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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableContact
Label(VERA) How often personally contact your relatives, friends or neighbours
Question text Not counting the people you live with, how often do you personally contact your relatives, friends or neighbours either in person, by phone, letter, email or through the internet?
Responses
1 On most days 1765
2 Once or twice a week 668
3 Once or twice a month 89
4 Less often than once a month 40
5 Never 22
-9 refused 7
-8 don't know 3
-2 schedule not applicable 7536
-1 item not applicable 8
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD L3
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland, 2009.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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