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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, April 2001

Variable Details

Variablespec16
LabelWhat used internet for - other
Responses
Browsing for specific things. 1
Don't know 1
For fun, I build Web Sites. 1
Helps son with Web design 1
Looking at company websites 1
Looking for information on the "Bounty" to make a scale model 1
National Archives of Canada and Canadian universities - researching family tree 1
Real-time conversation with a friend in California 1
Setting up own web site 1
band sites for music and support 1
childrens use 1
commonwealth war graves 1
examining specific sites and doing research 1
family history 1
football club site 1
info re art and design work 1
instant messaging 1
instant messaging, accsesing corpoate internet 1
looking at industries 1
looking for a particuloar site 1
looking for something specific for personal use 1
mobile phone tone and messages 1
office based lawtel specialised law service 1
online gaming 1
racing 1
research about artists/art for personal interest etc 1
researching family history 1
researching family tree 1
specific things 1
to find company information relating to work 1
tracing family tree 1
training courses, software updates 1
trying to get photos from relative in u s a 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, April 2001
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD OTHER USE
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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