Questionnaire Module Main Survey
socialnetworks_w9
Social networks module
Questions 12
socialnetworks_w9.simage
Proportion of friends with similar age
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
Text: Now some questions about your friends.
What proportion of your friends are of a similar age as you?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | All similar |
| 2 | more than half |
| 3 | about half |
| 4 | or less than half? |
| 5 | Don't have any friends |
- i_simage (i_indresp) Proportion of friends with similar age
socialnetworks_w9.simrace
Proportion of friends of same race
Type: choice
Source: Citizenship Survey
Text: And what about ethnic group. What proportion of your friends are of the same ethnic group as you?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | All the same |
| 2 | more than half |
| 3 | about half |
| 4 | or, less than half? |
Universe:
if SimAge <> 5 (has friends)
- i_simrace (i_indresp) Proportion of friends of same race
socialnetworks_w9.simeduc
Proportion of friends with similar level of education
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
Text: What proportion of your friends have a similar level of education as you?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | All similar |
| 2 | more than half |
| 3 | about half |
| 4 | or less than half? |
Universe:
if SimAge <> 5 (has friends)
- i_simeduc (i_indresp) Proportion of friends with similar level of education
socialnetworks_w9.simjob
Proportion of friends who have a job
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
Text: And what proportion of your friends are employed, either full or part-time, or are self-employed?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | All of them |
| 2 | more than half |
| 3 | about half |
| 4 | or less than half? |
Universe:
if SimAge <> 5 (has friends)
- i_simjob (i_indresp) Proportion of friends who have a job
socialnetworks_w9.siminc
Proportion of friends with similar income
Type: choice
Source: Citizenship Survey
Text: What proportion of your friends have similar incomes to you?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | All similar |
| 2 | more than half |
| 3 | about half |
| 4 | or less than half? |
Universe:
if SimAge <> 5 (has friends)
- i_siminc (i_indresp) Proportion of friends with similar income
socialnetworks_w9.simarea
Proportion of friends living in local area
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
Text: What proportion of your friends live in your local area?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | All are in the local area |
| 2 | more than half |
| 3 | about half |
| 4 | less than half |
| 5 | or none? |
Universe:
if SimAge <> 5 (has friends)
- i_simarea (i_indresp) Proportion of friends living in local area
socialnetworks_w9.simfam
Proportion of friends who are also family members
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
Text: Some people consider family members as friends. What proportion of your friends are family members?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | All of them |
| 2 | more than half |
| 3 | about half |
| 4 | or, less than half? |
| 5 | Do not have any friends / consider family as friends. |
- i_simfam (i_indresp) Proportion of friends who are also family members
socialnetworks_w9.closenum
How many close friends
Type: number
Source: UKHLS
Interviewer Instruction: ENTER NUMBER
Text: How many close friends would you say you have?
Universe:
if SimAge <> 5 | SimFam <> 5 (has friends OR family as friends)
socialnetworks_w9.socweb
Belong to social website
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS Youth Self-Completion Questionnaire
Interviewer Instruction: ADD IF NECESSARY: "This might include for business or professional reasons, dating, or just chatting or interacting with friends".
Text: Do you belong to any social networking web-sites?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes |
| 2 | No |
- i_socweb (i_indresp) Belong to social website
socialnetworks_w9.netcht
Hours spent interacting with friends through social websites
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS Youth Self-Completion Questionnaire
Text: How many hours do you spend chatting or interacting with friends through social web-sites on a normal week day, that is Monday to Friday?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | None |
| 2 | Less than an hour |
| 3 | 1-3 hours |
| 4 | 4-6 hours |
| 5 | 7 or more hours |
Universe:
if SOCWEB = 1 (Belongs to a social website)
- i_netcht (i_indresp) Hours spent interacting with friends through social websites
socialnetworks_w9.visfrnds
Go out socially
Type: choice
Source: DfT
Text: Do you go out socially or visit friends when you feel like it?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes |
| 2 | No |
- i_visfrnds (i_indresp) Go out socially
socialnetworks_w9.visfrndsy
Why don't go out socially
Type: multichoice
Source: DfT
Interviewer Instruction: PROBE FOR OTHER REASONS
Text: What stops you from going out socially or visiting friends when you want to?
| Option | Label | Associated variables |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too busy / not enough time | i_visfrndsy1 (i_indresp) Too busy / not enough time |
| 2 | Financial reasons | i_visfrndsy2 (i_indresp) Financial reasons |
| 3 | A health condition, illness or impairment, or disability | i_visfrndsy3 (i_indresp) A health condition, illness or impairment, or disability |
| 4 | No public transport available | i_visfrndsy4 (i_indresp) No public transport available |
| 5 | Public transport is infrequent or unreliable | i_visfrndsy5 (i_indresp) Public transport is infrequent or unreliable |
| 6 | Can't access the public transport that is available | i_visfrndsy6 (i_indresp) Can't access the public transport that is available |
| 7 | No access to a car as a driver or passenger | i_visfrndsy7 (i_indresp) No access to a car as a driver or passenger |
| 8 | Nowhere to go in the area | i_visfrndsy8 (i_indresp) Nowhere to go in the area |
| 9 | No-one to go with | i_visfrndsy9 (i_indresp) No-one to go with |
| 10 | Attitudes of other people | i_visfrndsy10 (i_indresp) Attitudes of other people |
| 11 | Fear of crowds | i_visfrndsy11 (i_indresp) Fear of crowds |
| 12 | Fear of crime | i_visfrndsy12 (i_indresp) Fear of crime |
| 13 | Anxiety / lack of confidence | i_visfrndsy13 (i_indresp) Anxiety / lack of confidence |
| 14 | Caring responsibilities | i_visfrndsy14 (i_indresp) Caring responsibilities |
| 97 | Other reasons | i_visfrndsy97 (i_indresp) Other reasons |
Universe:
if visfrnds = 2 (Does not visit friends)
