| -2 |
Refused |
0 |
| -1 |
Don't know |
15 |
| 1 |
You moved house |
9 |
| 2 |
You had significantly more disposable income |
0 |
| 3 |
You had significantly less disposable income |
2 |
| 4 |
Significant increase in financial commitments such as househ |
1 |
| 5 |
Major financial crisis, like losing the equivalent of 3 mont |
0 |
| 6 |
You left school or university |
8 |
| 7 |
Your work demands increased |
32 |
| 8 |
You [or your partner] changed jobs |
1 |
| 9 |
You [or your partner] lost your [their] job |
0 |
| 10 |
You [or your partner] retired |
1 |
| 11 |
You got a pet |
0 |
| 12 |
Your pet died or became ill |
0 |
| 13 |
You started a new relationship |
2 |
| 14 |
You moved in with your partner |
0 |
| 15 |
You got engaged or married |
0 |
| 16 |
You had your first child |
3 |
| 17 |
You had another child |
3 |
| 18 |
Your child(ren) started school |
6 |
| 19 |
Your child(ren) left home |
1 |
| 20 |
Serious illness or injury |
31 |
| 21 |
Someone in your immediate family became seriously ill |
7 |
| 22 |
You have taken on additional caring responsibilities for a f |
5 |
| 23 |
Separation from your partner due to divorce, marital difficu |
1 |
| 24 |
Death of a spouse |
2 |
| 25 |
Death of a close family member |
1 |
| 26 |
Death of a close friend |
0 |
| 27 |
I had less free time |
136 |
| 28 |
Childcare responsibilities took priority over it |
15 |
| 29 |
There were other things I preferred to do in my leisure time |
46 |
| 30 |
Everyone I used to go with had stopped going |
18 |
| 31 |
I felt out of place |
2 |
| 32 |
Once I stopped going it was easier not to go again |
11 |
| 33 |
I developed health problems or a disability |
31 |
| 34 |
It was difficult to get to via the transport options availab |
11 |
| 35 |
The facilities got worse |
16 |
| 36 |
The library closed down |
29 |
| 37 |
It became inconvenient as the opening hours changed or the l |
15 |
| 38 |
I had trouble accessing the place where it was held |
3 |
| 39 |
The service became unsatisfactory |
10 |
| 40 |
I started to buy books / get books from elsewhere |
111 |
| 41 |
I now read e-books so I don’t need to use the library anymor |
89 |
| 42 |
They stopped stocking the books I like |
6 |
| 43 |
I am using the internet more to access information |
18 |
| 44 |
No particular reason or coincidence |
21 |
| 45 |
I have had no need to go this year |
32 |
| 46 |
Other reason |
68 |
| 98 |
Main reason unknown |
0 |
| 99 |
No answer |
0 |
| -7 |
Not asked in fresh sample questionnaire |
4827 |
| -3 |
Excluded from filter |
4171 |
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