4th mentioned important event of year
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 7083) and Secure Access (SN 7332) datasets.
Datafile
Question asked in the latest wave:
importantevents_ip4.impevents
Question label:
Final verbatim
Question text:
We've asked you a lot of questions but we also want to know what has happened in your own life that has been especially important to you. Can you please tell me anything that has happened to you, or your family, over the past year that has stood out as important?
Question interviewer instructions:
PROBE: THIS MIGHT BE THINGS YOU’VE DONE, OR THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN OF INTEREST OR CONCERN, JUST WHATEVER COMES TO MIND AS IMPORTANT TO YOU WRITE IN VERBATIM
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| don't know | -1 | 2261 | 94.8% |
| ill health/concern about health | 1 | 7 | 0.29% |
| hospitalisation/operation | 2 | 2 | 0.08% |
| accident (involving injury) | 3 | 2 | 0.08% |
| health tests (positive & negative) | 4 | 3 | 0.13% |
| recovery/continuing good health | 6 | 4 | 0.17% |
| health (not elsewhere classified) | 9 | 1 | 0.04% |
| caring responsibilities - not childcare (i.e. who is cared for?) | 10 | 1 | 0.04% |
| starting/in school | 12 | 4 | 0.17% |
| starting/in further education (incl. sixth form) | 14 | 1 | 0.04% |
| studying for/passing educational/vocational qualifications/acquiring skills training (not elsewhere classified) | 16 | 9 | 0.38% |
| travel related to study | 17 | 1 | 0.04% |
| education (not elsewhere classified) | 19 | 2 | 0.08% |
| change of job (incl. hours, status)/starting own business | 20 | 4 | 0.17% |
| getting job (following economic inactivity) | 22 | 2 | 0.08% |
| retirement | 25 | 2 | 0.08% |
| work-related problems (recession and/or personal - whose job?) | 27 | 2 | 0.08% |
| jobs/careers (not elsewhere classified) | 29 | 7 | 0.29% |
| vacation/travel (not elsewhere classified) | 30 | 11 | 0.46% |
| leisure activities | 31 | 4 | 0.17% |
| learning to drive/passing test (not hgv) | 32 | 2 | 0.08% |
| political participation/voluntary work (inc committee work) | 33 | 1 | 0.04% |
| reference to national/world events (who is concerned by event?) | 34 | 1 | 0.04% |
| end friendship (incl. girl/boy friend) | 36 | 1 | 0.04% |
| spending time with/visiting friends (coded as holiday as appropriate) | 37 | 1 | 0.04% |
| problems with neighbours (who has the problem?) | 38 | 1 | 0.04% |
| non-family relationship (not elsewhere classified) | 39 | 1 | 0.04% |
| pregnancy/birth (identity of parent?) | 40 | 6 | 0.25% |
| engagements/weddings | 42 | 2 | 0.08% |
| death (who died?) | 45 | 6 | 0.25% |
| birthday celebrations | 47 | 6 | 0.25% |
| spending time/visits with relatives (not within household) | 50 | 1 | 0.04% |
| day-to-day family life | 51 | 4 | 0.17% |
| family problems (person causing problems?) | 52 | 2 | 0.08% |
| pets/animals (pet coded) | 54 | 1 | 0.04% |
| family event/family reference (not elsewhere classified) | 59 | 4 | 0.17% |
| money problems/drop in income/debt | 60 | 2 | 0.08% |
| improved financial situation | 62 | 1 | 0.04% |
| financial other (not elsewhere classified) | 69 | 1 | 0.04% |
| bought/buying vehicle (car, caravan, etc) | 70 | 4 | 0.17% |
| bought/buying / building house | 71 | 1 | 0.04% |
| household repairs/improvements/appliances | 72 | 1 | 0.04% |
| moved in past year | 80 | 1 | 0.04% |
| move into respondent's household (who is moving in?) | 83 | 1 | 0.04% |
| joined/changed religion | 92 | 1 | 0.04% |
| plan not fulfilled/something that didn't happen (eg didn't have a holiday) | 94 | 1 | 0.04% |
| other occurrence (not elsewhere classified) given low priority | 96 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.4 | 2261 | 1.0 | 96.0 | 22.1 | 124 |
