Variable Description

Name
H3FS5_A
Label
S6Q5A 1ST FRIEND-TALK/EMAIL/WRITE-W3
Dataset

Summary Statistics for 'H3FS5_A'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
1 Valid less than once a year 329
41.02%
2.16%
2 Valid about once a year 59
7.36%
0.39%
3 Valid every few months 142
17.71%
0.93%
4 Valid once a month or so 119
14.84%
0.78%
5 Valid once or twice a week 108
13.47%
0.71%
6 Valid almost daily 45
5.61%
0.30%
95 Missing question not asked of this respondent 11,625
76.50%
96 Missing refused 2
0.01%
97 Missing legitimate skip 2,741
18.04%
98 Missing don't know 2
0.01%
99 Missing not applicable 25
0.16%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
15197 802 14395 1 6

Representation

Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False

Source Questions

H3FS5_A

Lineage

  • Wave III In-Home Interview - H3FS5_A
    S6Q5A 1ST FRIEND-TALK/EMAIL/WRITE-W3
    • 5A. 1st 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_A
less than once a year
41.02%
about once a year
7.36%
every few months
17.71%
once a month or so
14.84%
once or twice a week
13.47%
almost daily
5.61%
Add Health
Wave III
Wave III In-Home Interview
Wave III In-Home Interview
H3FS5_A
less than once a year
2.16%
about once a year
0.39%
every few months
0.93%
once a month or so
0.78%
once or twice a week
0.71%
almost daily
0.30%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave III In-Home Interview H3FS5_A 802 14,395 1 6
Add Health
Wave III
Wave III In-Home Interview
Wave III In-Home Interview
H3FS5_A
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