Discussion Paper Series Social Media Use and Children’s Wellbeing
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APPENDIX: Variable definitions – cont.<br />
VARIABLE NAME<br />
DEFINITION<br />
EXPLANATORY VARIABLES IN X<br />
No. close friends<br />
Number of close friends<br />
Age10<br />
1=child aged 10; 0=otherwise<br />
Age 11<br />
1=child aged 11; 0=otherwise<br />
Age 12<br />
1=child aged 12; 0=otherwise<br />
Age 13<br />
1=child aged 13; 0=otherwise<br />
Age 14<br />
1=child aged 14; 0=otherwise<br />
Male<br />
1=child is male; 0=female<br />
White<br />
1=child is white; 0=other ethnicity<br />
Hrs. watching TV<br />
How hours do you spend watching TV, including video <strong>and</strong> DVDs, on a normal school day?<br />
1=none; 2=less than an hour; 3=1-3 hours; 4=4-6 hours; <strong>and</strong> 5=7 or more hours<br />
Parent employ<br />
1= mother <strong>and</strong>/or father in paid employment or self-employed; 0=other labour market state<br />
Parent degree<br />
1= mother or father has a degree qualification or equivalent; 0=other qualification or none.<br />
Single parent HH<br />
1=child is in a single parent household; 0=otherwise<br />
Real equiv. income<br />
Natural logarithm of real equivalised net household monthly income in 2009 prices<br />
HH child 0-2 Number of children in household aged 0-2<br />
HH child 3-4 Number of children in household aged 3-4<br />
HH child 5-11<br />
Number of children in household aged 5-11 (excluding respondent)<br />
HH child 12-15<br />
Number of children in household aged 12-15 (excluding respondent)<br />
Home own<br />
1=parent owns home outright or on a mortgage; 0=other housing tenure state<br />
Eve. meal family<br />
In the past 7 days how many times have you eaten an evening meal together with the rest of<br />
your family who live with you? 1=none; 2=1-2 times; 3=3-5 times; <strong>and</strong> 4=6-7 times.<br />
Want to go university<br />
1=whether child would like to go to college or university; 0=otherwise<br />
Ever played truant<br />
1=whether in the last 12 months child has ever played truant from school; 0=otherwise<br />
Ever smoked<br />
1=whether child has ever smoked cigarettes; 0=otherwise<br />
Stayed out after 9pm<br />
1=whether in the past month the child has stayed out after 9pm without their parent(s) knowing<br />
their whereabouts; 0=otherwise<br />
Urban<br />
1=family live in an urban area; 0=family live in a rural area<br />
UE rate<br />
Natural logarithm of the local area district unemployment rate
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