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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, January 1999

Variable Details

Variablem223_1
LabelHow often read for pleasure in past 6 months?
Question text How often in the past six months have you read for pleasure? Please choose your answer from the card.
Responses
1 Every day 903
2 Several days a week 306
3 Once or twice a week 244
4 Once or twice a month 131
5 Less often 119
6 Not at all 95
7 DK Can t say 15
8 Refused 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, January 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD C223.1
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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