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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1996

Variable Details

Variablenewsmok
Label(D) Extended cigarette smoking status classification
Responses
0 Never smoked at all 5026
1 Never regularly smoked cigarettes 2373
2 Stopped 15+ years ago 1960
3 Stopped 10<15 years ago 590
4 Stopped 5<10 years ago 557
5 Stopped under 5 years ago 711
6 Stopped DK how long ago 19
7 Currently smoke pipe or cigar, not cigarettes 498
8 Light smoker, under 10 a day 1302
9 Moderate smoker, 10, under 20, a day 1816
10 Heavy smoker, 20 or more a day 1548
11 DK number smoked a day 18
-9 No answer (99) 20
-6 Schedule not obtained 4
-2 Schedule not applicable 3886
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1996
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