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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, April 2000

Variable Details

Variablestbrew
LabelHow often strong BEER,LAGER,STOUT,CIDER
Question text I'm now going to ask you about the different alcoholic drinks you have drunk over the last 12 months and I'd like to ask you first about strong beer which has 6% or more alcohol. How often have you had a drink of strong BEER,LAGER,STOUT,CIDER during the last 12 months, that is since (DATE 12 MONTHS PRIOR)?
Responses
1 Almost every day 8
2 5 or 6 days a week 1
3 3 or 4 days a week 21
4 once or twice a week 72
5 once or twice a month 62
6 once every couple of months 82
7 once or twice a year 143
8 not at all in last 12 months 1154
98 Refused 1
99 Don't know 1
Sysmiss 212
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, April 2000
Interviewer InstructionsSTRONG = 6% and over Alcohol by volume SHOW CARD C192.4
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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