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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableMREASSPR
Label(VERA) Main reason for doing activity
Question text And which of these was your main reason? To keep fit (not just to lose weight, To lose weight, To take children, To meet with friends, To train/take part in a competition, To improve my performance, Just enjoy it, To help with my injury or disability, Part of my voluntary work, To walk the dog, For health reasons/to improve health, Other (RECORD AT NEXT QUESTION)?
Responses
1 To keep fit (not just to lose weight) 326
2 To lose weight 59
3 To take children 40
4 To meet with friends 42
5 To train/ take part in a competition 18
6 To improve my performance 20
7 Just enjoy it 235
8 To help with my injury or disability 14
9 Part of my voluntary work 4
10 To walk the dog 29
11 For health reasons / to improve health 112
12 Other (RECORD AT NEXT QUESTION) 8
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 3190
-1 Item not applicable 1203
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2017
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD E7.
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2017.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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