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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

Variableint2_c5swim
LabelBest description of swimming ability (5-10s)
Responses
-2 Refused 0
-1 Dont know 1
1 Cannot swim and scared of going into the water 16
2 Cannot swim but happy to go into the water with floats? armb 85
3 Can swim with the aid of floats? armbands 130
4 Can swim up to 25m or one-length of a standard swimming poo 246
5 Can swim continuously for between 26m and 250m between one 124
6 Can swim continuously for more than 250m 10 lengths of a st 50
-8 Not asked in 11-15 interview 0
-7 Not asked in 5-10 interview 0
-6 Not in longitudinal questionnaire 0
-5 Not in questionnaire at this time 199
-4 Excluded due to questionnaire error 0
-3 Excluded from filter 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationTaking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2014-2015; Adult and Child Data
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