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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variablephonerel
LabelHow often do you speak to relatives 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. [How often do you speak to relatives on the phone?
Responses
1 Every day 906
2 5 or 6 days a week 149
3 3 or 4 days a week 321
4 Once or twice a week 515
5 Once or twice a month 136
6 Once every couple of months 39
7 Once or twice a year 26
8 Not at all in last 12 months 38
-3 Refused 1
-1 Don't know 4
Sysmiss 2891
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2005-2006
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 26.
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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