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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002

Variable Details

VariableM322_1
LabelWhat made you decide to use the Internet the first time you used it?
Question text Thinking back to the first time you ever used the Internet for personal private use, what made you decide to use the Internet?
Responses
1 Demonstation/recommendation from friend/colleague/family 173
2 Prior experience of Internet at community access point 30
3 Prior experience of using Internet at work 97
4 To communicate with family and friends 142
5 To research goods and services 167
6 For on-line shopping 37
7 For educational purposes for self 154
8 To help children with school work 51
9 For genealogy/family history research 11
10 For other forms of entertainment, e.g. playing games 49
11 Internet installed at home for work purposes 27
12 TV or advertising campaign for the Internet 5
13 Other - please specify 98
98 Refused 0
99 Don't Know 2
Sysmiss 856
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD C322_1 CODE MAIN REASON
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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