Virtual contact outside household
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Question asked in the latest wave:
Question label:
Virtual contact outside household
Question text:
In the last 4 weeks, how often have you engaged in text chats with friends or family who do not live with you, for example using text messaging, Instagram, Facebook, or WhatsApp?
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 9 | 2.3% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.77% |
| Daily | 1 | 74 | 18.93% |
| Several times per week | 2 | 54 | 13.81% |
| At least once per week | 3 | 28 | 7.16% |
| Several times per month | 4 | 3 | 0.77% |
| At least once per month | 5 | 16 | 4.09% |
| Never | 6 | 204 | 52.17% |
| Total | 391 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.17 | 12 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 2.14 | 379 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 5 | 0.04% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 70 | 0.58% |
| refusal | -2 | 11 | 0.09% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.06% |
| Daily | 1 | 4680 | 38.89% |
| Several times per week | 2 | 3617 | 30.05% |
| At least once per week | 3 | 1439 | 11.96% |
| Several times per month | 4 | 661 | 5.49% |
| At least once per month | 5 | 360 | 2.99% |
| Less often | 6 | 394 | 3.27% |
| Never | 7 | 791 | 6.57% |
| Total | 12035 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missing | -9 | 3 | 0.02% |
| Inapplicable | -8 | 296 | 2.1% |
| Refusal | -2 | 17 | 0.12% |
| Don't know | -1 | 19 | 0.13% |
| Daily | 1 | 5121 | 36.26% |
| Several times per week | 2 | 4239 | 30.01% |
| At least once per week | 3 | 1682 | 11.91% |
| Several times per month | 4 | 975 | 6.9% |
| At least once per month | 5 | 427 | 3.02% |
| Less often | 6 | 515 | 3.65% |
| Never | 7 | 829 | 5.87% |
| Total | 14123 | 100.0% |
