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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life And Times Survey, 2009

Variable Details

Variableoftfrnd
LabelSelf Completion Q8g: How often do you do each of the following activities in your free time? ...Get together with friends?
Question text The following questions are related to your free time, that is, time you are not occupied with work or household duties or other activities that you are obliged to do. How often do you do each of the following activities in your free time? Get together with friends.
Responses
1 Daily 139
2 Several times a week 316
3 Several times a month 441
4 Several times a year or less often 167
5 Never 33
8 Can't choose 0
-1 Skip, no self completion 132
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life And Times Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsPlease tick one box on each line
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 years or over living in private households in Northern Ireland during autumn 2009
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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