Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableQ11
LabelQ11 During the past 4 weeks have you bought any medicine?
Question text By medicines we mean anything you take or that you put on your skin, such as tablets, powders, creams and sprays, to treat a medical condition. During the past 4 weeks have you bought any medicine? (Don t count anything that you got with a prescription, even if you had to pay for it)
Responses
0 Yes 11123
1 No 17101
-99.99 Missing value 1650
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsPlease circle one number only
UniverseAdults aged 18 and over in Wales in May to June 1998;Adults;National
SamplingA variable sampling fraction was used, over-sampling in some geographical areas, to ensure an adequate sample size for each area. Results were weighted to take account of this. For further details please see Appendix 4 of the report.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study