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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2017-2018

Variable Details

VariableARTINT03
LabelARTS ACTIVITIES
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Ballet 1
2 Other dance (not for fitness) 7
3 Sang to an audience or rehearsed for a performance (not kara 8
4 Played a musical instrument to an audience or rehearse for a 12
5 Played a musical instrument for own pleasure 67
6 Written music 17
7 Rehearsed or performed in play/drama 15
8 Rehearsed or performed in opera/operetta 1
9 Painting, drawing, printmaking or sculpture 51
10 Photography as an artistic activity (not family or holiday s 48
11 Made films or videos as an artistic activity (not family or 21
12 Used a computer to create original artworks or animation 43
13 Textile crafts such as embroidery, crocheting or knitting 71
14 Wood crafts such as wood turning, carving or furniture makin 38
15 Other crafts such as calligraphy, pottery or jewellery makin 47
16 Bought for yourself or have been bought any original works o 39
17 Bought for yourself or have been bought any original/handmad 88
18 Read for pleasure (not newspapers, magazines or comics) 277
19 Bought for yourself or have been bought a novel, or book of 431
20 Written any stories or plays 20
21 Written any poetry 11
22 Helped with the organisation or running 45
23 None of the above 0
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 4319
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2017-2018
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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