Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variableb_event4
Label4th mentioned important event of year
Responses
-9 missing 0
-8 inapplicable 0
-7 proxy 3882
-2 refused 0
-1 don't know 48412
1 ill health/concern about health 147
2 hospitalisation/operation 59
3 accident (involving injury) 27
4 health tests (positive & negative) 43
5 loss of mobility/house-bound 7
6 recovery/continuing good health 62
9 health (not elsewhere classified) 52
10 caring responsibilities - not childcare (i.e. who is cared f 15
11 babysitting (ie who is the sitter?) 4
12 starting/in school 35
13 leaving school 2
14 starting/in further education (incl. sixth form) 29
15 leaving further education 5
16 studying for/passing educational/vocational qualifications/a 71
17 travel related to study 2
19 education (not elsewhere classified) 43
20 change of job (incl. hours, status)/starting own business 81
21 planned/possible change of job 6
22 getting job (following economic inactivity) 54
23 work-related training (incl. apprenticeship/hgv licence/work 7
24 redundancy/unemployment (threat of or actual) 54
25 retirement 10
26 travel related to work (who travels?) 11
27 work-related problems (recession and/or personal - whose job 42
29 jobs/careers (not elsewhere classified) 63
30 vacation/travel (not elsewhere classified) 157
31 leisure activities 95
32 learning to drive/passing test (not hgv) 28
33 political participation/voluntary work (inc committee work) 25
34 reference to national/world events (who is concerned by even 35
35 began friendship (incl. girl/boy friend) 31
36 end friendship (incl. girl/boy friend) 6
37 spending time with/visiting friends (coded as holiday as app 11
38 problems with neighbours (who has the problem?) 3
39 non-family relationship (not elsewhere classified) 21
40 pregnancy/birth (identity of parent?) 96
41 cohabitation 13
42 engagements/weddings 68
43 separation/divorce/end of cohabitation 17
44 leaving parental home 10
45 death (who died?) 124
46 wedding anniversaries 15
47 birthday celebrations 48
48 becoming godparent 1
50 spending time/visits with relatives (not within household) 64
51 day-to-day family life 30
52 family problems (person causing problems?) 15
53 domestic incident (eg fire/burst pipes, etc) 3
54 pets/animals (pet coded) 22
59 family event/family reference (not elsewhere classified) 83
60 money problems/drop in income/debt 40
61 forced move (repossession/eviction (residential move not inc 0
62 improved financial situation 9
63 received money (inheritance/compensation/pools) 1
69 financial other (not elsewhere classified) 31
70 bought/buying vehicle (car, caravan, etc) 27
71 bought/buying / building house 14
72 household repairs/improvements/appliances 36
73 won prize (not cash)/award 6
74 received present (from whom ?) 5
79 other purchases (not elsewhere classified) 9
80 moved in past year 50
81 future intention to move 13
82 move into residential home (nursing/retirement, etc) 6
83 move into respondent's household (who is moving in?) 12
90 victim of crime (burglary ,etc) 11
91 committed crime/in trouble with police 4
92 joined/changed religion 7
93 other religious reference (not confirmation/baptism of child 13
94 plan not fulfilled/something that didn't happen (eg didn't h 20
95 civil court action/battles with bureaucracy 11
96 other occurrence (not elsewhere classified) given low priori 26
97 nothing happened 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013