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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2015-2016

Variable Details

VariableARTINT05
LabelAets activities - 5
Question text In the last 12 months have you done any of the following things listed below?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Ballet 0
2 Other dance (not for fitness) 0
3 Sang to an audience or rehearsed for a p 0
4 Played a musical instrument to an audien 0
5 Played a musical instrument for own plea 1
6 Written music 2
7 Rehearsed or performed in play/drama 4
8 Rehearsed or performed in opera/operetta 3
9 Painting, drawing, printmaking or sculpt 4
10 Photography as an artistic activity (not 10
11 Made films or videos as an artistic acti 5
12 Used a computer to create original artwo 7
13 Textile crafts such as embroidery, croch 3
14 Wood crafts such as wood turning, carvin 6
15 Other crafts such as calligraphy, potter 9
16 Bought for yourself or have been bought works of art 10
17 Bought for yourself or have been bought handmade craft 5
18 Read for pleasure (not newspapers, magaz 53
19 Bought for yourself or have been bought novel 61
20 Written any stories or plays 7
21 Written any poetry 5
22 Helped with the organisation or running 14
23 None of the above 0
-3 Refused 0
-1 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 3077
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2015-2016
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD (ART ACTIVITIES) CODE ALL THAT APPLY 1. Ballet 2. Other dance (not for fitness) 3. Sang to an audience or rehearsed for a performance (not karaoke) 4. Played a musical instrument to an audience or rehearse for a performance 5. Played a musical instrument for own pleasure 6. Written music 7. Rehearsed or performed in play/drama 8. Rehearsed or performed in opera/operetta 9. Painting, drawing, printmaking or sculpture 10. Photography as an artistic activity (not family or holiday snaps) 11. Made films or videos as an artistic activity (not family or holiday) 12. Used a computer to create original artworks or animation 13. Textile crafts such as embroidery, crocheting or knitting 14. Wood crafts such as wood turning, carving or furniture making 15. Other crafts such as calligraphy, pottery or jewellery making 16. Bought for yourself or have been bought any original works of art 17. Bought for yourself or have been bought any original/handmade crafts such as pottery or jewellery 18. Read for pleasure (not newspapers, magazines or comics) 19. Bought for yourself or have been bought a novel, or book of stories, poetry or plays 20. Written any stories or plays 21. Written any poetry 22. Helped with the organisation or running of a festival or carnival 23. None of the above
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected annually
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