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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young People's Social Attitudes, 2003

Variable Details

Variableypfriend
LabelRather spend time with friend then family YP269
Question text (Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements. Again, please choose an answer from this card). I'd rather spend time with my friends than my family.
Responses
1 Agree strongly 12
2 Agree 139
3 Neither agree nor disagree 207
4 Disagree 264
5 Disagree strongly 38
8 Don't know 3
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung People's Social Attitudes, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsCARD Y23 AGAIN.
UniverseYoung people aged 12-19 living in the households of BSA respondents (SN 5235).;Young people;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study. Whilst this is not a regular series, a previous YPSA survey was carried out in 1998 and 1994 (see SN 4231 and SN 3629).
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