1st friend - how often do you see/get in touch him/her by visiting, writing o
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Question label:
How often in touch with friend
Question text:
How often do you usually see or get in touch with your first/second/third friend either by visiting, writing, telephoning or any other mode of contact?
Question universe:
if ff_casiw4 = 1 (IP4 self-completion mode experiment is CASI)
and 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 CloseNum > 0 (Has one or more close friends)
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1131 | 52.8% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.19% |
| Most days | 1 | 345 | 16.11% |
| At least once a week | 2 | 323 | 15.08% |
| At least once a month, or | 3 | 147 | 6.86% |
| Less often? | 4 | 45 | 2.1% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 285 | 11.95% |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% |
| don't know | -1 | 27 | 1.13% |
| most days | 1 | 798 | 33.46% |
| at least once a week | 2 | 678 | 28.43% |
| at least once a month, or | 3 | 296 | 12.41% |
| less often? | 4 | 95 | 3.98% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 230 | 13.1% |
| proxy | -7 | 135 | 7.69% |
| don't know | -1 | 41 | 2.33% |
| most days | 1 | 509 | 28.99% |
| at least once a week | 2 | 540 | 30.75% |
| at least once a month | 3 | 216 | 12.3% |
| less often | 4 | 85 | 4.84% |
| Total | 1756 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 380 | 14.8% |
| don't know | -1 | 80 | 3.12% |
| most days | 1 | 996 | 38.79% |
| at least once a week | 2 | 751 | 29.24% |
| at least once a month | 3 | 260 | 10.12% |
| less often | 4 | 101 | 3.93% |
| Total | 2568 | 100.0% |



