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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2010-2011

Variable Details

Variablelibnot02
LabelCould you please tell me the reasons why you do not use the Public Library Service (last 12 months)? 02
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 2
2 Poor eyesight/ blind 9
3 Difficult to find the time 29
4 Costs too much 0
5 Feel uncomfortable or out of place 7
6 Never occurred to me 53
7 Not really interested 123
8 Wouldn’t enjoy it 46
9 No need to go 147
10 Health isn’t good enough 27
11 Lack of transport/Can’t easily get to it 18
12 Not enough information on what is available 6
13 Fines/charges are too high 0
14 Poor book stock 12
15 Buy or get bought all the books I need 157
16 No tradition of use 92
17 Inconvenient locations 17
18 Inconvenient opening hours 4
19 Use other sources of information 153
20 Don’t Know 7
21 Other 18
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 4307
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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