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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, Internet Access Module, January, February and March, 2007

Variable Details

VariableMAZ_E57
LabelOrigin of computer skills
Question text Where or how did you obtain the skills to carry out the activities you do on computers or on the Internet? Response 7
Responses
1 Formalised educational institution 0
2 Training course in an adult education centre 0
3 Training course which was organised or paid for by an employ 0
4 Self-study using books, CD-ROMs, on-line courses etc 0
5 Self-study in the sense of learning-by-doing 0
6 Informal assistance from colleagues, relatives, friends 0
7 Some other way 1
8 Refusal 0
9 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, Internet Access Module, January, February and March, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply. Please do not use more than one code to describe a single type of learning. Only enter more than one code here if the codes refer to separate learning events.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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