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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variableseerel
LabelFrequency of meetings with relatives
Question text The next set of questions are about how often you see or speak to your relatives or friends. Not counting the people you live with, how often do you do any of the following? Please choose your answer from the card... see relatives?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Every day 912
2 5 or 6 days a week 218
3 3 or 4 days a week 391
4 Once or twice a week 934
5 Once or twice a month 310
6 Once every couple of months 105
7 Once or twice a year 86
8 Not at all in last 12 months 51
-3 Refused 9
-1 Dont Know 4
Sysmiss 2268
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2003-2004
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 26 (PHONE, SEE OR SPEAK)
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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