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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1997

Variable Details

Variabledrnkofte
LabelFreq of drinking in last 12 months for all types of alcohol
Question text How often has ....... had an alcoholic drink of any kind during the last 12 months?
Responses
1 Almost every day 66
2 Five or six days a week 21
3 Three or four days a week 63
4 Once or twice a week 137
5 Once or twice a month 35
6 Once every couple of months 14
7 Once or twice in the year 14
8 Not at all in the last 12 months 0
-9 Not answered (99) 4
-8 Don't know (98) 1
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 132
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1997
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD U.
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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