Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variableb_event2
Label2nd mentioned important event of year
Responses
-9 missing 2
-8 inapplicable 0
-7 proxy 3882
-2 refused 0
-1 don't know 31366
1 ill health/concern about health 1188
2 hospitalisation/operation 621
3 accident (involving injury) 269
4 health tests (positive & negative) 268
5 loss of mobility/house-bound 156
6 recovery/continuing good health 483
9 health (not elsewhere classified) 353
10 caring responsibilities - not childcare (i.e. who is cared f 139
11 babysitting (ie who is the sitter?) 46
12 starting/in school 238
13 leaving school 41
14 starting/in further education (incl. sixth form) 265
15 leaving further education 67
16 studying for/passing educational/vocational qualifications/a 701
17 travel related to study 10
19 education (not elsewhere classified) 344
20 change of job (incl. hours, status)/starting own business 700
21 planned/possible change of job 51
22 getting job (following economic inactivity) 510
23 work-related training (incl. apprenticeship/hgv licence/work 119
24 redundancy/unemployment (threat of or actual) 439
25 retirement 107
26 travel related to work (who travels?) 78
27 work-related problems (recession and/or personal - whose job 248
29 jobs/careers (not elsewhere classified) 484
30 vacation/travel (not elsewhere classified) 1322
31 leisure activities 694
32 learning to drive/passing test (not hgv) 163
33 political participation/voluntary work (inc committee work) 129
34 reference to national/world events (who is concerned by even 219
35 began friendship (incl. girl/boy friend) 228
36 end friendship (incl. girl/boy friend) 61
37 spending time with/visiting friends (coded as holiday as app 90
38 problems with neighbours (who has the problem?) 17
39 non-family relationship (not elsewhere classified) 101
40 pregnancy/birth (identity of parent?) 1064
41 cohabitation 132
42 engagements/weddings 634
43 separation/divorce/end of cohabitation 173
44 leaving parental home 126
45 death (who died?) 1048
46 wedding anniversaries 115
47 birthday celebrations 326
48 becoming godparent 15
50 spending time/visits with relatives (not within household) 460
51 day-to-day family life 246
52 family problems (person causing problems?) 155
53 domestic incident (eg fire/burst pipes, etc) 30
54 pets/animals (pet coded) 139
59 family event/family reference (not elsewhere classified) 586
60 money problems/drop in income/debt 323
61 forced move (repossession/eviction (residential move not inc 4
62 improved financial situation 121
63 received money (inheritance/compensation/pools) 52
69 financial other (not elsewhere classified) 255
70 bought/buying vehicle (car, caravan, etc) 186
71 bought/buying / building house 180
72 household repairs/improvements/appliances 271
73 won prize (not cash)/award 98
74 received present (from whom ?) 16
79 other purchases (not elsewhere classified) 51
80 moved in past year 654
81 future intention to move 112
82 move into residential home (nursing/retirement, etc) 63
83 move into respondent's household (who is moving in?) 81
90 victim of crime (burglary ,etc) 95
91 committed crime/in trouble with police 20
92 joined/changed religion 26
93 other religious reference (not confirmation/baptism of child 85
94 plan not fulfilled/something that didn't happen (eg didn't h 155
95 civil court action/battles with bureaucracy 77
96 other occurrence (not elsewhere classified) given low priori 224
97 nothing happened 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013