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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1997

Variable Details

Variablestartsmk
LabelAge when started smoking
Question text How old were you when you started to smoke cigarettes regularly?
Responses
-90 Never smoked regularly 34
-9 Refusal (98) 2
-8 Don't know (99) 13
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 11057
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1997
Interviewer Instructions"IF 'Never smoked regularly', CODE 97"
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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