Total hours spent on games console
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Don't know/prefer not to answer response format" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
scachilddevelopment_ip12.cdconstm
Question label:
Total hours spent on games console
Question text:
How many hours does CHILD NAME spend playing games on a games console on a normal school day?
Question universe:
if ((GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is web)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.NCh3Resp > 0 | GRIDVARIABLES.NCh5Resp > 0 | GRIDVARIABLES.NCh8Resp > 0 (Responsible adult for one or more children aged 3, 5 or 8)
and if child in loop is aged 5 or 8 (Responsible adult for one or more children aged 5 or 8)
and if CDCONSOL = 1 (If has a games console in the house)
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 42 | 45.65% |
| 1 | 27 | 29.35% | |
| Less than an hour | 2 | 12 | 13.04% |
| 1-3 hours | 3 | 11 | 11.96% |
| Total | 92 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.68 | 42 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.82 | 50 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 75 | 64.66% |
| 1 | 16 | 13.79% | |
| Less than an hour | 2 | 20 | 17.24% |
| 1-3 hours | 3 | 5 | 4.31% |
| Total | 116 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.73 | 75 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.67 | 41 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 55 | 47.41% |
| 1 | 33 | 28.45% | |
| Less than an hour | 2 | 21 | 18.1% |
| 1-3 hours | 3 | 6 | 5.17% |
| 4-6 hours | 4 | 1 | 0.86% |
| Total | 116 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.59 | 55 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.74 | 61 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 48 | 42.86% |
| none | 1 | 22 | 19.64% |
| less than an hour | 2 | 29 | 25.89% |
| 1-3 hours | 3 | 13 | 11.61% |
| Total | 112 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.86 | 48 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.73 | 64 |



