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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variableartint02
LabelIn the last 12 months have you done any of the following things listed on this showcard?
Question text In the last 12 months have you done any of the following things listed on this showcard?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Ballet 1
2 Other dance (not for fitness) 13
3 Sang to an audience or rehearsed for a p 24
4 Played a musical instrument to an audien 43
5 Played a musical instrument for own plea 69
6 Written music 7
7 Rehearsed or performed in play/drama 21
8 Rehearsed or performed in opera/operetta 1
9 Painting, drawing, printmaking or sculpt 60
10 Photography as an artistic activity (not 53
11 Made films or videos as an artistic acti 6
12 Used a computer to create original artwo 31
13 Textile crafts such as embroidery, croch 68
14 Wood crafts such as wood turning, carvin 15
15 Other crafts such as calligraphy, potter 21
16 Bought for yourself or have been bought 25
17 Bought for yourself or have been bought 55
18 Read for pleasure (not newspapers, magaz 274
19 Bought for yourself or have been bought 367
20 Written any stories or plays 6
21 Written any poetry 4
22 None of the above 5
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 3788
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2007-2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 28
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.
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