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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, September 1999

Variable Details

VariableM239_605
Labelwhich of these have you done in the past fortnight? (5)
Question text From this card, could you please tell me which, if any, of these you have done in the past fortnight? 5th Response
Responses
1 Went to visit relatives 2
2 Went out with relatives 2
3 Spoke to relatives on the phone 1
4 Went to visit friends 4
5 Went out with friends 362
6 Spoke to friends on the phone 278
7 Spoke to neighbours 287
8 Spoke to doctor/nurse/health professional 79
9 Attended adult education/night school 21
10 Went to a leisure centre 30
11 Went to another social outing 54
12 Friends visited me 73
13 Relatives visited me 71
14 None of these 0
Sysmiss 605
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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