baptism of child 122
94 plan not fulfilled/something that didn't happen (eg didn't h 143
95 civil court action/battles with bureaucracy 123
96 other occurrence (not elsewhere classified) given low priori 527
97 nothing happened 10082
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013