Main survey variable: lvwhy leavers - why left

leavers - why left

This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.

Datafile

indsamp

Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

hhgrid_w15.lvwhy

Question label:

Leavers...Why left

Question text:

Why did [ff_forname {leaver's name}] move or is no longer living with you {if ADDRCHCK = 1 | STILLRES = 1 | PRISHOME = 2}?

Question universe:

if [ADMIN.HHOLD = 1] // If household number 1
And if [(Issued Sample member NOT selected at CORESWHO | (ABSUN = 2 & UNIHOME = 2) | (ABSPRIS = 2 & PRISHOME = 2) | INCLUD = 2) & NOT(CLSTAT = 0 | 5)] // If this is NOT the main residence for the Leaver but they are working away or at boarding school OR the Leaver has their own home or is in Halls of Residence or is in an Institution other than a prison or is somewhere else and NOT reported as deceased
And if [(CLSTAT = 1 | 97) | (STILLRES = 2 & ADMIN.HHOLD > 1)] // Leaver left to another home/flat or other type of accommodation

Further details:
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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	69247	100.0%
Other	97	1	0.0%
	Total	69248	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	68761	98.72%
refusal	-2	14	0.02%
don't know	-1	3	0.0%
Separated/Divorced	2	92	0.13%
To college/university	3	29	0.04%
Left for job	6	66	0.09%
Cohab/moved with partner	7	169	0.24%
Marriage/civil partnership	8	35	0.05%
To set up own home	9	272	0.39%
Child/Dep moved w adult/carer	10	59	0.08%
Returned home from college/university	11	3	0.0%
Other	97	148	0.21%
	Total	69651	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	54984	98.18%
refusal	-2	16	0.03%
don't know	-1	11	0.02%
Separated/Divorced	2	99	0.18%
To college/university	3	40	0.07%
Left for job	6	52	0.09%
Cohab/moved with partner	7	169	0.3%
Marriage/civil partnership	8	44	0.08%
To set up own home	9	339	0.61%
Child/Dep moved w adult/carer	10	74	0.13%
Returned home from college/university	11	6	0.01%
Other	97	169	0.3%
	Total	56003	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	56482	98.37%
refusal	-2	20	0.03%
don't know	-1	8	0.01%
Separated/Divorced	2	114	0.2%
To college/university	3	31	0.05%
Left for job	6	72	0.13%
Cohab/moved with partner	7	160	0.28%
Marriage/civil partnership	8	27	0.05%
To set up own home	9	299	0.52%
Child/Dep moved w adult/carer	10	53	0.09%
Returned home from college/university	11	3	0.01%
Other	97	147	0.26%
	Total	57416	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	58981	98.31%
refusal	-2	8	0.01%
don't know	-1	10	0.02%
Separated/Divorced	2	118	0.2%
To college/university	3	32	0.05%
Left for job	6	67	0.11%
Cohab/moved with partner	7	192	0.32%
Marriage/civil partnership	8	42	0.07%
To set up own home	9	289	0.48%
Child/Dep moved w adult/carer	10	73	0.12%
Returned home from college/university	11	9	0.02%
Other	97	171	0.29%
	Total	59992	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	63084	98.34%
refusal	-2	13	0.02%
don't know	-1	10	0.02%
Separated/Divorced	2	134	0.21%
To college/university	3	40	0.06%
Left for job	6	76	0.12%
Cohab/moved with partner	7	179	0.28%
Marriage/civil partnership	8	46	0.07%
To set up own home	9	306	0.48%
Child/Dep moved w adult/carer	10	80	0.12%
Returned home from college/university	11	2	0.0%
Other	97	179	0.28%
	Total	64149	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	67665	98.25%
refusal	-2	15	0.02%
don't know	-1	16	0.02%
Separated/Divorced	2	194	0.28%
To college/university	3	48	0.07%
Left for job	6	83	0.12%
Cohab/moved with partner	7	185	0.27%
Marriage/civil partnership	8	55	0.08%
To set up own home	9	313	0.45%
Child/Dep moved w adult/carer	10	71	0.1%
Returned home from college/university	11	13	0.02%
Other	97	210	0.3%
	Total	68868	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	74524	98.05%
refusal	-2	8	0.01%
don't know	-1	30	0.04%
Separated/Divorced	2	182	0.24%
To college/university	3	66	0.09%
Left for job	6	104	0.14%
Cohab/moved with partner	7	210	0.28%
Marriage/civil partnership	8	55	0.07%
To set up own home	9	414	0.54%
Child/Dep moved w adult/carer	10	115	0.15%
Returned home from college/university	11	31	0.04%
Other	97	267	0.35%
	Total	76007	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3083	3.34%
inapplicable	-8	87621	94.9%
refusal	-2	11	0.01%
don't know	-1	40	0.04%
Separated/Divorced	2	199	0.22%
To college/university	3	60	0.06%
Left for job	6	145	0.16%
Cohab/moved with partner	7	207	0.22%
Marriage/civil partnership	8	70	0.08%
To set up own home	9	451	0.49%
Child/Dep moved w adult/carer	10	137	0.15%
Returned home from college/university	11	31	0.03%
Other	97	279	0.3%
	Total	92334	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8517	10.16%
inapplicable	-8	73779	88.0%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	21	0.03%
Separated/Divorced	2	207	0.25%
To college/university	3	86	0.1%
Left for job	6	108	0.13%
Cohab/moved with partner	7	231	0.28%
Marriage/civil partnership	8	57	0.07%
To set up own home	9	431	0.51%
Child/Dep moved w adult/carer	10	136	0.16%
Returned home from college/university	11	22	0.03%
Other	97	241	0.29%
	Total	83841	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	81944	97.85%
don't know	-1	67	0.08%
Separated/Divorced	2	239	0.29%
To college/university	3	98	0.12%
Left for job	6	106	0.13%
Cohab/moved with partner	7	240	0.29%
Marriage/civil partnership	8	40	0.05%
To set up own home	9	522	0.62%
Child/Dep moved w adult/carer	10	183	0.22%
Returned home from college/university	11	36	0.04%
Other	97	263	0.31%
	Total	83744	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	93704	97.88%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	50	0.05%
Separated/Divorced	2	284	0.3%
To college/university	3	101	0.11%
Left for job	6	146	0.15%
Cohab/moved with partner	7	264	0.28%
Marriage/civil partnership	8	59	0.06%
To set up own home	9	552	0.58%
Child/Dep moved w adult/carer	10	196	0.2%
Returned home from college/university	11	51	0.05%
Other	97	316	0.33%
	Total	95730	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	97	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	92743	97.14%
refusal	-2	4	0.0%
don't know	-1	62	0.06%
Deceased	1	244	0.26%
Separated/Divorced	2	298	0.31%
To college/university	3	193	0.2%
To old persons home	4	29	0.03%
Sent to prison	5	1	0.0%
Left for job	6	185	0.19%
Cohab/moved with partner	7	292	0.31%
Marriage/civil partnership	8	74	0.08%
To set up own home	9	627	0.66%
Child/Dep moved w adult/carer	10	197	0.21%
Other	97	432	0.45%
	Total	95478	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	29	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	101173	96.77%
refusal	-2	3	0.0%
don't know	-1	68	0.07%
Deceased	1	327	0.31%
Separated/Divorced	2	369	0.35%
To college/university	3	226	0.22%
To old persons home	4	24	0.02%
Sent to prison	5	4	0.0%
Left for job	6	258	0.25%
Cohab/moved with partner	7	324	0.31%
Marriage/civil partnership	8	75	0.07%
To set up own home	9	823	0.79%
Child/Dep moved w adult/carer	10	271	0.26%
Other	97	571	0.55%
	Total	104545	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	4595	17.4%
current resident	0	21046	79.71%
deceased	1	137	0.52%
separation/divorce	2	97	0.37%
university/coll	3	59	0.22%
institution	4	16	0.06%
left for job	5	41	0.16%
marriage/cohabitation	6	70	0.27%
set up own home	7	172	0.65%
other	8	170	0.64%
	Total	26403	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	4232	15.76%
current resident	0	21740	80.98%
deceased	1	154	0.57%
separation/divorce	2	115	0.43%
university/coll	3	58	0.22%
institution	4	10	0.04%
left for job	5	40	0.15%
marriage/cohabitation	6	92	0.34%
set up own home	7	215	0.8%
other	8	189	0.7%
	Total	26845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	101	0.37%
current resident	0	22597	83.2%
deceased	1	190	0.7%
separation/divorce	2	95	0.35%
university/coll	3	67	0.25%
institution	4	15	0.06%
left for job	5	38	0.14%
marriage/cohabitation	6	93	0.34%
set up own home	7	204	0.75%
other	8	3760	13.84%
	Total	27160	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	67	0.24%
current resident	0	22835	81.52%
deceased	1	150	0.54%
separation/divorce	2	115	0.41%
university/coll	3	61	0.22%
institution	4	10	0.04%
left for job	5	40	0.14%
marriage/cohabitation	6	93	0.33%
set up own home	7	186	0.66%
other	8	4454	15.9%
	Total	28011	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	70	0.25%
current resident	0	23438	82.27%
deceased	1	293	1.03%
separation/divorce	2	125	0.44%
university/coll	3	54	0.19%
institution	4	14	0.05%
left for job	5	44	0.15%
marriage/cohabitation	6	118	0.41%
set up own home	7	211	0.74%
other	8	4123	14.47%
	Total	28490	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	50	0.17%
current resident	0	24317	83.77%
deceased	1	155	0.53%
separation/divorce	2	100	0.34%
university/coll	3	69	0.24%
institution	4	8	0.03%
left for job	5	58	0.2%
marriage/cohabitation	6	120	0.41%
set up own home	7	193	0.66%
other	8	3958	13.64%
	Total	29028	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	106	0.36%
current resident	0	24972	85.25%
deceased	1	173	0.59%
separation/divorce	2	114	0.39%
university/coll	3	64	0.22%
institution	4	8	0.03%
left for job	5	57	0.19%
marriage/cohabitation	6	100	0.34%
set up own home	7	213	0.73%
other	8	3487	11.9%
	Total	29294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	65	0.21%
current resident	0	27632	87.84%
deceased	1	143	0.45%
separation/divorce	2	91	0.29%
university/coll	3	54	0.17%
institution	4	21	0.07%
left for job	5	62	0.2%
marriage/cohabitation	6	108	0.34%
set up own home	7	179	0.57%
other	8	3103	9.86%
	Total	31458	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	2657	10.23%
current resident	0	22394	86.24%
deceased	1	232	0.89%
separation/divorce	2	125	0.48%
university/coll	3	67	0.26%
institution	4	9	0.03%
left for job	5	78	0.3%
marriage/cohabitation	6	43	0.17%
set up own home	7	58	0.22%
other	8	304	1.17%
	Total	25967	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1837	7.48%
current resident	0	22084	89.94%
deceased	1	126	0.51%
separated/divorced	2	98	0.4%
to college/university	3	41	0.17%
to institution	4	3	0.01%
left for job	5	47	0.19%
marriage/cohabitation	6	49	0.2%
to set up own home	7	76	0.31%
other	8	192	0.78%
	Total	24553	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1537	8.8%
current resident	0	15320	87.74%
deceased	1	149	0.85%
separated/divorced	2	85	0.49%
to college/university	3	35	0.2%
to institution	4	8	0.05%
left for job	5	42	0.24%
marriage/cohabitation	6	68	0.39%
to set up own home	7	64	0.37%
other	8	153	0.88%
	Total	17461	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	2093	11.58%
current resident	0	15470	85.6%
deceased	1	123	0.68%
separated/divorced	2	70	0.39%
to college/university	3	28	0.15%
to institution	4	5	0.03%
left for job	5	39	0.22%
marriage/cohabitation	6	58	0.32%
to set up own home	7	50	0.28%
other	8	137	0.76%
	Total	18073	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1809	11.55%
current resident	0	13295	84.9%
deceased	1	121	0.77%
separated/divorced	2	84	0.54%
to college/university	3	34	0.22%
to institution	4	4	0.03%
left for job	5	36	0.23%
marriage/cohabitation	6	57	0.36%
to set up own home	7	45	0.29%
other	8	174	1.11%
	Total	15659	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1944	12.34%
current resident	0	13210	83.84%
deceased	1	108	0.69%
separated/divorced	2	72	0.46%
to college/university	3	60	0.38%
to institution	4	5	0.03%
left for job	5	28	0.18%
marriage/cohabitation	6	70	0.44%
to set up own home	7	59	0.37%
other	8	200	1.27%
	Total	15756	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1891	11.89%
current resident	0	13494	84.85%
deceased	1	104	0.65%
separated/divorced	2	65	0.41%
to college/university	3	55	0.35%
to institution	4	8	0.05%
left for job	5	31	0.19%
marriage/cohabitation	6	40	0.25%
to set up own home	7	56	0.35%
other	8	159	1.0%
	Total	15903	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1908	11.84%
current resident	0	13614	84.51%
deceased	1	120	0.74%
separated/divorced	2	69	0.43%
to college/university	3	42	0.26%
to institution	4	10	0.06%
left for job	5	46	0.29%
marriage/cohabitation	6	52	0.32%
to set up own home	7	60	0.37%
other	8	189	1.17%
	Total	16110	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1078	7.09%
current resident	0	13539	89.0%
deceased	1	101	0.66%
separated/divorced	2	68	0.45%
to college/university	3	43	0.28%
to institution	4	16	0.11%
left for job	5	9	0.06%
marriage/cohabitation	6	41	0.27%
to set up own home	7	49	0.32%
other	8	269	1.77%
	Total	15213	100.0%

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Datafile

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Question asked in the latest wave:

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Question text:

Question universe:

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Question asked in the latest wave:

hhgrid_w15.lvwhy

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Wave 15 (o_lvwhy indsamp)

Wave 14 (n_lvwhy indsamp)

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