Main survey variable: ypsocweb Social media account or profile

Social media account or profile

Datafiles

Index term

Young people Technology and screen time

Question asked in the latest wave:

scyoungadults_w15.ypsocweb

Question label:

Belong to social website

Question text:

Do you belong to any social networking web-sites?

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

Further details:
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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	30491	92.82%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	18	0.05%
don't know	-1	29	0.09%
Yes	1	1529	4.65%
No	2	691	2.1%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	32970	92.95%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	29	0.08%
don't know	-1	18	0.05%
Yes	1	1641	4.63%
No	2	668	1.88%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	26092	93.19%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	15	0.05%
don't know	-1	16	0.06%
Yes	1	1375	4.91%
No	2	385	1.38%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	27198	92.92%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	14	0.05%
don't know	-1	6	0.02%
Yes	1	1587	5.42%
No	2	251	0.86%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	29313	91.58%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	14	0.04%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
Yes	1	1933	6.04%
No	2	256	0.8%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	30852	89.9%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	22	0.06%
don't know	-1	23	0.07%
Yes	1	2375	6.92%
No	2	217	0.63%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	34590	88.03%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
Yes	1	2762	7.03%
No	2	244	0.62%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	36050	85.49%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	6	0.01%
don't know	-1	6	0.01%
Yes	1	3000	7.11%
No	2	275	0.65%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	37628	83.92%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
yes	1	3076	6.86%
no	2	270	0.6%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	545	1.16%
inapplicable	-8	38981	82.81%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
yes	1	3263	6.93%
no	2	345	0.73%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.07%
Yes	1	1168	81.39%
No	2	266	18.54%
	Total	1435	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.12%
Yes	1	1307	80.53%
No	2	314	19.35%
	Total	1623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.11%
Yes	1	1427	80.8%
No	2	337	19.08%
	Total	1766	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.3%
Yes	1	1335	80.28%
No	2	323	19.42%
	Total	1663	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.19%
Yes	1	1738	82.76%
No	2	358	17.05%
	Total	2100	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.52%
Yes	1	1989	79.37%
No	2	504	20.11%
	Total	2506	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.5%
Yes	1	2277	80.72%
No	2	530	18.79%
	Total	2821	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.34%
Yes	1	2636	80.56%
No	2	625	19.1%
	Total	3272	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	36	0.99%
Yes	1	2522	69.48%
No	2	1070	29.48%
	9	2	0.06%
	Total	3630	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	1.53%
yes	1	2375	68.62%
no	2	1033	29.85%
	Total	3461	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.66%
yes	1	2555	69.9%
no	2	1076	29.44%
	Total	3655	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.27%
yes	1	2851	70.48%
no	2	1183	29.25%
	Total	4045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.09%
yes	1	3802	85.88%
no	2	621	14.03%
	Total	4427	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.22%
yes	1	3708	73.89%
no	2	1299	25.89%
	Total	5018	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.37%
inapplicable	-8	243	4.96%
yes	1	3180	64.91%
no	2	1458	29.76%
	Total	4899	100.0%

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

scyoungadults_w15.ypsocweb

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Question text:

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

scyoungadults_w15.ypsocweb

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Wave 15 (o_ypsocweb indresp)

Wave 14 (n_ypsocweb indresp)

Wave 13 (m_ypsocweb indresp)

Wave 12 (l_ypsocweb indresp)

Wave 11 (k_ypsocweb indresp)

Wave 10 (j_ypsocweb indresp)

Wave 8 (h_ypsocweb indresp)

Wave 7 (g_ypsocweb indresp)

Wave 5 (e_ypsocweb indresp)

Wave 4 (d_ypsocweb indresp)

Wave 15 (o_ypsocweb youth)

Wave 14 (n_ypsocweb youth)

Wave 13 (m_ypsocweb youth)

Wave 12 (l_ypsocweb youth)

Wave 11 (k_ypsocweb youth)

Wave 10 (j_ypsocweb youth)

Wave 9 (i_ypsocweb youth)

Wave 8 (h_ypsocweb youth)

Wave 7 (g_ypsocweb youth)

Wave 6 (f_ypsocweb youth)

Wave 5 (e_ypsocweb youth)

Wave 4 (d_ypsocweb youth)

Wave 3 (c_ypsocweb youth)

Wave 2 (b_ypsocweb youth)

Wave 1 (a_ypsocweb youth)

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