Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2000

Variable Details

Variablevitamin
LabelTaking vitamins or minerals to improve health
Question text At present, are you taking any vitamin or mineral supplements or anything else to supplement your diet or improve your health, other than those prescribed by your doctor?
Responses
1 Yes 2048
2 No 5593
-9 Refusal (8) 0
-8 Don't know (9) 6
-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.