Innovation Panel Questionnaire Module
scabestfriends_ip4
Self Completion Adult Best Friends module
Questions 10
scabestfriends_ip4.closenum
How many close friends
Type: number
Source: UKHLS
Text: Here are a few questions about your friends. How many close friends would you say you have? Enter number
Universe:
if ff_casiw4 = 1 (IP4 self-completion mode experiment is CASI)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3 (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion)
- d_closenum (d_indresp_ip) how many close friends
- d_ypnpal (d_youth_ip) how many close friends
scabestfriends_ip4.netag
Age of friend
Type: number
Source: UKHLS IP3
Text: What is this first/second/third friend's age? Enter number
Universe:
if ff_casiw4 = 1 (IP4 self-completion mode experiment is CASI)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3 (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion)
and if CloseNum > 0 (Has one or more close friends)
- d_netag1 (d_indresp_ip) friend1: age of friend
- d_netag2 (d_indresp_ip) friend2: age of friend
- d_netag3 (d_indresp_ip) friend3: age of friend
scabestfriends_ip4.netet
Ethnicity of friend
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS IP3
Text: Which of these describes this first/second/third friend's ethnic group?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | White - British/English/Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish |
| 2 | White - Irish |
| 3 | White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller |
| 4 | Any other White background |
| 5 | Mixed - White and Black Caribbean |
| 6 | Mixed - White and Black African |
| 7 | Mixed - White and Asian |
| 8 | Any other mixed background |
| 9 | Asian - Indian |
| 10 | Asian - Pakistani |
| 11 | Asian - Bangladeshi |
| 12 | Asian - Chinese |
| 13 | Any other Asian background |
| 14 | Black - Caribbean |
| 15 | Black - African |
| 16 | Any other Black background |
| 17 | Arab |
| 97 | Any other ethnic background |
Universe:
if ff_casiw4 = 1 (IP4 self-completion mode experiment is CASI)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3 (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion)
and if CloseNum > 0 (Has one or more close friends)
- d_netet1 (d_indresp_ip) friend1: ethnicity of friend
- d_netet2 (d_indresp_ip) friend2: ethnicity of friend
- d_netet3 (d_indresp_ip) friend3: ethnicity of friend
scabestfriends_ip4.netjb
Employment of friend
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS IP3
Text: Which of these best describes what this first/second/third friend does?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Full-time employment |
| 2 | Part-time employment |
| 3 | Unemployed |
| 4 | Full-time education |
| 5 | Full-time housework |
| 6 | Fully retired |
Universe:
if ff_casiw4 = 1 (IP4 self-completion mode experiment is CASI)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3 (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion)
and if CloseNum > 0 (Has one or more close friends)
- d_netjb1 (d_indresp_ip) friend1: employment of friend
- d_netjb2 (d_indresp_ip) friend2: employment of friend
- d_netjb3 (d_indresp_ip) friend3: employment of friend
scabestfriends_ip4.netkn
How long known friend
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS IP3
Text: About how long have you known him/her?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Less than 1 year |
| 2 | 1 - 2 years |
| 3 | 3 - 10 years |
| 4 | 10 years or more |
Universe:
if ff_casiw4 = 1 (IP4 self-completion mode experiment is CASI)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3 (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion)
and if CloseNum > 0 (Has one or more close friends)
- d_netkn1 (d_indresp_ip) friend1: how long known friend
- d_netkn2 (d_indresp_ip) friend2: how long known friend
- d_netkn3 (d_indresp_ip) friend3: how long known friend
scabestfriends_ip4.netlv
How far away friend lives
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS IP3
Text: About how many miles away does this first/second/third friend live?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Less than one mile |
| 2 | Less than five miles |
| 3 | Between five and fifty miles |
| 4 | Over fifty miles but still within the UK |
| 5 | This friend lives in another country |
Universe:
if ff_casiw4 = 1 (IP4 self-completion mode experiment is CASI)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3 (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion)
and if CloseNum > 0 (Has one or more close friends)
- d_netlv1 (d_indresp_ip) friend1: how far away friend lives
- d_netlv2 (d_indresp_ip) friend2: how far away friend lives
- d_netlv3 (d_indresp_ip) friend3: how far away friend lives
scabestfriends_ip4.netph
How often in touch with friend
Type: choice
Source: Adapted BHPS
Text: How often do you usually see or get in touch with this first/second/third friend either by visiting, writing, telephoning or any other mode of contact?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Most days |
| 2 | At least once a week |
| 3 | At least once a month, or |
| 4 | Less often? |
Universe:
if ff_casiw4 = 1 (IP4 self-completion mode experiment is CASI)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3 (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion)
and if CloseNum > 0 (Has one or more close friends)
- d_netph1 (d_indresp_ip) friend1: how often in touch with friend
- d_netph2 (d_indresp_ip) friend2: how often in touch with friend
- d_netph3 (d_indresp_ip) friend3: how often in touch with friend
scabestfriends_ip4.netsx
Sex of friend
Type: choice
Source: Adapted BHPS
Text: Thinking of up to three of your closest friends, we would like to ask some questions about each of them in turn. None of the things we would like to know would allow us to identify your friend. Don't worry about the order which you tell us about them. Now, thinking of your first friend, is this friend {if loop=1} / Now, thinking of your second friend, is this friend {if loop=2} / Now, thinking of your third friend, is this friend {if loop=3}
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Male |
| 2 | or Female? |
Universe:
if ff_casiw4 = 1 (IP4 self-completion mode experiment is CASI)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3 (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion)
and if CloseNum > 0 (Has one or more close friends)
- d_netsx1 (d_indresp_ip) friend1: sex of friend
- d_netsx2 (d_indresp_ip) friend2: sex of friend
- d_netsx3 (d_indresp_ip) friend3: sex of friend
scabestfriends_ip4.netwr
Whether friend is relation
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS IP3
Text: Is this first/second/third friend a relative?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes |
| 2 | No |
Universe:
if ff_casiw4 = 1 (IP4 self-completion mode experiment is CASI)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3 (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion)
and if CloseNum > 0 (Has one or more close friends)
- d_netwr1 (d_indresp_ip) friend1: whether friend is relation
- d_netwr2 (d_indresp_ip) friend2: whether friend is relation
- d_netwr3 (d_indresp_ip) friend3: whether friend is relation
scabestfriends_ip4.netrl
Relationship of friend to R
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS IP3
Text: What relationship are they to you?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Spouse or Partner |
| 2 | Son or Daughter |
| 3 | Brother or Sister |
| 4 | Parent |
| 5 | Grandparent |
| 6 | Grandchild |
| 7 | Aunt, Uncle or Cousin |
| 97 | Some other relative |
Universe:
if ff_casiw4 = 1 (IP4 self-completion mode experiment is CASI)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3 (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion)
and if CloseNum > 0 (Has one or more close friends)
and if NETWR = 1 (Friend is a relation)
- d_netrl1 (d_indresp_ip) friend1: relationship of friend to r
- d_netrl2 (d_indresp_ip) friend2: relationship of friend to r
- d_netrl3 (d_indresp_ip) friend3: relationship of friend to r



