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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableGENFAT
LabelGenes or upbringing - being very overweight
Question text Some things about a person are caused by their genes, which they inherit from their parents. Others may be to do with the way they are brought up, or the way they live. Some may happen just by chance. Using this card, please say what you think decides... a person's chances of being very overweight
Responses
1 All to do with genes 55
2 Mostly to do with genes 104
3 Mostly to do with upbringing/lifestyle 237
4 All to do with upbringing/lifestyle 210
5 Equal mixture of genes and upbringing/lifestyle 390
6 Just chance 51
8 Dont know 28
-1 VER B SECTION SKIP 1125
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 1999-2000.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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