Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1998

Variable Details

Variablevitamin
LabelTaking vitamins/minerals to improve health
Question text At present are you/is your child taking any vitamin or mineral supplements or anything else to supplement your/his/her diet or improve your/his/her health, other than those prescribed by your/his/her doctor?
Responses
1 Yes 4406
2 No 12390
-9 Refusal (8) 1
-8 Don't know (9) 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 2856
-1 Item not applicable 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1998
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.