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Mainstage Variable

seekid2

Frequency child remote contact other parent

Datafile

Question asked in the latest wave:

childmaintenance_w15.seekid2

Question label:

Frequency child remote contact other parent

Question text:

How often does [CHILD NAME] have contact with [his/her] mother/father through letters or cards, telephone or video calls, emails and messaging, via social media or through gaming?

Question universe:

if [CMRoute = 1] // If biological/adoptive parent of child aged under 16 or child aged 16-19 in full-time education, whose other biological/adoptive parent is not currently resident in the HH
And if [CSACalc = 1 | 2] // If child's non-resident biological/adoptive parent is alive

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
refusal-2623.2%
don't know-1512.63%
Several times a day11035.31%
Daily226213.51%
Several times per week330115.52%
At least once per week423111.91%
Several times per month5975.0%
At least once per month6834.28%
Less often71738.92%
Never857629.71%
Total1939100.0%

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