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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 1999

Variable Details

VariableM225_11
LabelChances of getting breast cancer?
Question text Compared with other women of your age in Britain, what do you think your chances are of getting breast cancer? Please choose your answer from the card.
Responses
1 Much higher 19
2 Higher 58
3 A bit higher 108
4 About the same 539
5 A bit lower 83
6 Lower 94
7 Much lower 39
8 Don t know 67
9 Have breast cancer 4
98 Refused 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD C225.2
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.
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