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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2002

Variable Details

Variablestartsmk
LabelAge when started smoking
Question text How old were you when you started to smoke cigarettes regularly?
Responses
4 1
5 2
6 3
7 7
8 13
9 24
10 36
11 78
12 149
13 250
14 526
15 612
16 728
17 458
18 514
19 239
20 194
21 142
22 80
23 42
24 32
25 66
26 14
27 21
28 22
29 12
30 36
31 5
32 5
33 4
34 1
35 11
36 2
37 1
38 7
39 3
40 9
41 2
42 3
43 1
45 3
46 1
47 1
48 1
50 3
51 3
55 1
56 1
60 2
67 1
70 1
97 Never smoked regularly 39
-9 No answer/refused 3
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 13983
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2002
Interviewer InstructionsIF 'Never smoked regularly' CODE 97.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) living in private households in England in the year 2002.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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