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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableDRUGTEST
LabelTESTS - HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Question text Suppose a drug used to treat high blood pressure is suspected of not working well. On this card are three different ways scientists might use to investigate the problem. Which one do you think scientists would be most likely to use?
Responses
1 TALK TO THEIR PATIENTS TO GET THEIR OPINIONS 215
2 USE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE TO DECIDE HOW GOOD THE DRUG 230
3 GIVE THE DRUG TO SOME PATIENTS BUT NOT TO OTHERS 389
8 DONT KNOW 57
-1 VER A SECTION SKIP 909
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 1998
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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