Sex of closest friend
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Index term
Question asked in the latest wave:
scasocialsupport_w14.scssup1
Question label:
Sex of closest friend
Question text:
Please think of the person you can best share your private feelings and concerns with. Is this person male or female?
Question universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone OR mode is web)
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 150 | 0.42% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 534 | 1.51% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 462 | 1.3% |
| don't know | -1 | 164 | 0.46% |
| Male | 1 | 11311 | 31.89% |
| Female | 2 | 20251 | 57.09% |
| Have no-one to share feelings with | 3 | 2465 | 6.95% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 135 | 0.42% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 625 | 1.95% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 354 | 1.11% |
| don't know | -1 | 147 | 0.46% |
| Male | 1 | 10097 | 31.55% |
| Female | 2 | 18182 | 56.8% |
| Have no-one to share feelings with | 3 | 2004 | 6.26% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2142 | 4.78% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 3842 | 8.57% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| refusal | -2 | 14 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 22 | 0.05% |
| male | 1 | 12500 | 27.88% |
| female | 2 | 21390 | 47.71% |
| have no-one to share feelings with | 3 | 1069 | 2.38% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 6579 | 12.06% |
| proxy | -7 | 3880 | 7.11% |
| don't know | -1 | 751 | 1.38% |
| male | 1 | 15022 | 27.53% |
| female | 2 | 26304 | 48.2% |
| have no-one to share feelings with | 3 | 1233 | 2.26% |
| have no one but q40 answered | 4 | 141 | 0.26% |
| both | 5 | 658 | 1.21% |
| Total | 54568 | 100.0% |
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