Text messaging on mobile
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Wellbeing App Study". See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
mobileuseshort_ip15.mobtext
Question label:
Text messaging on mobile
Question text:
How often do you send or receive text messages (including SMS, mobile messaging, WhatsApp, etc.) on your mobile phone?
Question universe:
if DEMOGRAPHICS.Mobuse = 1 & DEMOGRAPHICS.Smartmob = 2 (Has a mobile phone but it is not a smartphone)
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2505 | 92.1% |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% |
| Every day | 1 | 41 | 1.51% |
| Several times a week | 2 | 41 | 1.51% |
| Several times a month | 3 | 24 | 0.88% |
| Once a month or less | 4 | 18 | 0.66% |
| Never | 5 | 57 | 2.1% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1997 | 88.09% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| Every day | 1 | 58 | 2.56% |
| Several times a week | 2 | 48 | 2.12% |
| Several times a month | 3 | 44 | 1.94% |
| Once a month or less | 4 | 42 | 1.85% |
| Never | 5 | 63 | 2.78% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1915 | 86.53% |
| proxy | -7 | 51 | 2.3% |
| Every day | 1 | 60 | 2.71% |
| Several times a week | 2 | 51 | 2.3% |
| Several times a month | 3 | 34 | 1.54% |
| Once a month or less | 4 | 37 | 1.67% |
| Never | 5 | 65 | 2.94% |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% |
