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acc1to16

Reason diff to access sporting facilities

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Variable nameVariable labelDatafile
acc1to161 i don't want to participate in sports and leisure activities indresp
acc1to162 can't afford costs (including travel costs) indresp
acc1to163 health reasons or disability indresp
acc1to164 lack of time due to family or work commitments indresp
acc1to165 lack of facilities in the area indresp
acc1to166 facilites not available at suitable times indresp
acc1to167 no-one to play sport or do activity with indresp
acc1to168 no access to car indresp
acc1to169 no public transport available indresp
acc1to1610 public transport is infrequent or unreliable indresp
acc1to1611 can't physically access public transport that is available indresp
acc1to1612 lack of information on available public transport indresp
acc1to1613 personal safety concerns when travelling indresp
acc1to1614 spontaneous: does fitness at home/no need to go indresp
acc1to1697 other reason indresp

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