Variable Description

Name
H3FS5_H
Label
S6Q5H 8TH FRIEND-TALK/EMAIL/WRITE-W3
Dataset

Summary Statistics for 'H3FS5_H'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
1 Valid less than once a year 252
52.94%
1.66%
2 Valid about once a year 35
7.35%
0.23%
3 Valid every few months 73
15.34%
0.48%
4 Valid once a month or so 52
10.92%
0.34%
5 Valid once or twice a week 38
7.98%
0.25%
6 Valid almost daily 26
5.46%
0.17%
95 Missing question not asked of this respondent 11,625
76.50%
96 Missing refused 1
0.01%
97 Missing legitimate skip 3,072
20.21%
98 Missing don't know 4
0.03%
99 Missing not applicable 19
0.13%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
15197 476 14721 1 6

Representation

Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False

Source Questions

H3FS5_H

Lineage

  • Wave III In-Home Interview - H3FS5_H
    S6Q5H 8TH FRIEND-TALK/EMAIL/WRITE-W3
    • 5H. 8th Friend: How often do you talk with <FNAME> on the telephone, or exchange e-mail or letters?

Concordance

Add Health
Wave III
Wave III In-Home Interview
Wave III In-Home Interview
H3FS5_H
less than once a year
52.94%
about once a year
7.35%
every few months
15.34%
once a month or so
10.92%
once or twice a week
7.98%
almost daily
5.46%
Add Health
Wave III
Wave III In-Home Interview
Wave III In-Home Interview
H3FS5_H
less than once a year
1.66%
about once a year
0.23%
every few months
0.48%
once a month or so
0.34%
once or twice a week
0.25%
almost daily
0.17%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave III In-Home Interview H3FS5_H 476 14,721 1 6
Add Health
Wave III
Wave III In-Home Interview
Wave III In-Home Interview
H3FS5_H
less than once a year 1
about once a year 2
every few months 3
once a month or so 4
once or twice a week 5
almost daily 6