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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
acc1to161 i don't want to participate in sports and leisure activities
  1. indresp
  1. 2
acc1to1610 public transport is infrequent or unreliable
  1. indresp
  1. 2
agead1 1st advantage/disadvantage being R's age
  1. indresp
  1. BH11
  2. BH16
agead2 2nd advantage/disadvantage being R's age
  1. indresp
  1. BH11
  2. BH16
agead3 3rd advantage/disadvantage being R's age
  1. indresp
  1. BH11
  2. BH16
agead4 4th advantage/disadvantage being R's age
  1. indresp
  1. BH11
  2. BH16
ageadv Being R's age mostly advantage/disadvantage
  1. indresp
  1. BH11
  2. BH16
ageret At what age do you expect to retire?
  1. indresp
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. 6
  6. 7
  7. 8
  8. 9
  9. 10
  10. 11
  11. BH11
  12. BH16
agexrt Age respondent retired
  1. indresp
  1. BH11
  2. BH16
ahvwell Importance of doing well in quals
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 7
  6. 8
  7. 9
  8. 10
  9. 11
  10. 12
  11. 13
  12. 14
apvocimp Importance of Apprenticeship/Vocational
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. 9
  5. 11
  6. 13
argf How often quarrel with your father?
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. 9
  5. 11
  6. 13
argm How often quarrel with your mother?
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. 9
  5. 11
  6. 13
britid importance of being british
  1. indresp
  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 6
carbuy1 Important car features: Comfort
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 10
carbuy10 Important car features: Safety
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 10
carbuy11 Important car features: Speed/performance
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 10
carbuy12 Important car features: Features - SAT-NAV, CD player, music system, power steer
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 10
carbuy2 Important car features: Costs - purchase/running/resale value/tax/insurance
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 10
carbuy3 Important car features: Small engine
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 10
carbuy4 Important car features: Large engine
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 10
carbuy5 Important car features: Environmentally friendly/low CO2 emissions
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 10
carbuy6 Important car features: Electric car/van - one that's plugged directly into an e
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 10
carbuy7 Important car features: Style/design/image of brand/model
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 10
carbuy8 Important car features: Interior space/functionality/boot size
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 10
carbuy9 Important car features: Reliability
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 10
carbuy97 Important car features: Other things
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 10
carclub willingness to use car club
  1. indresp
  1. 2
carshare willingness to use car share scheme
  1. indresp
  1. 2
casch Misses school to care for someone
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 10
  5. 11
  6. 12
  7. 13
  8. 14
charam Amount given to charity last 12 months
  1. indresp
  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 8
  5. 10
  6. 14
charfreq Frequency donated to charity
  1. indresp
  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 8
  5. 10
  6. 14

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