Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2012-2013; Adult and Child Data

Variable Details

Variablellessm
LabelWhat is the main reason why you've used library services less often since your last interview?
Responses
-2 Refused 0
-1 Don't Know 11
1 You moved house 9
2 You had significantly more disposable income 2
3 You had significantly less disposable income 1
4 Significant increase in financial commitments such as househ 0
5 Major financial crisis, like losing the equivalent of 3 mont 1
6 You left school or university 19
7 Your work demands increased 33
8 You [or your partner] changed jobs 4
9 You [or your partner] lost your [their] job 0
10 You [or your partner] retired 0
11 You got a pet 1
12 Your pet died / became ill 2
13 You started a new relationship 0
14 You moved in with your partner 0
15 You got engaged or married 1
16 You had your first child 2
17 You had another child 8
18 Your child/ren started school 22
19 Your child/ren left home 0
20 Serious illness or injury 16
21 Someone in your immediate family became seriously ill 10
22 You have taken on additional caring responsibilities for a f 4
23 Separation from your partner due to divorce, marital difficu 0
24 Death of a spouse 1
25 Death of a close family member 3
26 Death of a close friend 2
27 I had less free time 140
28 Childcare responsibilities took priority over it 36
29 There were other things I preferred to do in my leisure time 66
30 Everyone I used to go with had stopped going 9
31 I felt out of place 2
32 Once I stopped going, it was easier not to go again 12
33 I developed health problems or a disability 31
34 It was difficult to get to via the transport options availab 12
35 The facilities got worse 11
36 The library closed down 16
37 It became inconvenient as the opening hours changed/library 16
38 I had trouble accessing the place where it was held 6
39 The service became unsatisfactory 9
40 I started to buy books / get books from elsewhere 136
41 I now read E Books (eg. Kindle, iBooks, Kobo) so don.t need 76
42 They stopped stocking the books I like 11
43 I'm using the internet more to access information 41
44 No particular reason/coincidence 12
45 I've had no need to go this year 25
46 Other reason 55
99 No answer 43
-7 Not asked in fresh sample questionnaire 4812
-5 Not in questionnaire at this time 160
-4 Excluded due to questionnaire error 1
-3 Excluded from filter 3948
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationTaking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2012-2013; Adult and Child Data