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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Community Life Survey, 2015-2016

Variable Details

VariableVYFreq
LabelFrequency of unpaid help given in the past
Question text Thinking about the unpaid help you have given to any group, club or organisation in the past, on average how frequently did you do this? Would you say it was... 1. At least once a week 2. Less than once a week but at least once a month, or 3. Less frequently than once a month? 4. SPONTANEOUS ONLY One-off occasion(s)
Responses
1 At least once a week 84
2 Less than once a week but at least once a month, or 53
3 Less frequently than once a month? 150
4 SPONTANEOUS ONLY: One-off occasion(s) 50
-9 Refused 1
-8 Don't Know 1
-1 Item not applicable 2688
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationCommunity Life Survey, 2015-2016
Interviewer InstructionsREAD OUT
UniverseNational;Adults (aged 16 years and over) resident in England, during 2015-2016.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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