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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, July 1998

Variable Details

Variablem206_4m1
LabelPerson s chance of bowel cancer?
Responses
1 Stress 227
2 Older age 189
3 Food additives 144
4 Environmental pollution 17
5 Many sexual partners 23
6 Low fibre diet 362
7 Smoking 94
8 Blood relation with same cancer 94
9 Eating little fruit & veg 169
10 Taking HRT or the pill 6
11 Being overweight 33
12 Viruses or infections 56
13 High fat diet 83
14 Electrical power lines 4
15 None of these 21
16 Don t know Can t say 261
98 Refused 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, July 1998
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