Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2000

Variable Details

Variablemedcnjd
LabelCurrently taking medication prescribed by doctor
Question text Are you taking or using any medicines, pills, syrups, ointments, puffers or injections prescribed for you by a doctor?
Responses
1 Yes 4014
2 No 3631
-9 Refusal (8) 0
-8 Don't know (9) 2
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 4766
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2000
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 2-15 years) living in private households, and a separate sample of older people (aged 65 years and over) resident in care homes, in England in the year 2000.;Adults;Children;Elderly;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.