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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

International Passenger Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariablePurpose
LabelMain purpose for visit code
Responses
10 Holiday/pleasure 8565
11 Visit family (priority) 5514
12 Visit friends 964
13 Getting married 20
14 Play amateur sport 651
15 Watch sport 224
16 Personal shopping 109
17 Cruise 0-2 nights ashore - UK 33
18 Cruise 0-2 nights ashore - For 49
20 Business; Work 4347
21 Visit trade fair 2
22 Conference 20+ people 2
23 Definite job to go to 80
24 International commuter 34
25 Looking for work 33
26 Au Pair 4
27 Working holiday 3
40 Other formal study (check residence and definition) 44
41 Medical treatment 45
42 Higher or postgraduate degree 24
43 Joining 1
44 Accompany 40
45 OTHER 250
46 Religious pilgrimage 0
47 University degree or diploma 0
48 First or foundation degree 23
49 English language courses (not degree level) 19
50 Asylum seeker 0
51 Emigrating/Immigrating 0
52 Returning home to live 1
55 Other course below degree level & above secondary education 7
56 Secondary education 11
70 Overnight transit 209
71 Same day transit 546
80 Military or embassy (serving on duty) 52
81 Merchant navy (joining or leaving ship) 32
82 Airline crew (positioning) 17
83 Unacc schoolchild (16 or under, school to parents) 4
84 Embassy (serving on duty) 19
97 Coding query 0
Sysmiss 39361
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationInternational Passenger Survey, 2015
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