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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Internet Access Module, January, February and April, 2016

Variable Details

VariableMAZ_15M1
LabelWhy did you interact with/contact public authorities/public services over the Internet? (last 12 months)
Question text In the last 12 months, have you interacted with or contacted public authorities or public services over the Internet for private purposes for any of these reasons... obtaining information from their websites, downloading official forms, submitting completed forms?
Responses
-7 127
1 ...obtaining information from their websites 1075
2 ...downloading official forms? 138
3 ...submitting completed forms? 144
4 None of these (Spontaneous only) 1124
8 Refusal 2
9 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 238
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, Internet Access Module, January, February and April, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply
UniverseLocation of units of observation:National;Population:Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study;monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter. From April 2014, reverted back to eight cycles per year.
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