Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

International Passenger Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablepurp
LabelMain purpose for visit
Responses
1 Holiday/pleasure 14450
2 Cruise 0-2 nights ashore 146
3 Business; Work 4953
5 Formal course (check residence and definition) 151
7 Looking for work 13
8 Au Pair 3
9 OTHER 49032
19 Personal shopping 104
31 Visit trade fair 0
32 Conference 20+ people 0
40 University degree or diploma 0
44 Accompany / join 35
50 Unresolved Coding Query 0
55 Medical treatment 58
60 Olympics participate 0
61 Visit family (priority) 5660
62 Visit friends 1242
63 Olympics Work 0
64 Olympics Watch 0
66 Getting married 34
89 Overnight transit 366
90 Same day transit 929
92 Definite job to go to 90
93 Military or embassy (serving on duty) 63
94 Merchant navy (joining or leaving ship) 25
95 Airline crew (positioning) 16
96 Unacc schoolchild (16 or under, school to parents) 4
97 Immigrating/Emigrating 0
Sysmiss 2677
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationInternational Passenger Survey, 2012