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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002

Variable Details

VariableSPEC2
LabelWhat prevents you from using a computer/tv or both?
Question text And what prevents you from using <a computer> <a television> <computers and televisions>?
Responses
Age related health 1
Because of sight disabilities 1
Couldn't see the screen 1
I suffer from Schizophrenia 1
I'm blind 1
Parkinsons disease 1
Poor eyesight 1
Registered blind 1
arthritis 1
arthritis in hand 1
blind 1
blind in one eye 1
can't get out without help 1
cataracts 1
deaf - cannot hear interviewer 1
double vision due to effects of a brain tumour surgery and radiotherapy 1
early stages of Altzhimers 1
eyesight 2
eyesight and can't read 1
gangrene/hands about to be removed 1
health problem 1
ignorance 1
illness - he has serious back problems so cannot work & will need surgery 1
old age 1
panic attacks, not good reader or speller 1
paralysed in bed 1
parkinsons disease 1
partially invalid 1
poor eyesight 1
poor eyesight, cant sit for any length of time 1
prevents from typing because problems with hands 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002
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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