This site uses cookies

Some of these cookies are essential, while others help us to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used.

For more detailed information please check our Cookie notice.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality. This website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookies that measure website use

If you provide permission, we will use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on our understanding of user needs. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about how you got to the site, the pages you visit, how long you spend on each page and what you click on while you're visiting the site.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Community Life Survey, 2016-2017

Variable Details

VariableFrndRel4
LabelHow often exchange text messages or instant messages with family members or friends
Question text Please do not include any people you live with. On average, how often do you Exchange text messages or instant messages with family members or friends?
Responses
1 More than once a day 3350
2 Once a day 1298
3 2-3 times per week 2288
4 About once a week 980
5 About once a fortnight 363
6 About once a month 350
7 Less often than once a month 473
8 Never 1001
-9 Refused 151
-8 Don't know 2
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationCommunity Life Survey, 2016-2017
UniverseLocation of units of observation:National;Population:Adults (aged 16 years and over) resident in England, during 2016-17.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
UKRI logo

Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.

© 2024 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.