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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, July 2000

Variable Details

Variablem264_191
LabelWhy do you not use the internet 1?
Question text Why do you not use the internet?
Responses
1 Costs of accessing internet too high 54
2 Do not have a computer at home 226
3 Need to upgrade computer/software 14
4 Do not have equipment at home 17
5 Cost of new comp/software too high 24
6 Do not have access to equipment 42
7 Lack of confidence/skills 95
8 Lack of interest in internet 402
9 Poor opinion of internet 10
10 No one in household knows how to use it 53
11 Children may access inappropriate sites 1
12 Other reasons 73
13 Do not have the time 30
98 Refused 0
99 Don't know 1
Sysmiss 732
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, July 2000
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.
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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