how often feels lonely
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Question asked in the latest wave:
scaloneliness_ip14.sclonely
Question label:
How often feels lonely
Question text:
How often do you feel lonely?
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 web)
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 18 | 0.59% |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| refusal | -2 | 23 | 0.75% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.13% |
| Hardly ever or never | 1 | 1753 | 57.27% |
| Some of the time | 2 | 982 | 32.08% |
| Often | 3 | 278 | 9.08% |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 55 | 2.49% |
| proxy | -7 | 51 | 2.3% |
| refusal | -2 | 9 | 0.41% |
| don't know | -1 | 10 | 0.45% |
| Hardly ever or never | 1 | 1363 | 61.59% |
| Some of the time | 2 | 580 | 26.21% |
| Often | 3 | 145 | 6.55% |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 25 | 0.84% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 124 | 4.15% |
| proxy | -7 | 94 | 3.14% |
| refusal | -2 | 11 | 0.37% |
| don't know | -1 | 10 | 0.33% |
| Hardly ever or never | 1 | 1731 | 57.89% |
| Some of the time | 2 | 782 | 26.15% |
| Often | 3 | 213 | 7.12% |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 230 | 13.1% |
| proxy | -7 | 135 | 7.69% |
| don't know | -1 | 31 | 1.77% |
| rarely or none of the time (less than one day) | 1 | 993 | 56.55% |
| some or a little of the time (1-2 days) | 2 | 212 | 12.07% |
| occasionally or a moderate amount of time (3-4 days) | 3 | 106 | 6.04% |
| most or all of the time (5-7 days) | 4 | 49 | 2.79% |
| Total | 1756 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 380 | 14.8% |
| don't know | -1 | 108 | 4.21% |
| rarely or none of the time (less than one day) | 1 | 1495 | 58.22% |
| some or a little of the time (1-2 days) | 2 | 365 | 14.21% |
| occasionally or a moderate amount of time (3-4 days) | 3 | 152 | 5.92% |
| most or all of the time (5-7) days | 4 | 68 | 2.65% |
| Total | 2568 | 100.0% |



