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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2002

Variable Details

VariableEMERG3
LabelPain eye infection how would R deal?Q163
Question text Now suppose you, or someone in your family, had a painful eye infection that started at the weekend when the GP's surgery was closed. What kind of medical help do you think you would need in the first instance?
Responses
1 None - I could deal with it myself 183
2 An Ambulance 21
3 get 2 A+E Department 664
4 home visit doctor 130
5 home visit nurse 25
6 Phone advice doctor 483
7 Phone advice nurse 93
8 Other (WRITE IN) 25
9 EDIT ONLY: chemists / optician 33
98 Don't know 8
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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