Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young People's Social Attitudes, 1998

Variable Details

Variableyptvcon
LabelDays R watched TV news last week? YP64C TVCON
Question text On about how many days in the past week - that is, the seven day from last (day of interview) until yesterday - did you watch all or part of the news on any television channel?
Responses
-1 Never watches TV 1
0 None 119
1 One day 44
2 Two days 60
3 54
4 35
5 43
6 5
7 Seven days 97
8 Don't know 14
9 Not answered 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung People's Social Attitudes, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsCODE 0 IF DID NOT WATCH NEWS. WRITE IN OR CODE:
UniverseYoung people aged 12-19 living in private households in Great Britain south of the Caledonian Canal during 1998;Young people;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;BSA98 respondents were sampled using a multi-stage stratified random probability sample. All young people aged 12-19 living in the household of BSA98 respondents were approached for interview on the Young People's survey.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study, Whilst this is not a regular series, a previous YPSA survey was carried out in 1994 (see SN:3629).