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frna

Frequency of talking to neighbours

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Social Support Networks

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Most days	1	4987	34.59%
Once or twice a week	2	4960	34.4%
Once or twice a month	3	2155	14.95%
Less than once a month	4	906	6.28%
Never	5	446	3.09%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
On most days	1	5163	34.71%
Once or twice a week	2	5530	37.18%
Once or twice a mont	3	1972	13.26%
Less than once a mon	4	857	5.76%
Never	5	403	2.71%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
On most days	1	5618	36.5%
Once or twice a week	2	5420	35.21%
Once or twice a mont	3	2065	13.42%
Less than once a mon	4	893	5.8%
Never	5	417	2.71%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
On most days	1	5471	35.03%
Once or twice a week	2	5757	36.86%
Once or twice a mont	3	2057	13.17%
Less than once a mon	4	963	6.17%
Never	5	386	2.47%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
On most days	1	5606	35.5%
Once or twice a week	2	5438	34.44%
Once or twice a mont	3	2330	14.76%
Less than once a mon	4	946	5.99%
Never	5	455	2.88%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
On most days	1	5858	36.08%
Once or twice a week	2	5917	36.44%
Once or twice a mont	3	2175	13.39%
Less than once a mon	4	995	6.13%
Never	5	397	2.44%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
On most days	1	6072	36.58%
Once or twice a week	2	5994	36.11%
Once or twice a mont	3	2228	13.42%
Less than once a mon	4	1002	6.04%
Never	5	409	2.46%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
On most days	1	7128	37.78%
Once or twice a week	2	6849	36.3%
Once or twice a mont	3	2438	12.92%
Less than once a mon	4	1099	5.82%
Never	5	549	2.91%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
don't know	-1	14	0.09%
On most days	1	5771	36.99%
Once or twice a week	2	5715	36.63%
Once or twice a mont	3	2162	13.86%
Less than once a mon	4	1039	6.66%
Never	5	380	2.44%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.12%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
On most days	1	6123	39.19%
Once or twice a week	2	5661	36.24%
Once or twice a month	3	1977	12.65%
Less than once a month	4	938	6.0%
Never	5	470	3.01%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.08%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
On most days	1	4655	42.68%
Once or twice a week	2	4009	36.76%
Once or twice a month	3	1195	10.96%
Less than once a month	4	467	4.28%
Never	5	211	1.93%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.11%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
On most days	1	4046	36.15%
Once or twice a week	2	4265	38.1%
Once or twice a month	3	1403	12.53%
Less than once a month	4	716	6.4%
Never	5	386	3.45%
	Total	11193	100.0%

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