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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2009-2010

Variable Details

Variableartint01
LabelIn the last 12 months have you done any arts activities? 01
Question text In the last 12 months have you done any of the following things listed on this showcard? Response 1
Responses
1 Ballet 9
2 Other dance (not for fitness) 228
3 Sang to an audience or rehearsed for a performance (not kara 105
4 Played a musical instrument to an audience or rehearsed for 62
5 Played a musical instrument for own pleasure 157
6 Written music 9
7 Rehearsed or performed in play/drama 10
8 Rehearsed or performed in opera/operetta 2
9 Painting, drawing, printmaking or sculpture 107
10 Photography as an artistic activity (not family or holiday s 56
11 Made films or videos as an artistic activity (not family or 14
12 Used a computer to create original artworks or animation 36
13 Textile crafts such as embroidery, crocheting or knitting 164
14 Wood crafts such as wood turning, carving or furniture makin 34
15 Other crafts such as calligraphy, pottery or jewellery makin 25
16 Bought for yourself or have been bought any original works o 49
17 Bought for yourself or have been bought any original/handmad 58
18 Read for pleasure (not newspapers, magazines or comics) 881
19 Bought for yourself or have been bought a novel, or book of 105
20 Written any stories or plays 7
21 Written any poetry 7
22 Helped with the organisation or running of a festival or car 7
23 None of the above 1451
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
-3 Refused 2
Sysmiss 1785
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2009-2010
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 16.
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of 4,500 addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services AgencyGÇÖs (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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