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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableMeetsoc
LabelHow often: you meet socially with friends, relatives, neighbours or work colleagues?
Question text How often, if at all, do you meet socially with friends, relatives, neighbours or work colleagues? Please choose a phrase from the card.
Responses
1 Every day or most days 326
2 A few times a week 421
3 Once a week 214
4 A few times a month 168
5 Once a month 54
6 A few times a year 46
7 Very rarely 48
8 Never/ not applicable 10
98 Don't know 1
99 Refusal 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsCARD K7 IF ASKED: WE MEAN HOW OFTEN RESPONDENT USUALLY MEETS UP WITH PEOPLE.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Persons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually.
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