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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, July 2000

Variable Details

Variablespec5a
LabelPlease specify other reasons
Question text Please specify other reasons
Responses
I HAV EHAD TB SO I SHOULDNT SMOKE AT ALL. 1
I'd get a lot more done eg lace making I'd go to classes but you can't smoke at classes 1
Suffering with asma 1
To get healthy for a charity trek in Africa 1
Wants to go far in fitness and this is holding him back 1
because ive just become a grandparent 1
cost 1
cost too much 1
don't like my smell or the taste 1
dont like taste 1
dont want to get fat 1
feel when I smoke I lose my appetite - want my appetite back 1
filthy smelly habit 1
in high risk category for cancer 1
it is an anti-social activity 1
it makes my clothes/skin smell 1
it's anti social 1
its alwso a disgusting habit 1
myself 1
ostracisation of smokers 1
pet puppy dog dislikes the smoke 1
see not above 1
smell of the cigarettes 1
smoking is a disgusting habit 1
too expensive 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, July 2000
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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