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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

International Passenger Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablepurp
LabelMain purpose for visit
Responses
1 Holiday/pleasure 15949
2 Cruise 0-2 nights ashore 188
3 Business; Work 3869
5 Formal course (check residence and definition) 356
7 Looking for work 26
8 Au Pair 5
9 OTHER 51980
19 Personal shopping 96
31 Visit trade fair 0
32 Conference 20+ people 0
40 University degree or diploma 0
44 Accompany / join 64
50 Unresolved Coding Query 0
55 Medical treatment 39
60 Olympics participate 125
61 Visit family (priority) 5809
62 Visit friends 1155
63 Olympics Work 138
64 Olympics Watch 513
66 Getting married 37
89 Overnight transit 380
90 Same day transit 957
92 Definite job to go to 99
93 Military or embassy (serving on duty) 51
94 Merchant navy (joining or leaving ship) 38
95 Airline crew (positioning) 15
96 Unacc schoolchild (16 or under, school to parents) 4
97 Immigrating/Emigrating 0
Sysmiss 2675
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationInternational Passenger Survey, 2012
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