Hours spent interacting with friends through social media on weekend
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Index term
Variable note:
The value labels currently provided in the dataset are incorrectly assigned. Specifically, category 1 should correspond to None (rather than 1–3 hours), and category 3 should correspond to 1–3 hours (rather than 4–6 hours). The correct response categories are: (1) None, (2) Less than an hour, (3) 1–3 hours, (4) 4–6 hours, and (5) 7 or more hours. Users are advised to interpret and recode this variable in line with the corrected coding label.
Question asked in the latest wave:
scyoungadults_w15.ypnetchtw
Question label:
Hours spent interacting with friends social website weekend
Question text:
On a weekend, that is on a Saturday or Sunday, how many hours do you spend chatting or interacting with friends through social media, gaming websites or apps?
Question universe:
if [(GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 3)] // Mode is face-to-face and respondent has agreed to self-completion OR mode is web
And if [DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAGE > 15 & DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAGE < 22] // Aged 16-21
And if [YPSOCWEB = 1] // Belongs to a social website
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 31246 | 95.12% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| 1-3 hours | 1 | 34 | 0.1% |
| Less than an hour | 2 | 197 | 0.6% |
| 4-6 hours | 3 | 626 | 1.91% |
| 4-6 hours | 4 | 459 | 1.4% |
| 7 or more hours | 5 | 209 | 0.64% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.4 | 31324 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.95 | 1525 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 33696 | 95.0% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 9 | 0.03% |
| 1-3 hours | 1 | 39 | 0.11% |
| Less than an hour | 2 | 251 | 0.71% |
| 4-6 hours | 3 | 657 | 1.85% |
| 4-6 hours | 4 | 434 | 1.22% |
| 7 or more hours | 5 | 248 | 0.7% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.37 | 33842 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.99 | 1629 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 26519 | 94.72% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.01% |
| 1-3 hours | 1 | 31 | 0.11% |
| Less than an hour | 2 | 234 | 0.84% |
| 4-6 hours | 3 | 573 | 2.05% |
| 4-6 hours | 4 | 374 | 1.34% |
| 7 or more hours | 5 | 157 | 0.56% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.29 | 26629 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.96 | 1369 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27486 | 93.9% |
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 6 | 0.02% |
| 1-3 hours | 1 | 31 | 0.11% |
| Less than an hour | 2 | 258 | 0.88% |
| 4-6 hours | 3 | 635 | 2.17% |
| 4-6 hours | 4 | 456 | 1.56% |
| 7 or more hours | 5 | 198 | 0.68% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.34 | 27693 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.96 | 1578 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 9 | 0.63% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 267 | 18.61% |
| 1-3 hours | 1 | 40 | 2.79% |
| Less than an hour | 2 | 236 | 16.45% |
| 4-6 hours | 3 | 509 | 35.47% |
| 4 - 6 hours | 4 | 282 | 19.65% |
| 7 or more hours | 5 | 92 | 6.41% |
| Total | 1435 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.13 | 276 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.94 | 1159 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 20 | 1.23% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 316 | 19.47% |
| 1-3 hours | 1 | 40 | 2.46% |
| Less than an hour | 2 | 240 | 14.79% |
| 4-6 hours | 3 | 551 | 33.95% |
| 4 - 6 hours | 4 | 327 | 20.15% |
| 7 or more hours | 5 | 129 | 7.95% |
| Total | 1623 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.21 | 336 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.96 | 1287 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 82 | 4.64% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 263 | 14.89% |
| 1-3 hours | 1 | 49 | 2.77% |
| Less than an hour | 2 | 278 | 15.74% |
| 4-6 hours | 3 | 590 | 33.41% |
| 4 - 6 hours | 4 | 365 | 20.67% |
| 7 or more hours | 5 | 139 | 7.87% |
| Total | 1766 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.19 | 345 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.97 | 1421 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 8 | 0.48% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 328 | 19.72% |
| 1-3 hours | 1 | 46 | 2.77% |
| Less than an hour | 2 | 298 | 17.92% |
| 4-6 hours | 3 | 536 | 32.23% |
| 4 - 6 hours | 4 | 336 | 20.2% |
| 7 or more hours | 5 | 111 | 6.67% |
| Total | 1663 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.13 | 336 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.97 | 1327 |
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