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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, April 2000

Variable Details

Variablespirit
LabelHow often have you had a drink of SPIRIT
Question text How often have you had a drink of... SPIRITS OR LIQUEURS (eg gin,whisky,rum,brandy,vodka,advocaat) during the last 12 months, that is since (DATE 12 MONTHS PRIOR)?
Responses
1 Almost every day 44
2 5 or 6 days a week 11
3 3 or 4 days a week 60
4 once or twice a week 238
5 once or twice a month 266
6 once every couple of months 218
7 once or twice a year 291
8 not at all in last 12 months 414
98 Refused 1
99 Don't know 2
Sysmiss 212
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, April 2000
Interviewer InstructionsEXCLUDE ANY NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS, ANY LOW-ALCOHOL DRINKS 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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