Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableQ121
LabelQ12 Bought medicines past 4 wks, type?-Conventional meds.
Question text If you have bought medicines in the past four weeks, which of these kinds did you buy? Conventional medicines, e.g. aspirin, eye-drops, antacids, cough medicine
Responses
0 no Conventional medicines 1589
1 Conventional medicines 9283
-99.99 Missing value 19002
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 1998
Interviewer Instructions" (If you bought more than one medicine in the past 4 weeks, please circle all the numbers that apply.)"
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