Prospective move for housing reasons
Datafile
Index term
Question asked in the latest wave:
demographics_w14.xpmvhou
Question label:
Prospective move for housing reasons
Question text:
What housing related reason is that?
Question universe:
if XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)
and if XPMovY1 = 4 (Expects to move for housing reasons)
Question interviewer instructions:
PROBE AS NECESSARY. CODE ONE ONLY.
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 34024 | 95.92% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Want somewhere bigger | 1 | 342 | 0.96% |
| Want somewhere smaller/cheaper | 2 | 148 | 0.42% |
| Want own accommodation or to form a household | 3 | 129 | 0.36% |
| Want to buy somewhere | 4 | 193 | 0.54% |
| Health reasons (e.g. house too damp, house not healthy) | 5 | 39 | 0.11% |
| Want bungalow / no stairs / ground floor flat | 6 | 62 | 0.17% |
| Need care in sheltered accommodation/care/nursing home | 7 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Dislike current house/flat | 8 | 38 | 0.11% |
| Want better accommodation | 9 | 44 | 0.12% |
| Want more privacy/current accommodation overcrowded | 10 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Want a change | 11 | 41 | 0.12% |
| Expect eviction from rented accommodation/repossession/other forced moves | 12 | 43 | 0.12% |
| Council offer of new accommodation | 13 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Want somewhere with more garden/outdoor space | 14 | 73 | 0.21% |
| Want somewhere with more home office space | 15 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Other housing related reason | 97 | 106 | 0.3% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
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