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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young Teenagers, 1999

Variable Details

VariableQ43M2
LabelLast time - why used (multi)?
Responses
1 I wanted to get high or feel good 0
2 Because my friends were doing it 49
3 Because it s cool 5
4 It was a dare 4
5 I had nothing better to do 49
6 I wanted to see what it was like 38
7 I wanted to forget my problems 33
8 Just because I was offered it 23
9 I don't remember 1
10 I don t know 2
11 I was drunk 0
12 I didn't know what it was 0
13 Medical reasons/pain relief 0
14 Other reasons 4
-9 9208
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSmoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young Teenagers, 1999
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