Entry:

Neustadtl, Alan and Robinson, John P., “Social Contact Differences Between Internet Users and Nonusers in the General Social Survey,” IT and Society, 1 (Summer, 2002), 73-102.


Abstract:

Through the use of GSS data this paper concludes that there is little support for the idea that Internet users and electronic mail users lead less active social lives than nonusers. Users spent more evenings with friends and less with family in comparison to non-users.

GSS Years:

ACT: Through the use of GSS data this paper concludes that there is little support for the idea that Internet users and electronic mail users lead less active social lives than nonusers. Users spent more evenings with friends and less with family in comparison to non-users.

Other Data Sets:

ew 1998

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OWNTHING

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WWWWORLD

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EZINES

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EZINES

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USWORRY

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WWWWORLD

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WWWWORLD

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NURSE

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IWRKHARD

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BYPHONE

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LTRSREF

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MYSKILLS

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BYPHONE

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SYMPTBLK

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SYMPTBLK

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SYMPTBLK

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SYMPTBLK

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SYMPTBLK

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RYRSFIRM

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MYSKILLS

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EZINES

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AWAY9

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RYRSFIRM

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HRS1

NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED LAST WEEK