Main survey variable: socialkid Frequency of leisure with child

Frequency of leisure with child

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Children

Question asked in the latest wave:

parentsandchildren_w15.socialkid

Question label:

Frequency of leisure with child

Question text:

How often do you and your child {if NChUnder16 = 1} children {if NChUnder16 > 1} spend time together on leisure activities or outings outside the home such as going to the park or zoo, going to the movies, sports or to have a picnic?

Question universe:

if [GRIDVARIABLES.NCHUNDER16 >= 1] // Parent (biological mother, biological father, adoptive mother, adoptive father, step-mother or step-father) of one or more children under 16

Question interviewer instructions:

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Further details:
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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	25959	79.03%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	41	0.12%
don't know	-1	14	0.04%
Never or rarely	1	223	0.68%
Once a month or less	2	1012	3.08%
Several times a month	3	1740	5.3%
About once a week	4	1735	5.28%
Several times a week	5	1550	4.72%
Almost every day	6	491	1.49%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	21717	77.57%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	31	0.11%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
Never or rarely	1	304	1.09%
Once a month or less	2	896	3.2%
Several times a month	3	1537	5.49%
About once a week	4	1451	5.18%
Several times a week	5	1387	4.95%
Almost every day	6	548	1.96%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	24171	75.52%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	34	0.11%
don't know	-1	12	0.04%
Never or rarely	1	335	1.05%
Once a month or less	2	1041	3.25%
Several times a month	3	1599	5.0%
About once a week	4	1979	6.18%
Several times a week	5	1756	5.49%
Almost every day	6	610	1.91%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	26278	72.88%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	19	0.05%
don't know	-1	15	0.04%
Never or rarely	1	335	0.93%
Once a month or less	2	1290	3.58%
Several times a month	3	1864	5.17%
About once a week	4	2635	7.31%
Several times a week	5	1934	5.36%
Almost every day	6	589	1.63%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	28909	68.55%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	29	0.07%
don't know	-1	26	0.06%
Never or rarely	1	430	1.02%
Once a month or less	2	1323	3.14%
Several times a month	3	1685	4.0%
About once a week	4	3635	8.62%
Several times a week	5	2425	5.75%
Almost every day	6	874	2.07%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	29967	66.84%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	49	0.11%
never or rarely	1	525	1.17%
once a month or less	2	1336	2.98%
several times a month	3	1665	3.71%
about once a week	4	3523	7.86%
several times a week	5	2748	6.13%
almost every day	6	1138	2.54%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	49	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	32850	66.11%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	13	0.03%
don't know	-1	73	0.15%
never or rarely	1	620	1.25%
once a month or less	2	1582	3.18%
several times a month	3	1977	3.98%
about once a week	4	4146	8.34%
several times a week	5	3197	6.43%
almost every day	6	1355	2.73%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	64	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	33584	65.86%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	29	0.06%
never or rarely	1	853	1.67%
once a month or less	2	2026	3.97%
several times a month	3	2251	4.41%
about once a week	4	4117	8.07%
several times a week	5	3339	6.55%
almost every day	6	1465	2.87%
	Total	50994	100.0%

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socialkid

Datafile

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

parentsandchildren_w15.socialkid

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Question asked in the latest wave:

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Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

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Wave 15 (o_socialkid indresp)

Wave 13 (m_socialkid indresp)

Wave 11 (k_socialkid indresp)

Wave 9 (i_socialkid indresp)

Wave 7 (g_socialkid indresp)

Wave 5 (e_socialkid indresp)

Wave 3 (c_socialkid indresp)

Wave 1 (a_socialkid indresp)

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