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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, July 1998

Variable Details

Variablem20418m1
Label....main reasons why you don t use subti
Responses
1 Haven t got a teletext TV 58
2 Teletext not on all TVs in household 1
3 Don t know how to get subtitles 17
4 Don t really need to use subtitles 135
5 Difficult to read because of poor eyesig 5
6 Don t like them/Find them difficult 18
7 Other people in household don t like the 6
8 Many programmes don t have subtitles 8
9 I prefer to turn the sound up instead 41
10 I use a loop system instead 2
11 I lipread where I can instead 1
12 Cover too much of the picture 0
13 Distract me from the picture 6
14 Change too quickly 5
15 Miss out too much of what is being said 1
16 Service is erratic: they fail too often 3
17 They come out as gobbledegook 0
18 Other reason 12
19 Unable to give answer 7
98 Refused 0
99 Don't know 4
Sysmiss 97
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, July 1998
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