Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1999

Variable Details

Variablehevyhwrk
LabelDone heavy housework?
Question text Some kinds of housework are heavier than others. This card gives examples of heavy housework. It does not include everything, these are just examples. Was any of the housework you did in the last four weeks this kind of heavy housework? Moving heavy furniture, spring cleaning, walking with heavy shopping (for more than 5 minutes), cleaning windows, scrubbing floors with a scrubbing brush.
Responses
1 Yes 3243
2 No 2167
-9 Refusal (8) 1
-8 Don't know (9) 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 4848
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD R
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 2-15 years) living in private households in England;Adults;Children;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.