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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableConPart
LabelHow often contact partner by phone, text, email, post or internet :Q671
Question text When you are away from your partner, roughly how often are you in contact with them by phone, text, email, post or through the internet?
Responses
1 Several times a day 160
2 Less often but at least once a day 100
3 Less often but at least several times a week 38
4 Less often but at least once a week 14
5 Less often but at least several times a month 0
6 Less often but at least once a month 1
7 Less often than once a month 5
8 Don't know 1
9 Refusal 1
-1 skip, off route not LAT 2991
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsCARD J7
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for each BSA year for full details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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