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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1997

Variable Details

Variablelweact
LabelActive things time at weekend
Question text How long did you spend (on Saturday/on Sunday/in total on both days) doing active things like these? Please give an answer from this card.
Responses
1 Less than 15 minutes 87
2 15 minutes, less than 30 minutes 557
3 30 minutes, less than 1 hour 694
4 1 hour, less than 1 1/2 hours 636
5 1 1/2 hours, less than 2 hours 417
6 2 hours, less than 2 1/2 hours 459
7 2 1/2 hours, less than 3 hours 221
8 3 hours, less than 4 hours 421
9 4 hours, less than 5 hours 270
10 5 hours or more 1042
-9 Refusal (98) 0
-8 Don't know (99) 6
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 10736
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1997
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD S
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 2-15 years) living in private households in England;Adults;Children;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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