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Loneliness
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Is there any documentation on why the response options for loneliness questions are 'hardly ever or never' as opposed to just 'hardly ever'?
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Updated by Alita Nandi over 5 years ago
- File Loneliness-Measurement-Guidance1-1.pdf Loneliness-Measurement-Guidance1-1.pdf added
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Dear Sofi,
Response from our Questionnaire Team: We didn’t choose the response options. These come from a recognised/validated set of questions (see pages 17-21 in the attached). As indicated in the questionnaire (‘Source’) we have the UCLA 3-item Loneliness Scale (SCLACKCOM, SCLEFTOUT, SCISOLATE) plus an extra question from ELSA (SCLONELY).
Does this answer your question? If not, please let us know.
Best wishes,
Alita
Updated by Sofi Nickson over 5 years ago
Dear Alita,
On the UCLA measure the response options are 'hardly ever', 'some of the time' and 'often', but the documentation I found for U-Soc said 'hardly ever or never' instead of 'hardly ever'.
This is the specific bit I was confused about because I was told it uses the UCLA measure but actually the response options are different.
Thanks,
Sofi
Updated by Alita Nandi over 5 years ago
Hi Sofi,
I have passed on your query to the questionnaire team. I will get back to you as soon as I hear from them.
Best wishes,
Alita
Updated by Alita Nandi over 5 years ago
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Hi Sofi,
Our Questionnaire Team have clarified that we used the response options that ELSA used for the UCLA 3-item loneliness scale. The short document that we uploaded earlier implies that there is some variation in how the response options are used as it talks about the UCLA 3-item scale ‘generally’ using the categories: Hardly ever / Some of the time / Often. The ONS have issued guidance on measuring loneliness and they recommend the wording and response options that ELSA use for the UCLA 3-item loneliness scale. See here https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/methodologies/measuringlonelinessguidanceforuseofthenationalindicatorsonsurveys
Hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Alita
Updated by Alita Nandi over 4 years ago
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Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team over 2 years ago
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