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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2003

Variable Details

Variableq45a
LabelQ45a: Distance to doctor's office/ hospital/ medical centre
Question text On the last occasion you needed to see a doctor or medical specialist, to what extent did each of the following factors make it difficult for you to do so? Distance to doctor’s office/hospital/medical center, Delay in getting appointment, Waiting time to see doctor on day of appointment, Cost of seeing the doctor.
Responses
1 Very difficult 1929
2 A little difficult 4219
3 Not difficult at all 18234
4 N.A./never needed to see doctor 1668
5 Don't know 176
6 No answer 31
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q45
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Adults (aged 18 years and over) resident in the 25 European Union countries, plus Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, in 2003
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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