Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2000-2001

Variable Details

Variablecigage
LabelAge started smoking regularly
Question text How old were you when you started to smoke cigarettes regularly?
Responses
-9 DNA Does not apply 6986
-8 NA No answer 17
-7 NA No answer 0
-6 Not eligible 5141
0 17
1 3
2 3
5 2
6 3
7 13
8 25
9 50
10 63
11 116
12 213
13 332
14 823
15 1055
16 1165
17 764
18 854
19 349
20 329
21 225
22 123
23 75
24 68
25 115
26 50
27 25
28 33
29 20
30 67
31 9
32 19
33 3
34 7
35 23
36 8
37 6
38 8
39 1
40 19
42 4
43 2
44 1
45 8
46 1
47 1
48 2
49 1
50 7
53 1
54 1
55 1
60 1
62 1
63 1
64 1
65 1
68 1
70 1
73 1
74 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2000-2001
Interviewer InstructionsSpontaneous: never smoked cigarettes regularly - Code 0
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study