This site uses cookies

Some of these cookies are essential, while others help us to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used.

For more detailed information please check our Cookie notice.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality. This website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookies that measure website use

If you provide permission, we will use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on our understanding of user needs. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about how you got to the site, the pages you visit, how long you spend on each page and what you click on while you're visiting the site.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

VariableLIBNOT01
LabelReason(s) not used library service 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? What would encourage you to use the Public Library Service (more often)?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Cannot read/write english / language barriers 43
2 Poor eyesight/eyesight 34
3 Difficult to find the time 213
4 Costs too much 2
5 Feel uncomfortable or out of place 15
6 Never occurred to me 191
7 Not really interested 430
8 Wouldn’t enjoy it 17
9 No need to go 397
10 Health isn’t good enough 75
11 Lack of transport/Can’t easily get to it 25
12 Not enough information on what is available 2
13 Fines/charges are too high 1
14 Poor book stock 10
15 Buy or get bought all the books I need 457
16 No tradition of use 175
17 Inconvenient locations 20
18 Inconvenient opening hours 9
19 Use other sources of information 344
20 Other 19
21 Dont know 23
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 1123
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2012-2013
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD (LIBRARY NOT USE)
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Private households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services Agency’s (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
UKRI logo

Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.

© 2024 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.