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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2011-2012

Variable Details

VariableY11_Q34a
LabelQ34a Any of your children / How often do you have contact by phone, the Internet or by post?
Question text And on average, how often do you have contact with friends or family living outside your household by phone, the Internet or by post? Any of your children.
Responses
1 Every day or almost every day 11312
2 At least once a week 7459
3 One to three times a month 1706
4 Less often 1209
5 Never 2918
6 (Don’t have such relatives) 4955
98 (DK) 253
99 (Ref) 346
Sysmiss 13478
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2011-2012
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q34 (answer codes) – ONE ANSWER PER STATEMENT. IF SEVERAL CHILDREN, THEN ANSWER FOR THE ONE WITH WHICH THE RESPONDENT HAS THE MOST CONTACT.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Residents aged 18 and over in 27 EU countries (as of 2011) as well as Croatia, Iceland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, in 2011-2012
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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