Version:1.0
Release:2018-03-22
Availability:available
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Data Kind:
individual data
Time Dimensions:
longitudinal (trend repeated cross-section)
Series Name:
AVQ - Aspects of Daily Life
The survey Aspects of Daily Life, which is part of an integrated system of social surveys – Multiscopo ISTAT – reveals the basic information relating to the daily lives of individuals and families. Since 1993, the survey is conducted annually and the information gathered provides insight into the habits of citizens and the problems they face every day.
The main topics of the survey are:
- eating habits
- smoking habits (electronic cigarettes too)
- health conditions
- mass-media use
- PC and Internet use, IT skills
- cell phone use
- cultural consumption (cinema, theatre, books)
- religious, political, and social participation
- use of public services and public utility services and degree of satisfaction
- use of health services and degree of satisfaction
- environmental issues
- safety
- general satisfaction, trust in people and institutions
- relationship with local territory
- daily commuting
- leisure time
- domestic accidents
- physical activity and sports
- relationship with friends, family and neighbourhood
- working conditions
- electricity and gas consumption
- characteristics of the house and the area
- private services to households
- accessibility to the area services
- possession of home appliances and means of transport
- possession of books and of IT equipment, Internet connection
- household economic situation
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Keywords: consumptions, environment, family, health, house, labour, leisure time, media, nutrition, participation, security, services, technology, transports
Topic Classification:
Nations: Italy
Geographical Unit: region
Analysis Unit: individual, family
Universe: whole italian population
Sample Procedure: 18.504 families; 43.360 individuals. Two-stage stratified random sample
Weight: Weight used. Please read the documentation for any details
Collection Mode: face to face interview, self-administered questionnaire
Collection Size: UniData supplies: 1 dataset in SPSS format (avaliable to members only) o CSV (for other users); 1 PDF format file of questionnaire (ita); 1 PDF format file of methodological notes (ita) e 1 PDF format file of codebook (ita). (4 file)
Documentation:
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| Codebook (pdf): |
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Publications:
- Sala, E. & Gaia, A. (2019). Older People’s Use of «Information and Communication Technology» in Europe. The Italian Case. Autonomie locali e servizi sociali, 2, pp. 163-183, doi: 10.1447/95863
Data Use Restriction:
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Citation:
Istat. (2016) Multiscopo ISTAT – Aspects of daily life. UniData - Bicocca Data Archive, Milan. Study Number SN190. Data file version 1.0
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