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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2010-2011

Variable Details

Variablelibnot01
LabelCould you please tell me the reasons why you do not use the Public Library Service (last 12 months)? 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?
Responses
1 Cannot read/write english / langauge barriers 41
2 Poor eyesight/ blind 35
3 Difficult to find the time 249
4 Costs too much 1
5 Feel uncomfortable or out of place 8
6 Never occurred to me 117
7 Not really interested 447
8 Wouldn’t enjoy it 35
9 No need to go 330
10 Health isn’t good enough 67
11 Lack of transport/Can’t easily get to it 14
12 Not enough information on what is available 7
13 Fines/charges are too high 2
14 Poor book stock 11
15 Buy or get bought all the books I need 495
16 No tradition of use 155
17 Inconvenient locations 25
18 Inconvenient opening hours 10
19 Use other sources of information 269
20 Don’t Know 40
21 Other 51
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 2825
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2010-2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 15
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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