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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2002-2003

Variable Details

VariableCIGAGE
LabelAge started smoking regularly
Question text How old were you when you started to smoke cigarettes regularly?
Responses
-9 DNA 7444
-8 NA 69
-6 Not eligible 5322
8 25
9 41
10 55
11 127
12 232
13 346
14 826
15 1090
16 1223
17 817
18 889
19 357
20 370
21 233
22 143
23 80
24 56
25 109
26 40
27 31
28 30
29 11
30 60
31 6
32 10
33 5
34 9
35 25
36 6
37 3
38 3
39 1
40 17
42 4
43 2
44 1
45 2
46 2
47 2
48 2
49 1
50 5
52 1
53 1
55 4
56 1
60 4
64 1
65 2
67 1
68 1
85 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2002-2003
Interviewer InstructionsSPONTANEOUS: NEVER SMOKED CIGARETTES REGULARLY - CODE 0
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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