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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variablephonefri
LabelHow often do you speak to friends on the phone
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... speak to friends on the phone?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Every day 781
2 5 or 6 days a week 208
3 3 or 4 days a week 514
4 Once or twice a week 965
5 Once or twice a month 324
6 Once every couple of months 94
7 Once or twice a year 37
8 Not at all in last 12 months 80
-3 Refused 8
-1 Dont Know 9
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.
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS secondary setting GSS Harmonised Principles
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