Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2003

Variable Details

Variablebutterq
LabelNo. teaspoons of butter or spread per day
Question text Please read this carefully. We would now like to ask you about some foods which you may eat. Please answer ALL the questions by ticking the box which you think most applies to you. About how many rounded teaspoons of butter, margarine or other spread do you usually use in a day, for example on bread, sandwiches, toast, potatoes or vegetables? (Butter, ghee or margarine (eg. Flora, Vitalite, Sunflower types, Blue Band, Golden Crown, Olivio etc.)
Responses
0 2503
1 2297
2 2401
3 1111
4 719
5 230
6 214
7 22
8 52
9 6
10 32
12 10
13 1
14 1
15 4
16 2
20 2
21 1
24 2
25 1
-9 No answer/refused 526
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 7260
-1 Item not applicable 1156
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2003
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) living in private households in England in the year 2003.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.