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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2009-2010

Variable Details

Variablelibnot01
LabelReason why not used the Public Library Service? 01
Question text Could you please tell me the reasons why you do not use/you have not used the Public Library Service in the past 12 months? Response 1
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Cannot read/write english / langauge bar 39
2 Poor eyesight/eyesight 50
3 Difficult to find the time 225
4 Costs too much 1
5 Feel uncomfortable or out of place 12
6 Never occurred to me 140
7 Not really interested 543
8 Wouldn’t enjoy it 32
9 No need to go 333
10 Health isn’t good enough 46
11 Lack of transport/Can’t easily get to it 9
12 Not enough information on what is availa 4
13 Fines/charges are too high 5
14 Poor book stock 15
15 Buy or get bought all the books I need 436
16 No tradition of use 189
17 Inconvenient locations 29
18 Inconvenient opening hours 12
19 Use other sources of information 283
20 Don’t Know 111
21 Other 44
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 2812
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2009-2010
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 14
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of 4,500 addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services AgencyGÇÖs (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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