Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2001

Variable Details

Variablenberf
LabelFrequency drank normal beer last 12 mths
Question text I'd like to ask you first about normal strength beer or cider which has less than 6% alcohol. How often have you had a drink of normal strength BEER, LAGER, STOUT, CIDER or SHANDY (excluding cans and bottles of shandy) during the last 12 months? (NORMAL = less than 6% Alcohol by volume).
Responses
1 Almost every day 768
2 Five or six days a week 280
3 Three or four days a week 1271
4 Once or twice a week 3444
5 Once or twice a month 1847
6 Once every couple of months 1048
7 Once or twice a year 1135
8 Not at all in the last 12 months 4067
-9 No answer/refused 11
-8 Don't know 1
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 5768
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD S. IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER BEER ETC. DRUNK IS STRONG OR NORMAL, INCLUDE HERE AS NORMAL.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 2-15 years) living in private households in England in the year 2001.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.