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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, June 1999

Variable Details

VariableHNEC4
LabelSET H - Necessities (4)
Responses
1 Evening out once a fortnight 58
2 Hobby leisure activity 155
3 Holiday away from home one week a year 78
4 Celebrations on special occasions 187
5 Meal out once a month 45
6 Holidays abroad once a year 34
7 Coach train fares to visit family friend 67
8 Friends family round for a meal snack 120
9 Visits to friends or family 190
10 Going to pub once a fortnight 33
11 Attending weddings, funerals etc 174
12 Visiting friends family in hospital etc 200
13 Attending places of worship 71
14 Collect children from school 139
15 Visits to school 143
16 No cards selected 0
Sysmiss 161
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, June 1999
Interviewer Instructions"Please key in the numbers on the set H cards from box A, the 'necessary' pile. If no cards selected enter 16. Enter up to 15 cards."
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, 8 cycles per year thereafter.
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