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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableTalkFace
LabelTalk about how you re feeling or just to catch up face to face? CD925
Question text Roughly how often do you do the following things: Have a face-to-face conversation with a close friend, relative or someone else close to you (apart from your spouse or partner), about how you're feeling or just to catch up?
Responses
1 Every day or almost every day 909
2 At least once or twice a week 750
3 At least once or twice a fortnight 174
4 At least once or twice a month 134
5 Less often than this 82
6 Never 45
8 Don't know 1
9 Not answered 7
-2 Skip, versions A+B 2022
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD L1 If asked please include any close friends at work.
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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