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Note: Codebooks contain frequency data from the private data release. For some variables, these differ from the frequencies in the public release. Variables that differ between the public and private versions include "(not available on public release)" as part of the variable description, or a note indicating the difference between the public and private versions.

Socializing and Covid

Q1COVID  Socializing and Covid

OVERVIEW

The Socializing and covid module includes repeated measures from prior waves
about the frequency of socializing and measures asking about the Covid-19
pandemic that are unique to the timing of this wave of the study. Note that
some of the questions in this module were added during fielding so some people
were not asked all of the questions.  Please see notes under individual
measures for details.



BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS

    Variable ranges reference dataset/codebook order and are not necessarily 
    alphabetical.
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	o1z023rer       Number of times in last 4 wks gotten together with friends
	o1z024rer       Number of times in last 4 wks gotten together with family
	o1u008rer       On how many days during the past week did you feel lonely?
	o1e101he        How many people do you live with?
	o1x1321re       How much did you support stay-at-home orders?
	o1x1319re       Have you received at least 1 shot of covid19 vaccine?
	o1x1319mn       Month received 1st shot
	o1x1319yr       Year received 1st shot
	o1x1320re       Do you plan on getting the vaccine in the next year?

o1z023rer: How many times, if at all, during the past four weeks have you gotten together with friends? We mean like going out together or visiting in each other's homes.

Data source: Sibling Respondent Collected in: 2020 Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: x_social2

		Frequencies
Value	Label	Male	Female	Total
.	System missing - NR	3738	3481	7219
-1	DON'T KNOW	2	2	4
0		194	264	458
1 - 2		183	168	351
3 - 5		161	204	365
6 - 20		135	185	320
21 - 50		24	37	61

Note: In prior waves this measure was asked on the paper and pencil mail questionnaire (SAQ). We elected to maintain the comparison to prior waves by not modifying this question to include virtual visits that were more common during the pandemic

o1z024rer: How many times, if at all, during the past four weeks have you gotten together with family? We mean like going out together or visiting in each other's homes.

Data source: Sibling Respondent Collected in: 2020 Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: x_social1

		Frequencies
Value	Label	Male	Female	Total
.	System missing - NR	3738	3481	7219
-1	DON'T KNOW	2	2	4
0		161	194	355
1 - 2		188	187	375
3 - 4		150	174	324
5 - 10		126	195	321
11 - 150		72	108	180

o1u008rer: On how many days during the past week did you feel lonely?

Data source: Sibling Respondent Collected in: 2020 Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: x_lonely

		Frequencies
Value	Label	Male	Female	Total
.	System missing - NR	3738	3481	7219
-4	NOT ASCERTAINED	145	198	343
-3	REFUSED	1	0	1
-1	DON'T KNOW	0	2	2
0	Zero Days	479	475	954
1	One Day	22	69	91
2	Two Days	21	34	55
3	Three Days	14	18	32
4	Four Days	5	15	20
5	Five Days	2	15	17
6	Six Days	0	4	4
7	Seven Days	10	30	40

o1e101he: How many people do you live with?

Data source: Sibling Respondent Collected in: 2020 Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: x_hhothers

		Frequencies
Value	Label	Male	Female	Total
.	System missing - NR	3738	3481	7219
-4	Not Ascertained	145	198	343
0		94	260	354
1		401	332	733
2		39	36	75
3		8	9	17
4		4	7	11
5		1	1	2
6		2	0	2
7		0	1	1
9		0	1	1
11		1	0	1
99	Communal Living	4	15	19

Note: In prior waves we collected a complete household roster and created a summary measure (eg. h001he) for the total number of occupants in the home. Therefore these prior measures have the value 1 for people living alone. Because we ask the number of people R lives with, people who live alone will have the value zero.

o1x1321re: How much did you support stay-at-home orders?

Data source: Sibling Respondent Collected in: 2020 Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: sah_covid19

		Frequencies
Value	Label	Male	Female	Total
.	System missing - NR	3738	3481	7219
-4	Not Ascertained	145	198	343
-1	Don't Know	2	1	3
1	Not at all	32	23	55
2	A little	58	46	104
3	Some	97	111	208
4	Very Much	171	219	390
5	Completely	194	262	456