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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2003

Variable Details

Variableq35
LabelQ35: Contact with friends or family by phone, e-mail or by post
Question text On average, how often do you have contact with friends or family by phone, e-mail or by post?
Responses
1 More than once a day 3290
2 Every day or almost every day 8741
3 At least once a week 8584
4 Once or twice a month 2731
5 Several times a year 945
6 Less often 1416
7 Don't Know 457
8 No answer 93
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q35
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Adults (aged 18 years and over) resident in the 25 European Union countries, plus Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, in 2003
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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