Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variableb_event3
Label3rd mentioned important event of year
Responses
-9 missing 0
-8 inapplicable 0
-7 proxy 3882
-2 refused 0
-1 don't know 43390
1 ill health/concern about health 425
2 hospitalisation/operation 177
3 accident (involving injury) 84
4 health tests (positive & negative) 123
5 loss of mobility/house-bound 28
6 recovery/continuing good health 184
9 health (not elsewhere classified) 129
10 caring responsibilities - not childcare (i.e. who is cared f 56
11 babysitting (ie who is the sitter?) 10
12 starting/in school 86
13 leaving school 10
14 starting/in further education (incl. sixth form) 86
15 leaving further education 18
16 studying for/passing educational/vocational qualifications/a 242
17 travel related to study 4
19 education (not elsewhere classified) 145
20 change of job (incl. hours, status)/starting own business 258
21 planned/possible change of job 19
22 getting job (following economic inactivity) 191
23 work-related training (incl. apprenticeship/hgv licence/work 39
24 redundancy/unemployment (threat of or actual) 162
25 retirement 35
26 travel related to work (who travels?) 20
27 work-related problems (recession and/or personal - whose job 133
29 jobs/careers (not elsewhere classified) 195
30 vacation/travel (not elsewhere classified) 572
31 leisure activities 316
32 learning to drive/passing test (not hgv) 72
33 political participation/voluntary work (inc committee work) 47
34 reference to national/world events (who is concerned by even 91
35 began friendship (incl. girl/boy friend) 101
36 end friendship (incl. girl/boy friend) 32
37 spending time with/visiting friends (coded as holiday as app 43
38 problems with neighbours (who has the problem?) 8
39 non-family relationship (not elsewhere classified) 52
40 pregnancy/birth (identity of parent?) 327
41 cohabitation 55
42 engagements/weddings 215
43 separation/divorce/end of cohabitation 55
44 leaving parental home 44
45 death (who died?) 400
46 wedding anniversaries 58
47 birthday celebrations 135
48 becoming godparent 4
50 spending time/visits with relatives (not within household) 196
51 day-to-day family life 77
52 family problems (person causing problems?) 50
53 domestic incident (eg fire/burst pipes, etc) 11
54 pets/animals (pet coded) 74
59 family event/family reference (not elsewhere classified) 254
60 money problems/drop in income/debt 89
61 forced move (repossession/eviction (residential move not inc 1
62 improved financial situation 52
63 received money (inheritance/compensation/pools) 17
69 financial other (not elsewhere classified) 93
70 bought/buying vehicle (car, caravan, etc) 109
71 bought/buying / building house 56
72 household repairs/improvements/appliances 120
73 won prize (not cash)/award 29
74 received present (from whom ?) 9
79 other purchases (not elsewhere classified) 23
80 moved in past year 210
81 future intention to move 53
82 move into residential home (nursing/retirement, etc) 15
83 move into respondent's household (who is moving in?) 30
90 victim of crime (burglary ,etc) 27
91 committed crime/in trouble with police 7
92 joined/changed religion 16
93 other religious reference (not confirmation/baptism of child 26
94 plan not fulfilled/something that didn't happen (eg didn't h 52
95 civil court action/battles with bureaucracy 33
96 other occurrence (not elsewhere classified) given low priori 109
97 nothing happened 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013