Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, October 2003

Variable Details

Variablespec21
LabelPlease specify other reasons
Question text Please specify other reasons
Responses
A STUPID HABIT 1
Didn't like it 1
Didn'y enjoy it that much 1
Give it up for personsl reasons 1
Got fed up/did not like it anymore 1
Had a bet that I could give up and won - but thought it was a good idea as well 1
Help Husband to give up smoking 1
I did not like the way it controlled me 1
I didn't really like it 1
Just did not enjoy it anymore 1
POORLY AND COULD NOT FIND ANYONE TO MIND THE CHILDREN 1
Workmates joined forces to stop as a group/didn't want to be the first to start up again 1
a shocking cold which when I began smoking again ,the taste was so dreadful I never smoked again 1
annoyed at being hooked 1
another person smoked near me when I had a slight cold ..it irritated me and since then I have never smoked 1
anti social 1
as a result of a TV documentary 1
because husband gave up and felt guilty 1
change to cigars 1
christian beliefs 1
could not see the point of it 1
death of uncle from lung cancer and wanted to start family 1
did not like the habit 1
didnt like them 1
dint like the smell 1
father died of cancer 1
fed up with it-I hated the dependence 1
for a bet! 1
got bored with smoking 1
got fed up with it 1
grow out of it 1
had argument with his tobaconist 1
had to have an operation and they wouldnt do it because my chest was so bad i had to have it by laser 1
hated the hjasbit 1
hoping my heavy smoking husband would give it up also 1
husband nagging 1
husband stopped-financial 1
i grew up 1
i was ill at the time in bed 1
if i went on to cigars i wouldn't smoke as much so better for health and finance 1
ill health 1
involved in car accident 1
it is a social thing where i come from 1
it was a habit I didn't enjoy 1
it's a disgusting habit 1
just a teenage phase grew out of it 1
just decided to do it 1
just decided to stop 2
just didn't want to anymore 1
just fed up of smoking and stopped 1
just gave it up 1
just got bored with it 1
just prior to having a medical procedure-felt it was a good idea 1
just wanted to 1
living with asmatic 1
lost interest 1
no reason given 1
only smoked cos otehrs did 1
packed in because only smoking 2 a day it wasnt worth it 1
personal decision 1
religious purposes 1
safety of fire hazades 1
see note 1
spouse said she'd stop for children 1
stolen cigarette holder, 1
switched to pipe-easier to give 1
time consuming to light up 1
to buy a car 1
unable to explain, just stopped 1
unable to smoke while in hospital 1
worried about dying before sick wife 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, October 2003
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.