Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2014-2015; Adult and Child Data

Variable Details

VariableAPLESSM
LabelWhat is the main reason why you've spent less time doing these kinds of activities since your last interview?
Responses
-2 Refused 0
-1 Don't know 25
1 You moved house 5
2 You had significantly less disposable income 1
3 You had significantly less disposable income 16
4 Significant increase in financial commitments such as househ 5
5 Major financial crisis, like losing the equivalent of 3 mont 1
6 You left school or university 5
7 Your work demands increased 45
8 You [or your partner] changed jobs 5
9 You [or your partner] lost your [their] job 1
10 You [or your partner] retired 1
11 You got a pet 2
12 Your pet died or became ill 2
13 You started a new relationship 3
14 You moved in with your partner 1
15 You got engaged or married 0
16 You had your first child 3
17 You had another child 9
18 Your child(ren) started school 2
19 Your child(ren) left home 1
20 Serious illness or injury 40
21 Someone in your immediate family became seriously ill 17
22 You have taken on additional caring responsibilities for a f 10
23 Separation from your partner due to divorce, marital difficu 1
24 Death of a spouse 0
25 Death of a close family member 9
26 Death of a close friend 1
27 I had less free time 196
28 Childcare responsibilities took priority over it 39
29 There were other things I preferred to do in my leisure time 85
30 I didn’t get on with people who did it 0
31 Everyone I used to do it with had given up 20
32 I stopped enjoying or didn’t enjoy the activity 13
33 It was or became too difficult 11
34 I felt out of place 0
35 Once I stopped doing it, it was easier not to do it again 4
36 I developed health problems or a disability 63
37 I didn’t feel I was good enough 2
38 Once I was out of practice, it was too hard to get back into 3
39 It became too expensive 22
40 It changed to an inconvenient time 1
41 It was difficult to get to via the transport options availab 5
42 The facilities got worse 0
43 The venue closed down 2
44 I had trouble accessing the place or building 2
45 No particular reason or coincidence 19
46 Other reason 41
47 The weather 0
99 No answer 0
-7 Not asked in fresh sample questionnaire 4827
-3 Excluded from filter 4251
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationTaking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2014-2015; Adult and Child Data