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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2002

Variable Details

VariableEMERG1
LabelHeart attack middle night how deal? Q159
Question text Say you, or someone in your family, thought they might be having a heart attack in the middle of the night. What kind of medical help do you think you would need in the first instance?
Responses
1 None - I could deal with it myself 62
2 An Ambulance 1020
3 get 2 A+E Department 70
4 home visit doctor 216
5 home visit nurse 4
6 Phone advice doctor 253
7 Phone advice nurse 12
8 Other (WRITE IN) 26
9 EDIT ONLY: chemists / optician 0
98 Don't know 2
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2002
Interviewer InstructionsCARD A4
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually
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