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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableGCGAME
LabelS3Q12 - How often played games/ watched tv with grandchild in past year
Question text The next questions are about grandchildren of all ages – from toddlers, to teenagers, to adults. Don’t worry if some of the questions don’t really apply to (name) because of his/her age. Using this card, please say how often, if at all, in the past year you have played indoor board or card games, or watched television or a video together without his/her parents?
Responses
1 Once a week or more often 84
2 Several times a month 51
3 Every month or so 63
4 Every six months 25
5 Once in the last year 14
6 Never in the past year 188
8 Don't know 2
-2 SKIP FROM CONGCHLD 27
-1 SKIP FROM HASGCHILD 1346
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsINTERVIEWER: IF DOESN’T APPLY, CODE ‘NEVER IN PAST YEAR’. SHOWCARD.
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 2004
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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