Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, November 1997

Variable Details

Variablespec21
LabelPlease specify other reasons
Responses
#moved into new house 1
1 1
Decided to become a serious athlete 1
Felt like it 1
Girlfriend doesnot smoke 1
In army,in Falklands and could not get cigarettes 1
It was pointless 1
No particular reason 1
Smell of my clothes 1
There wasa health scare started by the govt 1
Voluntary 2
Wife suffers from chronic asthma 1
adverse publicity 1
after running out one day decided to stop. 1
against will cleric prayed for her to give up and she did immediately 1
because of a cold at the time. 1
because of the medical profession findings. 1
changed to pipe 1
changed to pipe only 1
colleague at work couldnot breathe frightened her 1
dad died of cancer 1
decided it was time to stop 1
decided to give it up 1
determined to stop smoking 1
did not like it 1
did not like them 1
didnt like it 3
didnt like them 1
doctor advised my wife to cut back so we both decided to stop together 1
fed up with smoking 1
friend developed lung cancer & frightened respondent. 1
got more sensible 1
got on to Gold Leaf & no flovour so gave up 1
had a perforated ulcer and gave up 1
had a severe throat and it took off the top of my head when I tried one 1
had a sore throat, no money & said bugger it, I won't smoke. 1
had cold felt like giving up 1
hadnot wanted to but doctor had said it would help after death of 1st husband 1
health reason at time 1
hospitalised car crash 1
husband had heart attack 1
husband stopped 1
just decided that she did not want to smoke any more 1
just felt like one day 1
just gave up 1
learning to fly 1
mainly because i didn't like being dependant on it 1
met husband who didn't smoke 1
mother died of cancer, cervical 1
mother died of lung cancer 1
new husband did not 1
no real reason 1
no reason 1
no special reason 1
not really enjoying it 1
previous husband died of heartattack and I felt it was related to smoking 1
price went up 1
realised smoking made me out of breath when running 1
relative just died of lung cancer 1
religion 1
religious reasons 1
said when friends wife had baby would give up and he did 1
sheer waste of time 1
stopped enjoying them 1
the tax went up a lot that year 1
to prove I can to myself 1
to stop coughing 1
too far to walk to smoke room 1
wanted to do it anyway & had health prob. then 1
went off them 1
when I left my husband and all the stress went out of my life I didn't need to smoke anymore 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, November 1997