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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Opinions Survey, Internet Access Module, January, February and March, 2009

Variable Details

VariableMAZ_C5b1
LabelHave you carried out any of the following activities in the last 3 months?
Question text Have you carried out any of the following activities in the last 3 months? Sending/receiving e-mails. Telephoning over the Internet/video calls (via webcam) over the Internet. Posting messages to chat sites, blogs, newsgroups or an online discussion forum, use of instant messaging. Listening to web radio or watching web television. Uploading self created content (text, images, photos, videos, music etc.) to any website to be shared. Downloading software (other than games software). Playing or downloading games, images, films or music. Internet Banking. Selling goods or services over the internet, e.g. via auctions. Response 1
Responses
1 Sending/receiving e-mails 1952
2 Telephoning over the Internet/video calls (via webcam) over 6
3 Posting messages to chat sites, blogs, newsgroups or an onli 9
4 Listening to web radio or watching web television 23
5 Uploading self created content (text, images, photos, videos 18
6 Downloading software (other than games software) 8
7 Playing or downloading games, images, films or music 26
8 Internet Banking 16
9 Selling goods or services over the internet, e.g. via auctio 4
10 None of the above 141
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 1
Sysmiss 1016
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Opinions Survey, Internet Access Module, January, February and March, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;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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