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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 1983

Variable Details

Variableheq13a3
Label3rd factor
Responses
-3 refused 0
-2 missing 0
-1 dont know 0
0 4149
1 family history,heredity 39
2 high blood presure 13
3 cholestoral 17
4 fatty foods,too much sugar,wrong type of 53
5 type of diet etc (general) 103
6 overweight,obesity 213
7 lack of exercise 239
8 over exercise 36
9 type of job sedentary 2
10 type of job stressful 10
11 type of job heavy etc 6
12 economic situation,unemployed 2
13 overtired,exhaustion,overwork,general 43
14 smoking 215
15 drinking 184
16 general lifestyle 15
17 stress,nerves,shock,excitement,anger etc 216
18 personality,type of person 3
19 old age 1
20 specific illnesses 5
21 pollution,drugs,chemicalsin food etc 9
22 lifting heavy articles etc 3
23 lack of blood 0
24 other 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 1983
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