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Mainstage Variable

arts1b

Arts activities: B

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Family and households Family life Leisure activities Culture activities

Individual variables

Variable name	Variable label	Datafile
arts1b9	Arts activities: b: Painting, drawing, printmaking or sculpture	indresp
arts1b10	Arts activities: b: Photography, film or video making as an artistic activity	indresp
arts1b11	Arts activities: b: Used a computer to create original artworks or animation	indresp
arts1b12	Arts activities: b: Textile crafts, wood crafts or any other crafts	indresp
arts1b13	Arts activities: b: Read for pleasure (not newspapers, magazines or comics)	indresp
arts1b14	Arts activities: b: Written any stories, plays or poetry	indresp
arts1b15	Arts activities: b: Been a member of a book club, where people meet up to discus	indresp
arts1b96	Arts activities: b: None of these	indresp

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