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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableSMOKE
LabelQ48/49 Smoking (summary)
Responses
1 Current smokers 7558
2 Past smokers in smoking household 1756
3 Past smokers in non-smoking household 6850
4 Non-smokers in smoking household 2378
5 Non-smokers in non-smoking household 10033
-99.99 1299
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 1998
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
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