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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, September 1999

Variable Details

VariableM239_603
Labelwhich of these have you done in the past fortnight? (3)
Question text From this card, could you please tell me which, if any, of these you have done in the past fortnight? 3rd Response
Responses
1 Went to visit relatives 3
2 Went out with relatives 5
3 Spoke to relatives on the phone 575
4 Went to visit friends 303
5 Went out with friends 174
6 Spoke to friends on the phone 196
7 Spoke to neighbours 129
8 Spoke to doctor/nurse/health professional 39
9 Attended adult education/night school 2
10 Went to a leisure centre 7
11 Went to another social outing 20
12 Friends visited me 23
13 Relatives visited me 22
14 None of these 0
Sysmiss 371
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, September 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD C239.6 CODE ALL THAT APPLY
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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