Moved for housing reasons
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Question asked in the latest wave:
annualresidentialhistory_w15.housing
Question label:
Moved for housing reasons
Question text:
What housing related reason was that?
Question universe:
if [ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1] // Interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously
And if [(HHGrid.OrigAdd = 1 & (HHGrid.NewPer = 2 | AdCts = 2)) | (HHGrid.OrigAdd = 2 & AdCts 1)] // HH interviewed at current address previously and respondent is a rejoiner or respondent has not lived at current address continuously since previous interview, or HH interviewed at a different address previously and respondent has not lived at the current address continuously since previous interview
And if [MovY1 = 4] // Moved for housing reasons
Question interviewer instructions:
PROBE AS NECESSARY
CODE ONE ONLY
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 32124 | 97.79% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Wanted somewhere bigger | 1 | 168 | 0.51% |
| Wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 49 | 0.15% |
| wanted own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 47 | 0.14% |
| To buy somewhere | 4 | 98 | 0.3% |
| health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not hea | 5 | 19 | 0.06% |
| Wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 33 | 0.1% |
| needed care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursin | 7 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Disliked previous house/flat | 8 | 21 | 0.06% |
| Wanted better accommodation | 9 | 23 | 0.07% |
| wanted more privacy/previous accommodation overcro | 10 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Wanted a change | 11 | 24 | 0.07% |
| evicted from rented accommodation/repossessed/othe | 12 | 44 | 0.13% |
| Council offered new accommodation | 13 | 10 | 0.03% |
| None of the above/Other reason | 14 | 68 | 0.21% |
| Wanted somewhere with more garden/outdoor space | 15 | 32 | 0.1% |
| Wanted somewhere with more home office space | 16 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 34704 | 97.84% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Wanted somewhere bigger | 1 | 164 | 0.46% |
| Wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 53 | 0.15% |
| wanted own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 52 | 0.15% |
| To buy somewhere | 4 | 79 | 0.22% |
| health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not hea | 5 | 20 | 0.06% |
| Wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 21 | 0.06% |
| needed care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursin | 7 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Disliked previous house/flat | 8 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Wanted better accommodation | 9 | 36 | 0.1% |
| wanted more privacy/previous accommodation overcro | 10 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Wanted a change | 11 | 21 | 0.06% |
| evicted from rented accommodation/repossessed/othe | 12 | 33 | 0.09% |
| Council offered new accommodation | 13 | 9 | 0.03% |
| None of the above/Other reason | 14 | 25 | 0.07% |
| Wanted somewhere with more garden/outdoor space | 15 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Wanted somewhere with more home office space | 16 | 80 | 0.23% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27226 | 97.24% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| Wanted somewhere bigger | 1 | 186 | 0.66% |
| Wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 55 | 0.2% |
| wanted own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 47 | 0.17% |
| To buy somewhere | 4 | 103 | 0.37% |
| health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not hea | 5 | 18 | 0.06% |
| Wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 26 | 0.09% |
| needed care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursin | 7 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Disliked previous house/flat | 8 | 21 | 0.08% |
| Wanted better accommodation | 9 | 48 | 0.17% |
| wanted more privacy/previous accommodation overcro | 10 | 10 | 0.04% |
| Wanted a change | 11 | 31 | 0.11% |
| evicted from rented accommodation/repossessed/othe | 12 | 38 | 0.14% |
| Council offered new accommodation | 13 | 15 | 0.05% |
| None of the above/Other reason | 14 | 68 | 0.24% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 28386 | 96.98% |
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| Wanted somewhere bigger | 1 | 207 | 0.71% |
| Wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 50 | 0.17% |
| wanted own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 62 | 0.21% |
| To buy somewhere | 4 | 93 | 0.32% |
| health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not hea | 5 | 22 | 0.08% |
| Wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 23 | 0.08% |
| needed care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursin | 7 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Disliked previous house/flat | 8 | 21 | 0.07% |
| Wanted better accommodation | 9 | 51 | 0.17% |
| wanted more privacy/previous accommodation overcro | 10 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Wanted a change | 11 | 35 | 0.12% |
| evicted from rented accommodation/repossessed/othe | 12 | 30 | 0.1% |
| Council offered new accommodation | 13 | 12 | 0.04% |
| None of the above/Other reason | 14 | 71 | 0.24% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 30767 | 96.12% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Wanted somewhere bigger | 1 | 215 | 0.67% |
| Wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 70 | 0.22% |
| wanted own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 70 | 0.22% |
| To buy somewhere | 4 | 122 | 0.38% |
| health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not hea | 5 | 16 | 0.05% |
| Wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 29 | 0.09% |
| needed care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursin | 7 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Disliked previous house/flat | 8 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Wanted better accommodation | 9 | 48 | 0.15% |
| wanted more privacy/previous accommodation overcro | 10 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Wanted a change | 11 | 28 | 0.09% |
| evicted from rented accommodation/repossessed/othe | 12 | 44 | 0.14% |
| Council offered new accommodation | 13 | 32 | 0.1% |
| None of the above/Other reason | 14 | 75 | 0.23% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 32637 | 95.1% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Wanted somewhere bigger | 1 | 234 | 0.68% |
| Wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 76 | 0.22% |
| wanted own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 63 | 0.18% |
| To buy somewhere | 4 | 117 | 0.34% |
| health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not hea | 5 | 30 | 0.09% |
| Wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 37 | 0.11% |
| needed care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursin | 7 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Disliked previous house/flat | 8 | 19 | 0.06% |
| Wanted better accommodation | 9 | 45 | 0.13% |
| wanted more privacy/previous accommodation overcro | 10 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Wanted a change | 11 | 34 | 0.1% |
| evicted from rented accommodation/repossessed/othe | 12 | 63 | 0.18% |
| Council offered new accommodation | 13 | 25 | 0.07% |
| None of the above/Other reason | 14 | 112 | 0.33% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 33985 | 94.25% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Wanted somewhere bigger | 1 | 288 | 0.8% |
| Wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 73 | 0.2% |
| wanted own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 84 | 0.23% |
| To buy somewhere | 4 | 135 | 0.37% |
| health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not hea | 5 | 27 | 0.07% |
| Wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 35 | 0.1% |
| needed care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursin | 7 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Disliked previous house/flat | 8 | 16 | 0.04% |
| Wanted better accommodation | 9 | 79 | 0.22% |
| wanted more privacy/previous accommodation overcro | 10 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Wanted a change | 11 | 32 | 0.09% |
| evicted from rented accommodation/repossessed/othe | 12 | 56 | 0.16% |
| Council offered new accommodation | 13 | 13 | 0.04% |
| None of the above/Other reason | 14 | 127 | 0.35% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 36510 | 92.91% |
| proxy | -7 | 1683 | 4.28% |
| Wanted somewhere bigger | 1 | 331 | 0.84% |
| Wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 90 | 0.23% |
| wanted own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 101 | 0.26% |
| To buy somewhere | 4 | 145 | 0.37% |
| health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not hea | 5 | 29 | 0.07% |
| Wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 28 | 0.07% |
| needed care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursin | 7 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Disliked previous house/flat | 8 | 24 | 0.06% |
| Wanted better accommodation | 9 | 60 | 0.15% |
| wanted more privacy/previous accommodation overcro | 10 | 15 | 0.04% |
| Wanted a change | 11 | 36 | 0.09% |
| evicted from rented accommodation/repossessed/othe | 12 | 71 | 0.18% |
| Council offered new accommodation | 13 | 29 | 0.07% |
| None of the above/Other reason | 14 | 136 | 0.35% |
| Total | 39294 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 38007 | 90.13% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Wanted somewhere bigger | 1 | 427 | 1.01% |
| Wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 167 | 0.4% |
| wanted own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 115 | 0.27% |
| To buy somewhere | 4 | 99 | 0.23% |
| health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not hea | 5 | 38 | 0.09% |
| Wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 38 | 0.09% |
| needed care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursin | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Disliked previous house/flat | 8 | 40 | 0.09% |
| Wanted better accommodation | 9 | 98 | 0.23% |
| wanted more privacy/previous accommodation overcro | 10 | 18 | 0.04% |
| Wanted a change | 11 | 27 | 0.06% |
| evicted from rented accommodation/repossessed/othe | 12 | 84 | 0.2% |
| Council offered new accommodation | 13 | 24 | 0.06% |
| None of the above/Other reason | 14 | 152 | 0.36% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not available for IEMB | -10 | 4615 | 10.21% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 36353 | 80.44% |
| proxy | -7 | 3129 | 6.92% |
| wanted somewhere bigger | 1 | 310 | 0.69% |
| wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 125 | 0.28% |
| wanted own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 81 | 0.18% |
| to buy somewhere | 4 | 106 | 0.23% |
| health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not hea | 5 | 30 | 0.07% |
| wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 37 | 0.08% |
| needed care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursin | 7 | 6 | 0.01% |
| disliked previous house/flat | 8 | 31 | 0.07% |
| wanted better accommodation | 9 | 84 | 0.19% |
| wanted more privacy/previous accommodation overcro | 10 | 15 | 0.03% |
| wanted a change | 11 | 37 | 0.08% |
| evicted from rented accommodation/repossessed/othe | 12 | 57 | 0.13% |
| council offered new accommodation | 13 | 28 | 0.06% |
| none of the above/other reason | 14 | 148 | 0.33% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 39580 | 88.28% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| wanted somewhere bigger | 1 | 453 | 1.01% |
| wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 149 | 0.33% |
| wanted own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 162 | 0.36% |
| to buy somewhere | 4 | 92 | 0.21% |
| health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not hea | 5 | 29 | 0.06% |
| wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 34 | 0.08% |
| needed care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursin | 7 | 6 | 0.01% |
| disliked previous house/flat | 8 | 38 | 0.08% |
| wanted better accommodation | 9 | 86 | 0.19% |
| wanted more privacy/previous accommodation overcro | 10 | 21 | 0.05% |
| wanted a change | 11 | 45 | 0.1% |
| evicted from rented accommodation/repossessed/othe | 12 | 78 | 0.17% |
| council offered new accommodation | 13 | 22 | 0.05% |
| none of the above/other reason | 14 | 184 | 0.41% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 41844 | 88.89% |
| proxy | -7 | 3935 | 8.36% |
| wanted somewhere bigger | 1 | 430 | 0.91% |
| wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 133 | 0.28% |
| wanted own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 121 | 0.26% |
| to buy somewhere | 4 | 104 | 0.22% |
| health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not hea | 5 | 33 | 0.07% |
| wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 35 | 0.07% |
| needed care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursin | 7 | 8 | 0.02% |
| disliked previous house/flat | 8 | 37 | 0.08% |
| wanted better accommodation | 9 | 85 | 0.18% |
| wanted more privacy/previous accommodation overcro | 10 | 18 | 0.04% |
| wanted a change | 11 | 27 | 0.06% |
| evicted from rented accommodation/repossessed/othe | 12 | 71 | 0.15% |
| council offered new accommodation | 13 | 26 | 0.06% |
| none of the above/other reason | 14 | 167 | 0.35% |
| Total | 47074 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 44580 | 89.71% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.0% |
| wanted somewhere bigger | 1 | 424 | 0.85% |
| wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 141 | 0.28% |
| wanted own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 102 | 0.21% |
| to buy somewhere | 4 | 76 | 0.15% |
| health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not hea | 5 | 34 | 0.07% |
| wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 23 | 0.05% |
| needed care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursin | 7 | 6 | 0.01% |
| disliked previous house/flat | 8 | 48 | 0.1% |
| wanted better accommodation | 9 | 111 | 0.22% |
| wanted more privacy/previous accommodation overcro | 10 | 20 | 0.04% |
| wanted a change | 11 | 23 | 0.05% |
| evicted from rented accommodation/repossessed/othe | 12 | 89 | 0.18% |
| council offered new accommodation | 13 | 25 | 0.05% |
| none of the above/other reason | 14 | 158 | 0.32% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 49401 | 90.53% |
| proxy | -7 | 3880 | 7.11% |
| wanted somewhere bigger | 1 | 385 | 0.71% |
| wanted somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 125 | 0.23% |
| wanted own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 131 | 0.24% |
| to buy somewhere | 4 | 79 | 0.14% |
| health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not hea | 5 | 47 | 0.09% |
| wanted bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 30 | 0.05% |
| needed care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursin | 7 | 5 | 0.01% |
| disliked previous house/flat | 8 | 43 | 0.08% |
| wanted better accommodation | 9 | 112 | 0.21% |
| wanted more privacy/previous accommodation overcro | 10 | 35 | 0.06% |
| wanted a change | 11 | 35 | 0.06% |
| evicted from rented accommodation/repossessed/othe | 12 | 60 | 0.11% |
| council offered new accommodation | 13 | 40 | 0.07% |
| none of the above/other reason | 14 | 160 | 0.29% |
| Total | 54568 | 100.0% |
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