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Mainstage Variable

event1

1st mentioned important event of year

Datafile

Index terms

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
proxy-738588.6%
refusal-23890.87%
don't know-113232.95%
ill health/concern about health120904.66%
hospitalisation/operation28851.97%
accident (involving injury)35051.13%
health tests (positive & negative)48271.84%
loss of mobility/house-bound5510.11%
recovery/continuing good health62740.61%
health (not elsewhere classified)97731.72%
caring responsibilities - not childcare (i.e. who is cared for?)101040.23%
babysitting (ie who is the sitter?)11280.06%
starting/in school122610.58%
leaving school13830.19%
starting/in further education (incl. sixth form)146941.55%
leaving further education152380.53%
studying for/passing educational/vocational qualifications/acquiring skills training (not elsewhere classified)1611622.59%
travel related to study17140.03%
education (not elsewhere classified)192730.61%
change of job (incl. hours, status)/starting own business2020354.54%
planned/possible change of job21610.14%
getting job (following economic inactivity)222490.56%
work-related training (incl. apprenticeship/hgv licence/work experience)231310.29%
redundancy/unemployment (threat of or actual)245291.18%
retirement253340.74%
travel related to work (who travels?)26700.16%
work-related problems (recession and/or personal - whose job?)273300.74%
jobs/careers (not elsewhere classified)296001.34%
vacation/travel (not elsewhere classified)3016483.68%
leisure activities314440.99%
learning to drive/passing test (not hgv)321850.41%
political participation/voluntary work (inc committee work)331830.41%
reference to national/world events (who is concerned by event?)343150.7%
began friendship (incl. girl/boy friend)353750.84%
end friendship (incl. girl/boy friend)361010.23%
spending time with/visiting friends (coded as holiday as appropriate)37410.09%
problems with neighbours (who has the problem?)38290.06%
non-family relationship (not elsewhere classified)392040.45%
pregnancy/birth (identity of parent?)4030036.7%
cohabitation41940.21%
engagements/weddings4215343.42%
separation/divorce/end of cohabitation434190.93%
leaving parental home442170.48%
death (who died?)4525075.59%
wedding anniversaries462400.54%
birthday celebrations475491.22%
becoming godparent48280.06%
spending time/visits with relatives (not within household)503080.69%
day-to-day family life51620.14%
family problems (person causing problems?)521760.39%
domestic incident (eg fire/burst pipes, etc)53520.12%
pets/animals (pet coded)541710.38%
family event/family reference (not elsewhere classified)596411.43%
money problems/drop in income/debt601910.43%
forced move (repossession/eviction (residential move not included)61270.06%
improved financial situation62550.12%
received money (inheritance/compensation/pools)631060.24%
financial other (not elsewhere classified)692740.61%
bought/buying vehicle (car, caravan, etc)701730.39%
bought/buying / building house713020.67%
household repairs/improvements/appliances722760.62%
won prize (not cash)/award73970.22%
received present (from whom ?)74160.04%
other purchases (not elsewhere classified)79550.12%
moved in past year8012862.87%
future intention to move81970.22%
move into residential home (nursing/retirement, etc)82800.18%
move into respondent's household (who is moving in?)831380.31%
victim of crime (burglary ,etc)901050.23%
committed crime/in trouble with police91350.08%
joined/changed religion92170.04%
other religious reference (not confirmation/baptism of children)93940.21%
plan not fulfilled/something that didn't happen (eg didn't have a holiday)942070.46%
civil court action/battles with bureaucracy951660.37%
other occurrence (not elsewhere classified) given low priority963700.83%
nothing happened97897320.01%
Total44837100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
48.8655701.097.033.5139267

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-990.02%
proxy-738807.11%
don't know-113042.39%
ill health/concern about health128805.28%
hospitalisation/operation212712.33%
accident (involving injury)36251.15%
health tests (positive & negative)46751.24%
loss of mobility/house-bound5630.12%
recovery/continuing good health65601.03%
health (not elsewhere classified)95741.05%
caring responsibilities - not childcare (i.e. who is cared for?)101440.26%
babysitting (ie who is the sitter?)11410.08%
starting/in school123490.64%
leaving school131230.23%
starting/in further education (incl. sixth form)145270.97%
leaving further education151710.31%
studying for/passing educational/vocational qualifications/acquiring skills training (not elsewhere classified)1617993.3%
travel related to study17180.03%
education (not elsewhere classified)196251.15%
change of job (incl. hours, status)/starting own business2016122.95%
planned/possible change of job21560.1%
getting job (following economic inactivity)228861.62%
work-related training (incl. apprenticeship/hgv licence/work experience)232170.4%
redundancy/unemployment (threat of or actual)249971.83%
retirement254190.77%
travel related to work (who travels?)26870.16%
work-related problems (recession and/or personal - whose job?)273990.73%
jobs/careers (not elsewhere classified)297631.4%
vacation/travel (not elsewhere classified)3022384.1%
leisure activities3111022.02%
learning to drive/passing test (not hgv)322820.52%
political participation/voluntary work (inc committee work)332510.46%
reference to national/world events (who is concerned by event?)345010.92%
began friendship (incl. girl/boy friend)354380.8%
end friendship (incl. girl/boy friend)361190.22%
spending time with/visiting friends (coded as holiday as appropriate)37670.12%
problems with neighbours (who has the problem?)38460.08%
non-family relationship (not elsewhere classified)391020.19%
pregnancy/birth (identity of parent?)4043858.04%
cohabitation411930.35%
engagements/weddings4220553.77%
separation/divorce/end of cohabitation435410.99%
leaving parental home442540.47%
death (who died?)4530415.57%
wedding anniversaries463120.57%
birthday celebrations476271.15%
becoming godparent48230.04%
spending time/visits with relatives (not within household)504560.84%
day-to-day family life512940.54%
family problems (person causing problems?)521650.3%
domestic incident (eg fire/burst pipes, etc)53760.14%
pets/animals (pet coded)541770.32%
family event/family reference (not elsewhere classified)596751.24%
money problems/drop in income/debt602970.54%
forced move (repossession/eviction (residential move not included)61140.03%
improved financial situation621080.2%
received money (inheritance/compensation/pools)63800.15%
financial other (not elsewhere classified)692660.49%
bought/buying vehicle (car, caravan, etc)702180.4%
bought/buying / building house713170.58%
household repairs/improvements/appliances724320.79%
won prize (not cash)/award731520.28%
received present (from whom ?)74140.03%
other purchases (not elsewhere classified)79610.11%
moved in past year8014722.7%
future intention to move811250.23%
move into residential home (nursing/retirement, etc)821110.2%
move into respondent's household (who is moving in?)831260.23%
victim of crime (burglary ,etc)901730.32%
committed crime/in trouble with police91500.09%
joined/changed religion92690.13%
other religious reference (not confirmation/baptism of children)931220.22%
plan not fulfilled/something that didn't happen (eg didn't have a holiday)941430.26%
civil court action/battles with bureaucracy951230.23%
other occurrence (not elsewhere classified) given low priority965270.97%
nothing happened971007418.46%
Total54568100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
47.1251931.097.032.5849375

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