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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1999

Variable Details

Variablestartsmk
LabelAge when started smoking
Question text How old were you when you started to smoke cigarettes regularly?
Responses
4 2
5 1
6 3
7 4
8 8
9 23
10 36
11 68
12 110
13 153
14 427
15 569
16 605
17 355
18 522
19 184
20 257
21 110
22 74
23 38
24 49
25 65
26 20
27 26
28 23
29 10
30 37
31 7
32 13
33 5
34 5
35 19
36 3
37 2
38 6
39 3
40 15
41 6
42 2
43 3
44 4
45 4
46 1
47 5
48 1
49 2
50 5
51 1
52 2
56 1
58 1
60 2
97 Never smoked regularly 28
-9 Refusal (98) 0
-8 Don't know (99) 7
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 5708
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1999
Interviewer Instructions"IF 'Never smoked regularly', CODE 97."
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.
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