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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life And Times Survey, 2009

Variable Details

Variableoftpc
LabelSelf Completion Q8m: How often do you do each of the following activities in your free time? ...Spend time on the internet/PC
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? Spend time on the Internet/PC.
Responses
1 Daily 341
2 Several times a week 197
3 Several times a month 127
4 Several times a year or less often 60
5 Never 371
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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